The Best Temperatures and Uses for Common Cooking Oils
Source: http://lifehacker.com/the-best-temperatures-and-uses-for-common-cooking-oils-1513582291
We've talked about why you should have more than one cooking oil in your kitchen
One of the biggest reasons you'd want multiple oils in your kitchen, especially more than just olive oil, is because different oils smoke at different temperatures, which means they lend themselves—and their flavor—best to different cooking methods. For example, ghee (clarified butter) or avocado oil both have high smoke points (well over 500 degrees F) so they're great for high-heat cooking, frying, and broiling in ways that sesame or pumpkin oil, which have lower smoke points (closer to 300 or 400 degrees F, respectively,) are not. Similarly, the chart shows you which types of oil are best applied in which types of cooking, regardless of their smoke points. For example, it notes that coconut oil is great for baking, sauteing, and frying, while your extra virgin olive oil and sesame oil may be better off used in dressings and to add extra flavor.
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