Parkay vs. Butter

motoeric · 09-26-2013, 06:57 PM

Hi,

I recently saw clarified butter for sale at a very reasonable price at Trader Joes.

I was wondering if that would be an upgrade to the margarine used in chicken and ribs in competitions.

Any thoughts?

Eric

Q-Dat · 09-26-2013, 07:44 PM

I vote butter all the way. Parkay is basically thickened whipped up vegetable oil with butter flavoring.

frankH · 09-26-2013, 07:51 PM

Agreed.

CBQ · 09-26-2013, 10:35 PM

Does it need to be clarified? Not sure BBQ gets hot enough to worry about burning the milk solids.

landarc · 09-26-2013, 10:37 PM

Did you smell the clarified butter? Some pre-clarified butters smell not so good. Just a thought.

Crash · 09-27-2013, 12:26 AM

During experiments in years past, we tried the clarified butter on ribs only. We didn't care for it at all.

akoda · 09-27-2013, 07:51 AM

Can you comment more? I was planning to try it this weekend on briskets. Did you not like the taste or was it something else? I have never done either on my ribs.

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Originally Posted by Crash

During experiments in years past, we tried the clarified butter on ribs only. We didn't care for it at all.

cpw · 09-27-2013, 08:11 AM

Slight hijack, but has anyone ever tried Whirl? http://www.stratasfoods.com/Products...ing/Whirl.aspx

It's butter flavored oil,but in a liquid form. Thinking it might work well for "butter baths" for chicken.

dano · 09-27-2013, 12:27 PM

Butter all the way...Parkay just a little too rich for me.

09-26-2013, 06:57 PM	#1
motoeric Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-07-06 Location: huntington, ny	Parkay vs. Butter Hi, I recently saw clarified butter for sale at a very reasonable price at Trader Joes. I was wondering if that would be an upgrade to the margarine used in chicken and ribs in competitions. Any thoughts? Eric __________________ Smoke Signals Current Issue A BBQ Brethren Publication 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Exodus 12:9

09-26-2013, 10:35 PM	#4
CBQ is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 01-11-09 Location: Cumberland, RI	Does it need to be clarified? Not sure BBQ gets hot enough to worry about burning the milk solids. __________________ Chris Rhode Hog BBQ "The Most Dangerous Team in BBQ" - Jon Vallone KCBS, KCBS CBJ, NEBS

09-26-2013, 10:37 PM	#5
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09-27-2013, 12:26 AM	#6
Crash is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-29-08 Location: Kailua, HI (Oahu)	During experiments in years past, we tried the clarified butter on ribs only. We didn't care for it at all. __________________ Crash - HIBarbeque.com

09-27-2013, 08:11 AM	#8
cpw Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-28-11 Location: Savannah, Georgia Name/Nickname : Chad	Slight hijack, but has anyone ever tried Whirl? http://www.stratasfoods.com/Products...ing/Whirl.aspx It's butter flavored oil,but in a liquid form. Thinking it might work well for "butter baths" for chicken. __________________ ________________ [COLOR=Orange]Outlaw 2860 Porch Model[/COLOR] Lang 84 Deluxe Yoder YS640 Savannah, GA [URL="http://www.facebook.com/yesdearbbq"]Yes, Dear BBQ on Facebook[/URL] Proudly sponsored by Royal Oak Charcoal and [URL="https://www.atlantabbqstore.com/"]The Atlanta BBQ store[/URL]

09-26-2013, 07:44 PM	#2
Q-Dat Babbling Farker Join Date: 12-03-08 Location: Pearl River LA	I vote butter all the way. Parkay is basically thickened whipped up vegetable oil with butter flavoring.

09-26-2013, 07:51 PM	#3
frankH On the road to being a farker Join Date: 02-25-12 Location: Overland Park, KS	Agreed.

09-27-2013, 12:27 PM	#9
dano is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-09-11 Location: Audubon, PA	Butter all the way...Parkay just a little too rich for me.