On: Death by vegetable oil: What the studies say (2020...

[wackget]

Avocado oil is about 15x as expensive as vegetable oil. Other oils (including animal fats) have too strong a taste to be used in applications where a neutral oil is required (e.g. salad dressings, emulsions).

[tedunangst → wackget]

Unless you're deep frying everything, which arguably unhealthy regardless of chosen fat, it's hard to believe avocado oil is a significant component to meal cost. I just pan fried some vegetables, and I may have spent 5c on oil?

[trillic → tedunangst]

I'm with you. Even using the most expensive Avocado I could find at the Whole Foods in the smallest container I'd still only be spending $0.30 on a tablespoon, which is enough to cook a meal for 1-4 people in a cast iron pan. Doing this makes me feel a lot better than having to worry about the temperature of a teflon-coated pan.

[balfirevic → tedunangst]

> Unless you're deep frying everything, which arguably unhealthy regardless of chosen fat

Why would it be unhealthy if the fat used is not unhealthy?

[eggsmediumrare → wackget]

Other than deep frying, there is nothing that doesn't benefit from the application of olive oil.

[btilly → eggsmediumrare]

But be aware that not all olive oil is actually olive oil. Particularly not if it is from Italy.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/ceciliarod...

I specifically buy California olive oil because external attempts to verify (eg genetic assays) have found it actually is what it says it is.

[germinalphrase → btilly]

I would love a recommendation on quality, reasonably price california olive oil (that ships) if anyone has one.

For a long time, I was able to get California Olive Ranch (which was generically fine), but that brand has switched to a blend from various countries.

[btilly → germinalphrase]

Now I have to research it. I've just kept buying that brand and will need to switch now that you pointed it out.

[m-ee → btilly]

They have both california sourced oil and a blend of international oils, I think the blend came out when they were having supply issues. They state it plainly on the label.

[mixmastamyk → eggsmediumrare]

I fry falafels in it so good there too. Would say anything but Asian food due to the taste.

[timmb → wackget]

For cooking, non-virgin coconut oil is cheap and flavourless. The expensive virgin stuff is flavourful and nice on toast but not good for cooking.

In the uk I often find non-virgin coconut oil hidden in the Caribbean section of a big supermarket.

[amelius → wackget]

Avocado oil has a very high smoke point.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Smoke_point_of_cookin...