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When grilling, trade the olive oil for a high smoke point oil. Photo courtesy DeMedici.com. Do you use olive oil when grilling? Perhaps you shouldn’t. Olive oil has a lower smoke point than other oils, so it will burn faster. Each fat (including butter, lard, oil and shortening) has a particular smoke point, which…
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When you’re making a choice of cooking oil at the supermarket, do you know why you choose that particular type? Is it habit, what your mother used, whatever is on sale? There are three reasons to pick a cooking oil: 1. The first is for your health: Unsaturated fats, including monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, are…
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[1] Melted or “drawn” butter, at top, compared to clarified butter (photo by Emily Chang | THE NIBBLE). Melted or “drawn” butter, at top, compared to clarified butter (photo by Emily Chang | THE NIBBLE). If you like to sauté foods in butter but find that higher heat scorches the butter, use clarified butter…
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