Spectrum Naturals, Shortening Vegetable Organic Gluten-Free, 24 OunceUSDA OrganicFair Trade CertifiedFair Trade CertifiedFair Trade Certified

I have been cooking with this product for 10 years.

I live in a small town, and while our grocery store is well stocked, some of the prices are unapproachable. I prefer this shortening over the more known brand for making tortillas, and pie crusts.

Love having an alternative to crisco that we've always used for pies. Works the same, tastes great, healthier for you!

This shortening tastes great in baked goods. I appreciate that the ingredients are organic. The shortening is creamy and easy to measure. I just spoon it and press it in to a measuring cup. The container is a good size and lasts for a long time, without spoiling. It works well in all of my dishes. The container is sturdy, with no leakage. You can also use it when greasing and flouring a pan.

I have a daughter who has developed a soy allergy over the past year. One of the things she enjoys (as we all do) is a family recipe for chocolate cake with chocolate fudge frosting. The frosting calls for 4tbs of shortening, and is brought to a boil and then cooled in an ice-water bath. So I was looking for something with a melting point very similar to Crisco in order for the solidification to work properly. This product fits the bill nicely. An added benefit is that the taste is vastly better with the absence of an oily taste from the soybean oil. In fact, it is VERY reminiscent of pre-1980's Crisco before the heavy use of Soybean oil to make the product cheaper. After using this, I don't think I'll ever go back! I highly recommend it.

I don't know whether it is the supplier or the manufacturer, but this product has a short shelf life and I end up wasting some. Very difficult to find and pricey. I'm trying something else that hopefully has a longer shelf life. Why is this not sold in regular stores?

I like that this shortning doesn't contain any soy. The shortning works as well as name brand shortnings in that the baked goods have a great consitency with the bonus of a clean taste. As regular shortning is a step above lard in taste and the lightness of baked goods, Spectrum Naturals is a step above regular shortning and works for thoses who cannot tolerate Soy.

This is product is helping me win an International cooking contest. :)