What oil to cook with.

[baymule]

I buy olive oil in gallon jugs. I also use coconut oil, makes baked goods moist and brownies positively gooey. Yum! Butter and the occasional bacon grease.

DH goes for therapy evaluation in the morning, following his triple bypass open heart surgery. The therapist said she would give him a cardiac diet. That means if it tastes good, SPIT IT OUT!!

 

[seedcorn]

Agree bacon grease would make old shoes taste good.

@baymule He'll be able to eat tomato sauces and fresh vegetables. Mayo will be OFF the list entirely. So much for BLT. Mustard will become his new best friend for a condiment.

 

[dickiebird]

I don't know what others are seeing for ads to the right of this thread but they are showing me Green Label Virgin Coconut Oil.
Never heard of Virgin Coconut Oil!!!
How about some Virgin Bacon Grease???

THANX RICH

 

[so lucky]

I'll be looking for some virgin lard.

 

[so lucky]

Bay, you may have some issues with a "cardiac diet" as I think registered dietitians are still going by the old "rules."
You may have to insert your own good sense in there.

I guess you all know that not all extra virgin olive oil is what it says it is. Particularly imported oil. Our best bet for getting actual olive oil is looking for the California Olive Oil Council seal on the bottle. As I understand it, these standards are high and strictly held to. No fake "Italian EVOO" which is actually soybean oil. (I'm not saying all Italian EVOO is soybean oil, but there are no international standards on imported oils, so you are taking chances.)

 

[journey11]

Ugh, I know that sludge you are talking about. I really need a new vent hood on my stove. Mine isn't strong enough to really pull in the air. I hate cleaning that thing. I soak the filter in a strong solution of Dawn. Oven cleaner or lye would probably work better, but I never have that on hand.

For cooking, I use extra virgin olive oil if the flavor is right for a particular recipe. But I mostly use expeller pressed coconut oil (no coconut flavor to it) for frying eggs and most things. I'll use grapeseed oil if I need it for very high heat. Real butter for some things that I want the flavor for, like my wild mushrooms. If I'm deep frying, which I do every so often, then I use canola or veggie oil because it's cheaper. I know it's not good for ya, but it's more practical.

 

[journey11]

Bay, you may have some issues with a "cardiac diet" as I think registered dietitians are still going by the old "rules."
You may have to insert your own good sense in there.

I guess you all know that not all extra virgin olive oil is what it says it is. Particularly imported oil. Our best bet for getting actual olive oil is looking for the California Olive Oil Council seal on the bottle. As I understand it, these standards are high and strictly held to. No fake "Italian EVOO" which is actually soybean oil. (I'm not saying all Italian EVOO is soybean oil, but there are no international standards on imported oils, so you are taking chances.)

I heard about that. I saw a list somewhere of which brands of olive oil to avoid...

 

[so lucky]

I looked in my pantry and have two kinds. Kirkland Signature brand from Cosco is certified organic, but doesn't have the seal. (Purchased from Amazon.) California Olive Ranch is organic and does have the seal. I think I got the California Olive Ranch oil at Wall Mart. I hate that they are getting more specialty items there, but I love it, at the same time. They must have an army of spies that check out what customers are buying elsewhere, then go to the source and make the companies a deal they can't refuse.
I can now buy Kerry Gold butter, Synergy Kombucha and that olive oil in Wally World. They also have a fair selection of organic fresh veggies and canned veggies. I can buy organic tomato products way cheaper than I can produce myself. I'm drowning in ambivalence here.

 

[Beekissed]

We don't fry much, but when we do we use the unhealthy stuff...canola oil...or olive oil, don't really go for any particular brand. No more than we actually fry things in our diet, we don't worry much about such things. Everything in moderation seems to be a good way to go.

 

[baymule]

It took my DH 70 years to clog up his arteries. He oughta be good for another 70 years! LOL LOL