Cooking Oil

[Jaymatheson]

Hi,

 

Looking for a decent cooking oil for stir frying that's healthy.  I've been using sunflower, canola and a mix of the two.  I thought extra virgin olive oil shouldn't be used for a stirfry but read that it can be done .... maybe.  Plenty other options out there.

 

Thoughts?

[pattayasan]

Ghee.  High flame point and nutritious. Never use seed oils.

 

https://omghee.com/blogs/news/health-benefits-of-ghee

[spidermike007]

Rice bran oil is as good as it gets. Easily available here, low cost, tastes neutral, and has a high flash point. Olive oil and coconut oil are also great but they lend a lot of flavor to the food so it depends upon your taste. For me olive oil is perfect for cooking vegetables and certain kinds of fish, but not much else. 

 

Sunflower also has a very high flash point but I've been reading lately that oil made from seeds is questionable from a nutritional point of view. Safflower oil is also very good. Avocado oil is also outstanding but it's very hard to find here. 

 

Rice bran oil wins hands down. 

Edited 5 hours ago by spidermike007

[redwood1]

24 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Rice bran oil is as good as it gets. Easily available here, low cost, tastes neutral, and has a high flash point. Olive oil and coconut oil are also great but they lend a lot of flavor to the food so it depends upon your taste. For me olive oil is perfect for cooking vegetables and certain kinds of fish, but not much else. 

 

Sunflower also has a very high flash point but I've been reading lately that oil made from seeds is questionable from a nutritional point of view. Safflower oil is also very good. Avocado oil is also outstanding but it's very hard to find here. 

 

Rice bran oil wins hands down. 

 

I agree 100%.....Rice bran oil is fantastic....It puts olive oil to shame.....Rice bran oil is the best cooking oil there is....

 

But I have made a improvement on it......I now use 50% beef tallow and 50% Rice bran when cooking.....This combo takes fried foods to another level of greatness....Its so great I doubt it can be improved on...

 

Believe it or not Beef tallow is loaded with nutrients..

 

Edited 5 hours ago by redwood1

[scubascuba3]

I use as less as possible, soybean oil

[redwood1]

36 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

Rice bran oil is as good as it gets. Easily available here, low cost, tastes neutral, and has a high flash point. Olive oil and coconut oil are also great but they lend a lot of flavor to the food so it depends upon your taste. For me olive oil is perfect for cooking vegetables and certain kinds of fish, but not much else. 

 

Sunflower also has a very high flash point but I've been reading lately that oil made from seeds is questionable from a nutritional point of view. Safflower oil is also very good. Avocado oil is also outstanding but it's very hard to find here. 

 

Rice bran oil wins hands down. 

 

This brand of Rice Bran oil is very good..

 

[Yellowtail]

57 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

Ghee.  High flame point and nutritious. Never use seed oils.

 

https://omghee.com/blogs/news/health-benefits-of-ghee

Make sure it's pure cow's ghee. Makes great popcorn 

[pattayasan]

3 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

Make sure it's pure cow's ghee. Makes great popcorn 

 

How do you know?

[Yellowtail]

5 minutes ago, pattayasan said:

 

How do you know?

How do I know it makes great popcorn or how do I know if it is cow's ghee? 

 

I know it tastes great because I have eaten it.

 

And it says on the can. If it just says pure ghee, it's vegetable. The cow always costs more. This is the brand I like:

 

[pattayasan]

4 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

How do I know it makes great popcorn or how do I know if it is cow's ghee? 

 

I know it tastes great because I have eaten it.

 

And it says on the can. If it just says pure ghee, it's vegetable. The cow always costs more. This is the brand I like:

 

That would be almost healthy popcorn.

[digbeth]

7 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

How do I know it makes great popcorn or how do I know if it is cow's ghee? 

 

I know it tastes great because I have eaten it.

 

And it says on the can. If it just says pure ghee, it's vegetable. The cow always costs more. This is the brand I like:

 

 

Would vegetable ghee be the same as shortening like crisco? or does it have the ghee smell? 

[Yellowtail]

1 minute ago, digbeth said:

 

Would vegetable ghee be the same as shortening like crisco? or does it have the ghee smell? 

It is more translucent than Crisco, and (as I remember) does not smell like cow's ghee. It pops up good, but does not have the same butter flavor. I tried it and gave it to my mother-in-law.

 

If you like buttered popcorn, popping in cow's ghee is the bomb.