Canola Oil
Canola oil weighs 218g per cup — same as most refined neutral oils. Pressed from rapeseed (a Brassica relative of broccoli), it has a high smoke point (~204°C / 400°F) and almost no flavor, making it the default North American baking and frying oil. Lower saturated fat than most oils. Substitute 1:1 for vegetable oil, sunflower oil, or melted butter (use 25% more oil than butter to match fat content).
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03 // WHY IT MATTERS
If your cookies spread, your bread is gummy, or your cake sinks — flour weight is usually why.
A scooped cup of flour can weigh anywhere from 125g to 180g. That's a 44% range — enough to wreck a cake.
Modern recipes use the spoon-and-level method: fluff the flour, spoon it into a dry measuring cup without packing, then sweep flat with a knife.
The scoop method — pushing the cup directly into the bag — packs in 40-50% more flour.