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Butter burns at high temperatures, oil does not.

The best roast potatoes are cooked in Goose fat, or the fat from the roast joint.


If you really want to use butter try half butter, half oil.

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Yes. I don't see why not, although butter tends to be more expensive than vegetable oil. You would also have to be careful, because butter tends to burn much quicker than vegetable oil.

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