Crisco All Vegetable Shortening Oil

Crisco All-Vegetable Shortening is a classic American baking staple: a white, solid vegetable shortening sold in a resealable 16 oz plastic tub that you’d typically find in the baking aisle near all-purpose flour, pie crust mixes, vegetable oils, margarine and tubs of frosting. Shoppers reach for it when making flaky pie crusts, tender cakes, crisp fried foods, or when a recipe calls for shortening in place of butter. It appears on shopping lists for holiday baking, from pie- and cookie-heavy Thanksgiving and Christmas menus to everyday home-baking sessions. Crisco’s branding leans on heritage and trust — a long-established name pitched to home bakers, nostalgic cooks and food professionals who want predictable baking performance rather than artisanal provenance. The label foregrounds “All-Vegetable” and “gluten free,” which can create a mild health halo for some consumers, but it carries no organic or “natural” certification and does not use child-focused graphics. The ingredient list is short but industrial — refined soybean and palm oils with fully hydrogenated palm oil, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides) and synthetic antioxidants (TBHQ, citric acid) — reflecting heavy processing rather than a single minimally processed ingredient. Sensory and ritual notes: the product is solid at room temperature, scoopable with a spoon or spatula, and gives doughs a silky, tender mouthfeel and very flaky texture in pastry; it’s also used for deep-frying to create a crisp crust. Stored on a pantry shelf, the tub is a convenient, long-shelf-life tool in busy kitchens and traditional baking rituals.