Let's talk oils

[angiebaby]

Cooking oil

All you cooking aficionados, can we talk a minute about oils? Of course, there is no "best" oil, as they serve different purposes. I used to use olive oil almost exclusively, but then I learned a little more about smoke points. When I purchased my new non-stick pans a couple of years ago, the instructions specifically stated, "no olive oil, no spray oils." I realize I don't need to put oil in the pan, but for some things, like cooking onions, garlic, or mushrooms, I like to put a little oil in the pan first. And yes, I know that olive oil really should be used in dressings and other uncooked things, but I use it when I cook Italian too.


So I researched a little at the time, and grapeseed oil was supposedly a healthy oil, especially for someone with a family history of heart disease. So that is what I switched to. No flavor to speak of, high smoke point, etc.

Now I hear that all seed oils are bad. Bad bad bad. Now avocado oil is the go-to? Does it have a flavor? Is it going to make my potatoes taste funny like the coconut oil did? Peanut and sesame both have very distinct flavors. What is a good higher-heat oil to use? I don't use high heat in my non-stick, but I use a lot of cast iron and Blackstone.

So what oils are you all using for different applications? My grapeseed oil is about gone, so what do I replace it with? #firstworldproblems

 

[BingerFang]

Look into ghee. It's my go-to.

 

[GreenEnergy28]

I rely on my wife for this kind of stuff. Outside of listening to Joe Rogan, I don't put much effort into investigating this stuff.
Now, with that said, I use avocado oil to cook with. Supposed to have a higher heat range than most cooking oils. I use it on my outdoor griddle as well as when I grill onions, mushrooms, jalapenos, etc. It works well, and no taste that comes through. Definitely stay away from seed oils. Apparently, those were designed as machine lubricant originally...LOL

 

[Lumpy]

Olive oil for everything.

 

[NicPaus]

I use coconut oil. Gold pots peeled and cut into 1" pieces fried with a dash of lawrys garlic salt. Definitely tastes different compared to other oils but my favorite.

I used Avocado oil for a while. Exs daughter was allergic to most others. It was ok. No real taste. Still have half a bottle.

 

[rivermobster]

Cooking oil

All you cooking aficionados, can we talk a minute about oils? Of course, there is no "best" oil, as they serve different purposes. I used to use olive oil almost exclusively, but then I learned a little more about smoke points. When I purchased my new non-stick pans a couple of years ago, the instructions specifically stated, "no olive oil, no spray oils." I realize I don't need to put oil in the pan, but for some things, like cooking onions, garlic, or mushrooms, I like to put a little oil in the pan first. And yes, I know that olive oil really should be used in dressings and other uncooked things, but I use it when I cook Italian too.


So I researched a little at the time, and grapeseed oil was supposedly a healthy oil, especially for someone with a family history of heart disease. So that is what I switched to. No flavor to speak of, high smoke point, etc.

Now I hear that all seed oils are bad. Bad bad bad. Now avocado oil is the go-to? Does it have a flavor? Is it going to make my potatoes taste funny like the coconut oil did? Peanut and sesame both have very distinct flavors. What is a good higher-heat oil to use? I don't use high heat in my non-stick, but I use a lot of cast iron and Blackstone.

So what oils are you all using for different applications? My grapeseed oil is about gone, so what do I replace it with? #firstworldproblems

Your first statement is correct. There is no best. Different oils for different uses.

Now as far as what the talking heads say is good or bad for you?

Eggs are bad. No there not! Yes, they are. No, they are not! And so on and so on and so on.

I use Canola, when I don't want any added flavor.

Olive oils, when I want added flavor.

Avocado oil when I want to crank up the heat!

That's my 2 cents.

 

[FreeBird236]

Lard for the win.


Seriously I don't really know, but my wife seems to use a lot of olive oil, and some canola. It has changed over the years, mostly for what are currently considered healthy.

 

[sintax]

Yea, I'm kinda with @rivermobster

I have everything in my pantry.

My go-to reach is avocado though, its neutral flavor and high smoke point makes it perfect for 99% of stuff, and its supposed to be "better for you". a great quality EVOO is also there when you want the flavor.

I have cheap canola / corn oils for frying / seasoning pans

I DO have a tub of waygu tallow in the fridge also, i have cooked with it, but i mainly use it for BBQ

 

[mjc]

We are just down to avocado now for almost everything. Sesame for stir fry. For onions, mushrooms and that stuff I still like real butter.

 

[Rajobigguy]

I use avocado oil for pan frying and canola spray for air frying or if something just needs a coat.

 

[ChrisV]

Amsoil

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Baby oil on dem boobies for the win.

