I hate the gunk that is left behind from nonstick sprays. I tried using one of those pump misters that you can fill with your own olive oil, but I didn’t find it performed very well.
The Oatmeal Waffles that I made last week were so yummy, but had to be practically scraped from the waffle iron. Shredded waffles don’t look too appetizing, but I was still trying to figure out a good solution.
I ran across this recipe for Better Than Pam Spray. It sounded strange, but the reviews looked like people were pleased with the results. I made a double batch of this before I made my sticky Oatmeal Waffles and hoped for the best.
This is an answer to any cook’s prayers! The waffles practically fell out of the waffle iron and there was no icky residue on my appliance, like those aerosol sprays seem to leave.
According to the poster, you can leave this solution on your counter top or in your cupboards. In the comments, she also offers a recipe to be used for chocolate dishes (no white residue!)
This stuff is the next best thing to sliced bread and a little goes a long way. Baste your griddles and cake pans with a basting brush and watch your dishes leap out of the pan with ease.
This recipe is so inexpensive so you will save some money at the grocery store too! I hope you can try it- you really won’t believe how great the results are. I won’t ever use anything else again!
Ooh, neat! And easy to make it looks like
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EXTREMELY easy! I was able to whip it up while the waffle iron was getting hot! Hope you like it!
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Thank you!! I’ve bookmarked that recipe!
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I never would have tried it without your raving review, but I’m looking forward to it!
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stephanie will be making this soon.
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This I have got to try! Thank you for posting the link!
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I tried to make waffles *once* and gave up because I couldn’t figure out how to get them to come off neatly. It seemed so easy for everyone else. Thanks for the tip. Now I’ll have to try your recipe…
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That’s great! Thanks!
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Amy,
I am so excited to try this! I recently experimented with putting oil in a small spray bottle and was not pleased with the results. Thanks for sharing this!
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Oh good, I just ran out of pan spray today. I will need to buy some shortening but I needed to buy it anyways. I’m definitely trying this! A question for the Aldi queen:-)-did you use the Aldi brand shortening for this?
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Yes, I did just use the generic Aldi shortening and it worked perfectly!
You just want to beat the heck out of it until it looks like that marshmallow creme and that is it!
It slides out easily into the jar too!!
Can’t wait to hear the results and hope you guys get some use out of this recipe too!
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My mom always talked about making this in Home Ec when she was in high school. I’m glad to hear that it really works. I just may have to give it a try. Thanks!
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Hmmm… too bad shortening is like poison. We’re really trying to eliminate trans-fat in our diet, so I guess I have to stick with Pam (no pun intended!)
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Thanks so much for this recipe, I will be making it up within the next day or two!
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This unfotunately, is worse than spraying PAM on. These ingredients are horrible for your health.
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Guys as much as the recipe seems appealing I’m sorry to say that vegetable shortening is really HARMFULL for your health! basically its ‘TRANS FAT’.
The link below will explain exactly what it is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shortening
Another solution you can try is to mix equal amounts of vegetable oil of your choice with liquid lecithin
Hope this was of some help!
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If you check the Wikipedia article cited above, it mentions that both manufacturers of vegetable shortening reformulated their products to remove hydrogenated fats. Have to read all the way to the bottom to see that though.
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