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Oils?

BrownEyedBetty
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What kind of oil do you cook with? I use mostly olive oil and coconut oil.
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I usually cook with olive oil or vegetable oil. I've heard that coconut oil adds kind of a light sweetness to foods, but it's hard for me to make the transition from cosmetic to culinary, mainly due to the fact that I use it in my hair and on my skin...lol0
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Extra Virgin Olive & Coconut oil. I hardly use anything else.0
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Canola or olive oil. Or sesame oil if making a stir-fry. Or butter for pancakes.0
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I actually prefer to cook using a little bit of butter (if I'm frying something) because I hate how the oils taste! Otherwise I use extra virgin olive oil.0
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Usually either butter or some kind of animal fat.0
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extra virgin olive oil for me! Or sometimes butter for flavor.0
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Coconut oil or butter for frying. Since the smoke point of olive oil is much lower I use it mainly as a dressing or dip.0
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Extra virgin olive oil if I really need oil. I'm actually starting to use alternatives to using oil at the moment.
If I want food cooked on the stovetop, I actually fry my food with water. Yes, water. I've also started boiling my food at lot more, lately. It helps a ton.
If I cook in the oven, I wrap everything in foil completely and seal the moisture in. I've been trying to cut down on oil.0 -
I'm sort of a foodie, so in my cabinet: Olive Oil, Canola Oil, Toasted Sesame Oil, Roasted Peanut Oil, Toasted Walnut Oil, Coconut Oil. I also have non-stick cooking spray and non-dairy (out of necessity) butter spread.0
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I'm a fan of Olive oil, (not extra virgin), coconut oil, and butter.0
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Carotino Oil - no taste which is great as I hate the taste of most oils!0
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Olive oil!0
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Harris Teeter Canola Oil. It seems to work well for me.
Consider trying a small bottle to see if you like it. It
comes in a pretty small size.
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What kind of oil do you cook with? I use mostly olive oil and coconut oil.
Love cooking with olive oil. I also use Lard and beef dripping. mmmmmm - sat fat!0 -
Almost always Olive Oil.. I love the taste and it's great for health.. However, I try stick to extra virgin, I've heard some bad stuff about cooking with just plain Olive Oil0
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sesame or olive oil for the most part, but sometimes I'll use canola0
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