Cooking oils

rojill, Dec 28, 2:42am
Her indoors has asked the question, what is the bestgeneral purpose cooking oil.
Italian, Spanish? ? ? ?
Virgin, Extra virgin or . .? ?

Any thoughts ?

Thanks.

lx4000, Dec 28, 2:49am
pending if you want the oil to have a flavor or not. I like canola as its a tasteless oil.

(barloo)

cookessentials, Dec 28, 3:02am
I only use two oils. Sunflower and first cold pressed extra virgin.

llah1, Dec 28, 3:14am
I prefer cooking with Rice Bran Oil. No taste at all.

tracey57, Dec 28, 3:34am
May I ask, why sunflower?

trah, Dec 28, 11:40am
If it something that needs to be cooked at a high temperature, then olive oil is not the oil to use.Canola is better for high temp cooking, or avocado.

cookessentials, Dec 28, 12:07pm
It is very light in flavour,contains no saturated or transfat and good levels of vitamin E. I just prefer it personally.

southerngurl, Dec 28, 2:50pm
Grapeseed, Olive oil or Sunflower here, depending what im using it for..

lillsy, Dec 28, 3:00pm
Tasteless coconut oil. It'll change ur life. Seriously.

prawn_whiskas, Dec 28, 3:11pm
Virgin Coconut oil (not deodorized ,research that seriously Lillsy)
Lard
Tallow or Dripping
Cold first pressed EVOO

beaker59, Dec 28, 10:00pm
If you can't cook it in Lard cook it in butter mmmmmmmmm yum

prawn_whiskas, Dec 28, 11:00pm
Or Ghee! I forgot that in my list. mmmm

gaspodetwd, Dec 28, 11:02pm
Sunflower. Light olive if I want to do meat. I never use canola as I find the whole thing a bit suspect.

budgel, Dec 30, 2:09am
I now use rice bran for most of my cooking, it is so clean/ flavourless.
Olive oil for flavour, and sesame for just a hint.

ferrit47, Dec 24, 12:44am
Canola Cooking oil.