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Off-topic, but another area where it seems hard to get good answers is what cooking oil is actually best. E.g., palm oil / coconut oil gets hyped lately, but is
by golem14 5y ago
Off-topic, but another area where it seems hard to get good answers is what cooking oil is actually best. E.g., palm oil / coconut oil gets hyped lately, but is it really healthy (in a meaningful way)? Is it gentle on the environment (very likely not).
The industries (merchants of doubt) are so active, it's absolutely nontrivial for a well meaning layman not wanting to invest oddles of time to get to good conclusions.
- Aeolos 5y agoJust use olive oil for everything except deep frying. It really is the best, and what is used by high end restaurants almost exclusively. The smoking point is not a problem, the nasty stuff start appearing as couple dozen degrees _above_ the smoking point, so you can use that as an early warning system. It also contains antioxidants, which bind some of the nasty stuff for a while, so it really is better for you for regular cooking.
- dataduck 5y ago> The smoking point is not a problem Could not disagree more. Olive oil will be spewing smoke and changing flavour well before you get to a sensible temperature for shallow or stir frying. It is very tasty and apparently quite good for you, so it's a great choice for low-temperature cooking, but anywhere smoking point is important, olive oil is not what you're looking for.
- Aeolos 5y agoThat's a different point though: the fact that it tastes different does not mean it is harmful to consume (which is the point I was trying to make).