Since 2001, warnings have circulated via Email and Facebook warning people not to use Canola oil because it is highly dangerous to humans. According to such messages, you shouldn’t use Canola oil because it is made from a genetically engineered plant developed in Canada “which is part of the mustard family of plants.” Since 2001, […]
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Bread Test For Oil Frying Temperatures
When using oil for frying, you need to have your oil temperature dialed in pretty well. Without a candy or fat thermometer, this can be challenging. There is, however, a pretty good way to test the temperature of your oil to within around ten degrees Fahrenheit or five degree Celsius, using nothing more than an […]
Can You Deep Fry With Olive Oil?
Have you heard? You can’t deep fry with olive oil! Its smoking point is too low and it becomes bitter, etc. Funny that people in the Mediterranean regions, who know a lot more than us about olive oil, deep fry more often with olive oil than any other oil. In other words, what you’ve heard […]
How Hot Does Cooking Oil Need to Be Before It Catches Fire?
Here are some facts about grease fires in the kitchen which will bring home to you just how dangerous being careless with cooking oils can be. I am going to provide you with a lot of in-depth information about cooking fires. The answer to the question posed in the title cannot be answered in a […]
What is Shortening? It’s Not Exactly What You Think
Most people have been led to believe that the word shortening, in terms of cooking, is synonymous with Crisco shortening or other manufactured products that contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils. However, although these products are shortenings, they are not the only fats that can be called thus. Butter, margarine, lard, and even some liquid oils can […]