If you can’t find vegetable shortening, run out, or simply prefer not to use it, your best substitute for vegetable shortening is often butter, Brekke says. This is a 1:1 swap; ...

In 2018, however, the Food and Drug Administration’s ban on artificial trans fats went into effect, though products are allowed to claim they are trans-fat-free if the amount is less than 0.5 ...

Vegetable shortening will smoke at 360 degrees Fahrenheit, or about 50 to 75 degrees lower than vegetable oil. So it won't be good for high-heat applications like stir-frying.

Vegetable shortening is one of those old-fashioned ingredients that you might not reach for too often—until it's time to make pie! Ree Drummond's favorite pie crust recipe uses shortening, as do ...