 

[rivermobster]

Amsoil

Not Lucus?

 

[C_J_J_C]

Butter, bacon grease, & lard.
I'm here for a good time not a long time.

 

[Desert Whaler]

Related / not related.

Someone told me once that the one of the secret ingredients to Gladstones Yellowtail recipe (fish) was to use soybean oil . . . so i tried it and it was very good.
Yellowtail is a pretty strong fish, even if well cared for . . . and while I like most all fish, sometimes the strong stuff can be a bit much.
The soybean oil seemed to really knock down some of that fishyness but kept all the good flavor.

As far as the others . . . I'm a fan of the 'Cornhusker Kitchen' Duck Fat Spray . . . I'm sure it's no good for you, but it sure works well.

 

[Justfishing]

Cooking oil

All you cooking aficionados, can we talk a minute about oils? Of course, there is no "best" oil, as they serve different purposes. I used to use olive oil almost exclusively, but then I learned a little more about smoke points. When I purchased my new non-stick pans a couple of years ago, the instructions specifically stated, "no olive oil, no spray oils." I realize I don't need to put oil in the pan, but for some things, like cooking onions, garlic, or mushrooms, I like to put a little oil in the pan first. And yes, I know that olive oil really should be used in dressings and other uncooked things, but I use it when I cook Italian too.


So I researched a little at the time, and grapeseed oil was supposedly a healthy oil, especially for someone with a family history of heart disease. So that is what I switched to. No flavor to speak of, high smoke point, etc.

Now I hear that all seed oils are bad. Bad bad bad. Now avocado oil is the go-to? Does it have a flavor? Is it going to make my potatoes taste funny like the coconut oil did? Peanut and sesame both have very distinct flavors. What is a good higher-heat oil to use? I don't use high heat in my non-stick, but I use a lot of cast iron and Blackstone.

So what oils are you all using for different applications? My grapeseed oil is about gone, so what do I replace it with? #firstworldproblems

You want to look at the oil to see if it is omega 3 or 6. Grape seed oil is omega 6 and i wouldn't use it. Omega 6 is inflammatory.

I would use lard or tallow if i wasnt using some omega 3 like avacado, olive etc.

Animal fats are healthy and nutrious. I would not avoid them.

I stay as far away from soy bean oil and vegetables oil.typically made from gmo buteven if not they are nothealthy

 

[JDKRXW]

With the shit going on, worldwide, with olive oil lately it's probably time to switch to avocado oil ... and my go to; butter.

 

[Wheeler]

Baby oil on dem boobies for the win.

Wesson Oil for the win!

 

[Wheeler]

Your first statement is correct. There is no best. Different oils for different uses.

Now as far as what the talking heads say is good or bad for you?

Eggs are bad. No there not! Yes, they are. No, they are not! And so on and so on and so on.

I use Canola, when I don't want any added flavor.

Olive oils, when I want added flavor.

Avocado oil when I want to crank up the heat!

That's my 2 cents.

Can you suggest a boating site I could join?

 

[angiebaby]

Your first statement is correct. There is no best. Different oils for different uses.

Now as far as what the talking heads say is good or bad for you?

Eggs are bad. No there not! Yes, they are. No, they are not! And so on and so on and so on.

I use Canola, when I don't want any added flavor.

Olive oils, when I want added flavor.

Avocado oil when I want to crank up the heat!

That's my 2 cents.

Exactly. I was told grapeseed was the best because it contained resveratrol, which is good for the heart (same stuff as red wine). Now I'm told it's bad stuff. I understand the issue is the processing of the seed oil, and that they have to use chemicals to extract the oil, which is why I stopped used rapeseed, aka canola, oil and switched back to vegetable oil for things like fried chicken and chicken-fried steak.

I feel that, in general, the more close to nature, the better. So yes, I eat eggs. Usually, the pasture-raised because they have tasty, vitamin-rich, orange yolks, unless I can get them from the neighbors. I also use real butter instead of chemically processed margarine or blends and save my bacon grease for breakfast potatoes and a few other things.

 

[angiebaby]

Baby oil on dem boobies for the win.

No Hawaiian Tropic??

 

[spectra3279]

Butter

 

[rivermobster]

Can you suggest a boating site I could join?

Possibly, but you'd probably be banned in short order.

I guess you're stuck here with the rest of the inmates. Poor you. You'll just have to make the best of it!

 

[rivermobster]

Related / not related.

Someone told me once that the one of the secret ingredients to Gladstones Yellowtail recipe (fish) was to use soybean oil . . . so i tried it and it was very good.
Yellowtail is a pretty strong fish, even if well cared for . . . and while I like most all fish, sometimes the strong stuff can be a bit much.
The soybean oil seemed to really knock down some of that fishyness but kept all the good flavor.

