Grain Brain Organic Palm Shortening (3 lb) Non-Hydrogenated Pure and Natural, Quality, Sustainable CertifiedUSDA Organic

Opening it, I was disappointed, being new to this product, it looked chunky and yellowish, rather than creamy and white. My plans were for icing a tiered cake at an outdoor venue in June, risking hot weather common to the area.Well, SURPRISINGLY, the icing looked way to loose and creamy. It had high quality butter, and I was then concerned about it’s ability to keep its shape. I test piped with several tips and the results were beautiful and stable. The texture wasn’t heavy like icing made with shortening and butter. It showed zero effect outside at the event. No sagging or separation, which was wonderful because it was placed in a sunny exposure spot.There’s more. It got so many compliments. The cake was white with lemon extract and filled with fresh lemon curd. Slices were topped with a dollop of the curd. Guests didn’t scrape the icing off and returned empty plates. It was an absolute hit.Future cakes I make will be iced with frosting made with this product. The flavor and common greasy mouth sensation of grocery store white shortening frosting were completely absent and the buttery goodness came through.

Works in a pinch. I make soap and needed palm oil for a last minute order. This shipped quickly and looks like it was mixed well (palm oil tends to settle), so I was happy about that. My only issue was that it was more expensive than my regular palm oil, but again, this was used in a pinch while I was waiting on my regular order to ship.

I find this product eminently useful, always of the same high quality, and very slippery

Works great

I used to get the spectrum brand palm oil shortening, but in the last year or so it's gotten much harder to find and way more expensive. I ordered this instead because it was cheaper than spectrum with the exact same ingredient. It's a fairly large tub which is great, we use a lot of it. We've got a bunch of allergies so this is our go-to replacement for any butter or fat in baking. It replaces butter perfectly in cakes, cookies, homemade graham crackers, etc. I'm very happy with how this shortening has performed and will probably buy this instead of spectrum from now on because it's a better price. Glad I found it!

I have multiple food allergies and am sensitive to cross contamination, so I bought this as a potential dairy/coconut replacement. Before I use something new, I always make sure to contact the company and ask them about other on-site allergens. When I contacted Grain Brain (the maker of this palm shortening), they were very open about any potential allergens and/or possible cross contamination. I was concerned about potential cross contamination from coconut oil (which they also sell), but as of 12/2016 they said "Our coconut oil is not processed in the same facility or same equipment’s or on the same line than the palm shortening. However it is repackaged in the same facility but it is not in contact with each other. It is packaged with different tools, and not at the same time, But in the same facility." As it turns out, I'm also allergic to palm oil, but otherwise I would totally buy this again.

This is an outstanding product and a great value. I use it on a regular basis for baking and hope it is always available.

I used this for making pie crust. I plan to use it for tamales soon. Much better then regular lard that has an aftertaste.