Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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I am very slow to change, but I bought a jar of raw coconut butter today. Now what do I do with it (it's a pretty jar and would not look bad sitting on the shelf above the sink forever). This has got to be the fifth jar I have gotten over the years and I am determined to use it. So, I was thinking about making some veggies. Do I use it just like butter or olive oil?

flag	asked Jun 15 at 18:38 Chinaeskimo 4,659●5●24

Wow I am really having a senior day. All day I have been saying stupid things. This is coconut butter. Looks like I will be going back to the HF store for coconut oil. Does anyone have a favorite brand? Looks like that pretty jar may be sitting on the shelf for a while! – Chinaeskimo Jun 15 at 20:10

Eat the coconut butter. It's good stuff! – MathGirl72 Jun 15 at 20:45

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Just opened the jar and tried some, it is heavenly! – Chinaeskimo Jun 15 at 22:50

balancedbites.com/2010/12/… – a mesmerizing trickster Jun 16 at 5:06

I bet you could use it to make some really great paleo cookies. – a mesmerizing trickster Jun 16 at 5:08

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borofergie · Answer 1 · 2012-06-15 19:32:16Z UTC

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Just eat it. Yum, yum, yum.

answered Jun 15 at 19:32

borofergie
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Wow, this stuff really fills you up and gives energy – Chinaeskimo Jun 17 at 1:17

barefeet · Answer 2 · 2012-06-15 18:47:39Z UTC

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Is this coconut oil or coconut butter? You use both terms and they're actually two very different things.

Coconut oil: Yes, use just like butter or olive oil. It's a great fat for cooking and stir-frying.

Coconut butter: I wouldn't think of cooking with this. There's too much coconut in it and not enough oil, and it'd probably just burn and stick to the pan.

answered Jun 15 at 18:47

barefeet
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	Yeah, think of coconut butter as an analogue to nut butters, not to regular butter. It's not meant to be cooked with. – PrairieProf Jun 15 at 19:07
	Thank you prairieProf that was the best idea. – Chinaeskimo Jun 17 at 1:16

Mike T · Answer 3 · 2012-06-15 19:00:02Z UTC

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The coconut oil is solid (kind of waxy looking) in the jar. Just use a spoon to scrap some out into your pan. It melts once you heat it and looks just like any other oil you'd fry with - except it won't kill you like canola oil. ;)

answered Jun 15 at 19:00

Mike T
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Cooking/stir frying with coconut oil

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