What's the deal with oil?

[spankswife]

Olive oil changes when you heat it? Coconut oil? Grape seed oil? Avocado oil?

What do you use? Anyone know more about this?

[rugbywife]

Oils have different burning/smoking points. When you cook with high heat, you want to use an oil with a high smoke point (coconut oil, grape seed, avocado). Things like Olive Oil are best when not heated, in that they retain most of their nutrients when cold.

[wambam]

Olive oil should be used for cold applications and very low temp cooking. Unsaturated fat is fragile and breaks down under heat. Coconut oil and ghee should be used for higher temperature cooking. Saturated fat is more stable under heat.

[spankswife]

Got it. So is it bad that I have cooked with olive oil for 4 days? Or just get some other oil and move on?

[rugbywife]

Aug 16, 2014 12:29:39 GMT -5 spankswife said:

Got it. So is it bad that I have cooked with olive oil for 4 days? Or just get some other oil and move on?

Get some other and move on.

[wambam]

Aug 16, 2014 12:34:42 GMT -5 rugbywife said:

Aug 16, 2014 12:29:39 GMT -5 spankswife said:

Got it. So is it bad that I have cooked with olive oil for 4 days? Or just get some other oil and move on?

Get some other and move on.

Agreed

[dutchgirl678]

I love avocado oil. Our Costco carries it and it adds no flavor to the food.

[joenali]

I have never cooked with coconut oil until yesterday. It's kind of amazing!