Guest guest Posted January 13, 2004 Report Share Posted January 13, 2004 So, Buy a thermometer. Light oil such as peanut oil may be heated to 350 degrees without smoking. Interestingly, heavy fat, such as lard, will smoke at 350 degrees. However, we should be eating fried foods only about once a month, shouldn't we? Bubba JoAnn Guest <angelprincessjo wrote: Cooking Oil Carcinogenic? JoAnn Guest Jan 13, 2004 09:13 PST Question: I recently heard that heating cooking oil makes it carcinogenic. Can you tell me if this is true? Oxidation of fat -- which occurs when cooking oil is heated to high temperatures -- can produce carcinogenic compounds. For this reason alone, you should be very careful when using refined oils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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