High
smoking point oils ideal for deepfrying are clarified butter and peanut oil
Not exact matches
Hi Nicki, I tend to stay away from palm oil, I prefer to use
oils such as coconut oil as it contains so many amazing health benefits and has a high
smoke point.
Coconut oil has a high
smoke point, it is one of the safest
oils to use with high heat.
The three factors that cause fats and
oils to oxidize and create harmful chemicals include exposure to heat, light, and oxygen, and the more unsaturated a fat is, and thus a lower
smoke point, the more easily one of these factors will cause it to become highly inflammatory to our system.
Although it doesn't have as high of a
smoking point as other common frying
oils, you can still safely get it hot enough to fry yourself some delicious potato chips.
Since these solids are what actually burn when we fry or saute with butter, by removing them we get a frying fat with a groovy 480 °F
smoke point, well above most vegetable
oils (and much better tasting too).
Avocado Oil — These are both
oils with high
smoke points, making them healthier to use in cooking and baking than other vegetable
oils
For high - heat cooking, coconut and avocado
oils are best because they have a higher
smoke point, the temperature at which the fat or oil begins to break down due to heat.
Since sautéing calls for a high heat, the suitable vegetables
oils e.g. soybean, sunflower etc., that have a high
smoke point are unhealthy so I would not recommend using them.
However, since the authors of the study from which we obtained this list did not specific the degree to which any of the four plant
oils had been refined, we can not say for certain what factors contributed to these different
smoke points.
In general, the
smoke point of cooking
oils falls into the upper half of this range.
At WHFoods, we are not aware of any studies that recommend going beyond an oil's
smoke point, and we recommend staying below
smoke point as a general cooking practice if
oils are used during cooking.
A quick note on coconut
oils: I use expeller pressed refined coconut oil — which is just as healthy as the extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil I usually use in my recipes, but without the coconut flavour (and it has a higher
smoke point too).
In the
smoke point values presented above at the beginning of this section, we suspect that the coconut oil and EVOO were less refined than the safflower oil and canola oil, such that the much higher
smoke points of the safflower oil and canola oil were not due to the plants from which these
oils were obtained, but to the way that they were processed.
So as you can see, it can be a mistake to jump to conclusions about
oils and their
smoke points.
A pure form of clarified butter, GHEE EASY has a much higher
smoke point of 250 °C, unlike butter which starts burning at 130 °C, and traditional cooking
oils which turn black at 160 °C.
Refinement of
oils also raises their
smoke points and frees them up for a longer shelf life and for use with a wider range of cooking heats.
It imparts a unique flavor to curries and has a higher
smoking point than many vegetable
oils, such as olive.
However, the information above only shows the relationship between
smoke point and
oils from different plants.
Because stir fries are cooked at such a high heat, use
oils with a high
smoke point, such as canola or grapeseed
oils.
Ideally, coconut oil is the safest and most stable of all
oils with the highest
smoke point of 230c and can be used in place of the olive oil for safe measure if one chooses.
You know not to use fancy
oils with a low
smoke point for searing, sautéing, and frying.
This is typically a blend of many different refined
oils, is neutral - tasting and - smelling, and has a
smoke point of about 400 ˚ (although it can vary, depending on the
oils used in the blend).
Some of our favorite
oils for stir - fries are canola, vegetable, avocado, and grapeseed, all of which have high
smoke points.
Soybean, corn, cottonseed and canola oil are all
oils with a high
smoke point.
When frying, it's best to use
oils that have a high «
smoke point», or start
smoking at a higher temperature.
One thing to note: emulsified MCT
Oils can not be cooked or overheated due to a low
smoke point, so add them after cooking and enjoy!
However, there are some canola
oils whose
smoke point is 520 F — how did that happen?
Here's a handy
smoke point chart to choose your
oils wisely and you use the stuff that isn't damaged by high heat:
Coconut oil has a higher
smoke point than most other
oils and doesn't wreck havoc in your body like other
oils used in cooking can after cooking.
Notes:
Oils that have high
smoke points are suitable for cooking (butter, ghee, coconut oil, macadamia oil, etc.).
4) avocado oil has some very favorable qualities: high mono - unsaturated fat content, and the highest
smoke point of any of the common
oils — which means you can cook with it, without worrying about it breaking down in the heat, and it has lots of chorophyll in it — hence the green color
In general,
oils with high
smoke points can be cooked at higher temperatures.
The main reason why some
oils are not be suitable is their health effects (processed
oils and trans fats or healing
oils over their
smoke points is not beneficial).
One thing stands out in a glaringly negative way for me: You claim that saturated fats and monos like butter, lard, olive oil, pork fat etc. have «high
smoke points,» and that
oils like grapeseed have a low
smoke point.
You can also use one of the high monounsaturated safflower and sunflower
oils in this case because they have a neutral flavor and a high
smoke point.
However,
oils and fats can oxidize even on the shelf when exposed to oxygen, light, moisture and even temperatures below their
smoke point.
You say NOT to cook with avocado or olive oil and DO cook with butter, but then later you mention using
oils with higher
smoking points, and I know for a fact that avocado oil has a much higher
smoke point than butter.
I noticed the avocado oil is in the cold use / light cooking table but yet has the highest
smoke point of all the
oils listed.
Since sautéing calls for a high heat, the suitable vegetables
oils e.g. soybean, sunflower etc., that have a high
smoke point are unhealthy so I would not recommend using them.
Once these
oils are heated to their
smoke point, they quickly break down and become toxic.
A good thing to
point out also would be that lots of olive
oils are not actually pure olive oil, which will also affect both the health of the oil and the
smoke point - I'm sure you saw Food Renegade's post on this a while back.
CORRECTION: An earlier version stated incorrectly that coconut oil has a higher
smoking point than other
oils.
Why it's also a fantastic cooking ingredient: «If there is a dish that you would like to cook with a small amount of oil, coconut oil is a great choice because it has a lower
smoke point than other
oils.
However, it does have a lower
smoke point (read here: http://jonbarron.org/diet-and-nutrition/healthiest-cooking-oil-chart-
smoke-points#.Vuhe7VsrK70) than some
oils, but for the most part its fine with food you are making on your stove top.
It's got a high
smoke point, meaning it won't emit harmful free radicals as readily as other
oils.
Peanut Oil and Sesame Seed Oil are acceptable plant based
oils for deep frying due to their high
smoke point.
This means that it is preferable to other
oils when cooking at a higher heat to avoid the unpleasant flavor (and health risks) associated with the
point that the oil starts to
smoke.
Grapeseed oil's
smoke point is slightly higher if you want an oil with similar flavour, and some
oils like sunflower and safflower (both of which I'm allergic to) have super high
smoke points so you don't have to worry about using them in baking.
These
oils have light and delicate flavors and a high
smoke point, making them versatile with cooking.