As far as the others . . . I'm a fan of the 'Cornhusker Kitchen' Duck Fat Spray . . . I'm sure it's no good for you, but it sure works well.

I've seen em using duck fat on the Bobby Flay shows lately. Sounds so freaking gross! Lol

 

[Ziggy]

Baby oil on dem boobies for the win.

Lol, I'm more into republican boobies

 

[Markus]

Use clarified butter for pan frying. You can find it at Costco. Indians call it ghee. (Not the Native Americans on the reservation - the ones from India).

Use peanut oil or beef drippings for deep frying.

Other oils have their uses in salad dressings, mayonnaise, etc.

 

[TPC]

Olive oil for most everything but peanut for deep frying.

Avocado is hard to clean off cookware but I use the spray occasionally for room temp food prep.

 

[angiebaby]

Olive oil for most everything but peanut for deep frying.

Avocado is hard to clean off cookware but I use the spray occasionally for room temp food prep.

That is good to know. Has anyone else noticed this about avocado oil? What kind of pan, Ross? Cast iron? stainless? Non-stick?

 

[sintax]

That is good to know. Has anyone else noticed this about avocado oil? What kind of pan, Ross? Cast iron? stainless? Non-stick?

I have not personally noticed this with avocado oil.

I cook 85% of the time in cast iron, 10% carbon steel, 5% stainless

 

[boatnam2]

Been running Crisco and Wesson for 61 years lol.

 

[Sportin' Wood]

No Hawaiian Tropic??

Yes, please.

 

[Done-it-again]

Use Duck Fat and Olive Oil.

 

[Willie B]

… From the world of vegetarianism… And the book the PH Miricle, by Dr. Robert O Young… No, heated oils whatsoever

 

[RiverDiva]

Personally I’ve been using Avocado Oil for all my cooking for years now it’s light and doesn’t smell like burnt oil. The best For taco shells!

 

[SoCalZero]

Avocado oil for almost everything.
Olive oil for lower heat and you want the flavor.
Bacon-Up for the real flavor

 

[Mandelon]

 

[boatnam2]

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OG Carcinoma cream!

 

[TPC]

That is good to know. Has anyone else noticed this about avocado oil? What kind of pan, Ross? Cast iron? stainless? Non-stick?

Lodge Dutch oven and some casserole dishes seems to need extra effort and the hot splatters take serious effort to clean off the stove if avocado. Gets varnish like.

 

[Brian]

Avocado for just about everything. Shit ain't cheap though.

 

[Sleek-Jet]

Olive oil and butter in equal parts for most cooking, the butter raises the smoke point of the oil.

For really hot searing either grape seed oil or avocado oil.

Peanut oil for frying unless I can get my hands on beef talow.

 

[TonyFanelli]

Wesson Oil for the win!

We're getting into the naked twister area now..

 

[TimeBandit]

So I heard about a guy and his wife who rented hotel rooms and stapled visqueen up to the 3' high mark on the walls.

Then spread out a few gallons of ???? oil and then played "catch the piggee".

Is there a "right" oil for this??

 

[Gramps]

 

[JUSTWANNARACE]

This is a "Ford vs Chevy" conversation so I'll just "Dodge" this one

 

[SBMech]

Real Butter, Bacon grease made by me. Taco shells get Wesson or Pork-Manteca for the real deal.

Best for your body by far. Processed seed oils are by and large pretty terrible for you. It's why no one looses weight eating french fries in peanut oil....rofl.

 

[Happy Smitty]

So I heard about a guy and his wife who rented hotel rooms and stapled visqueen up to the 3' high mark on the walls.

Then spread out a few gallons of ???? oil and then played "catch the piggee".

Is there a "right" oil for this??

How do you clean up after that?

 

[Sharky]

Olive oil

Lard

Butter


Peanut oil for deep frying. I make my own fried chicken.

 

[petie6464]

Clarified butter, make it every few months. (Ghee for you people) Egg and some baked dishes.

One source Olive oil without additives. Italian and lite fry diahes.

Bacon fat for flavor.

Pork fat for some Mexican dishes.

Beef Talo for beef searing/dishes.

Coconut oil for same fish dishes with clarified butter for some white fish.

I don't use corn, peanut or conola oils, they taste like shit and you can go to a restaurant of your choice for that swill.

 

[Willie B]

How do you clean up after that?

… many hotel rooms these days have showers

 

[HOOTER SLED-]

Wesson Oil for the win!

Gotta get that Wessonality...