healthy cooking oil

[Linda51]

I've just purchased a deep fat fryer and was wondering if anyone knew which cooking oil is the healthiest to use. Thanks.

[Clanad]

Check these out ...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/07/26/earlyshow/health/main631719.shtml

http://www.enovaoil.com/about/news.asp

[Ray the DJ]

My parents and grandparents used lard and they all lived to ripe old ages.

[netibiza]

The healthiest oil to fry in is actually Rape Seed Oil if you can get it.  Olive oil isn't any good for deep frying, best used sprinkled over salads.

[Xollob]

Perhaps the finest plate of chips I ever had was in lard-free Northern Cyprus - fresh local potatoes fried in olive oil.

The thing about olive oil is not to use the expensive extra virgine for deep frying. The refining process of pure olive oil - as opposed to virgine or extra virgine - actually helps to increase the smoke point (the temperature at which the oil starts to decompose).

Having said that, there is still a lot to be said for frying in lard. See the British Lard Marketing Board for details.

[smudge]

Both our Grannies ate beef dripping on bread & lived until they were 98 years of age!

[ursula62]

Your grannies probably led an extremely active life though, Smudge, e.g. doing housework without any mechanical or electrical aides, growing their own veg, walking over a mile to the shop daily for groceries, and they probably didn't have a tv set or computer games to sit in front of all day! As a nation we are a lot less active than our parents and grandparents, and are becoming even less so!

[smudge]

You are right ursula62 - both Grannies were very active & looked after themselves for as long as they could. I'd like to think I'll be able to do the same, but only time will tell. :0)

[grafiks319]

I get all of my oil from a shop called vomfass they have a website where you can buy the oil from at www.vomfassuk.com. They do some kick ass whiskies as well lol. Their a good company from my experience and they have always delivered in a couple of days. They also make great presents.