Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Unrefined coconut oil smokes at a pretty low temperature - 350 degrees, while refined coconut oil smokes at about 450%, making it more suitable for frying and high temperature cooking, though perhaps less desireable from a health standpoint. Of course the general rule is that the least cooking and the lowest temperature cooking, the more healthy. Extra light olive oil has a high smoke point of 420 degrees and very little olive oil taste. Other high smoke point oils are almond oil 420, avocado oil 520, hazlenut 420 oil and grapeseed oil 420 to485. Taste and costs are usually considerations. Not recommended at all by me are lard, corn oil/vegetable oil, soy oil or canola oil. Peanut oil is a favorite but unrefined peanut oil has a quite low smoke temperature (320) compared to the high smoke point of refined peanut oil (440). Likewise hempseed oil is considered very healthy but has a very low smoke point (330). See: http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/CollectedInfo/OilSmokePoints.htm or http://whatscookingamerica.net/Q-A/SmokePointOil.htm Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Except for palm, coconut and olive oils, aren't the other oils transfat oils from hydrogenation? Thanks. Melly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 " Except for palm, coconut and olive oils, aren't the other oils transfat oils from hydrogenation? " No, not at all. Hydrogenation is usually used to turn a liquid into a solid. Oils obtained by pressing are not hydrogenated and usually trans fat free. Just check to see whether the oil has been hydrogentated. Generally, cold pressed organic is best. I am not sure about palm oil - quite a bit has been written about potential health dangers and at any rate it is reported that its use represents a threat to wildlife due to deforestation, particularly orangutangs. I don't use it. oleander soup , Melly Bag <tita_mel wrote: > > > > Except for palm, coconut and olive oils, aren't the other oils transfat oils from hydrogenation? > Thanks. > > Melly > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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