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Oils?

BrownEyedBetty
BrownEyedBetty Posts: 85 Member
edited February 18 in Food and Nutrition
What kind of oil do you cook with? I use mostly olive oil and coconut oil.

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  • RhineDHP
    RhineDHP Posts: 1,025 Member
    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...lol
  • Eli716
    Eli716 Posts: 262 Member
    Extra Virgin Olive & Coconut oil. I hardly use anything else.
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    Canola or olive oil. Or sesame oil if making a stir-fry. Or butter for pancakes.
  • BlueButterfly94
    BlueButterfly94 Posts: 303 Member
    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.
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    Usually either butter or some kind of animal fat.
  • georgiefear
    georgiefear Posts: 11 Member
    extra virgin olive oil for me! Or sometimes butter for flavor. :)
  • Sonicz90x
    Sonicz90x Posts: 40 Member
    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.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    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.
  • GingerLolita
    GingerLolita Posts: 738 Member
    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.
  • AsaThorsWoman
    AsaThorsWoman Posts: 2,303 Member
    I'm a fan of Olive oil, (not extra virgin), coconut oil, and butter.
  • alc212
    alc212 Posts: 124 Member
    Carotino Oil - no taste which is great as I hate the taste of most oils!
  • Jamr8231
    Jamr8231 Posts: 73 Member
    Olive oil!
  • dan_jones
    dan_jones Posts: 54 Member
    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.

    Dan
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    Baby
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    Baby
    Just watch, they'll have some girl scout cookies fried in the stuff on a stick at the next MN state fair.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    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!
  • Snow3y
    Snow3y Posts: 1,412 Member
    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 Oil
  • JBennis1013
    JBennis1013 Posts: 377 Member
    sesame or olive oil for the most part, but sometimes I'll use canola
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