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Which paper holds the oil?
Pour a drop of oil on five papers and watch how each one copes over 30 minutes. See which paper is right for oily sweets, snacks and bakery.
The oil test
Pour a drop of oil on each paper and watch what happens over 30 minutes.
Imported OGR
Pure grease-proof
Butter paper
Grease-resistant
Imported White
Moderate resistance
Imported Brown
Moderate resistance
Newspaper
For comparison
What this tells you
Oily sweets and snacks need Imported OGR. Bakery items do well on butter paper. White and brown paper suit lightly oily items. Not sure? Try the paper finder.
This is a demonstration to compare papers, not a laboratory test. Real results depend on the oil, the temperature, how hot the food is and the weight of the paper.