It is called "cake release". Works every time for me. I love it. Saves that step of trying to get every spot covered with flour. A good well built pastry brush and you can see where you have covered and where you missed. I make up a batch of about two cups and it sits in my cupboard. No it doesn't go bad. No more so than your shortening or flour does. Just make sure you use a vegetable oil.

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