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Low Smoke Point Olive Oil On High Heat–Is It Safe?
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June 10, 2024

Low Smoke Point Olive Oil on High Heat–Is It Safe?

Olive Oil has a Low Smoke Point. Can you still cook with it? We’ve all heard a thousand times high smoke point oils like soy and canola are the oils of choice for cooking–especially high-heat cooking. This is a particular concern for professional chefs who typically cook with temperatures far higher than those used by a home cook. If the oils aren’t smoking that must mean, the thinking goes, that they are chemically stable. No smoke, no free radicals, no toxins. No problems. But I want you to set aside, for a moment, everything you’ve been told about smoke point…

Seed Oil Free Foods And Healthy Shopping List Items
July 28, 2020

Seed Oil-Free Shopping List: Healthy Foods You Can Buy With Confidence

List of Seed Oil-Free Products & Other Healthy Foods by Category Many people who are trying to avoid seed oils ask the same question: what foods are actually seed-oil free? Grocery stores are full of confusing labels, and seed oils now appear in many packaged foods where people don’t expect them. The good news is that most whole foods are naturally seed-oil free. The challenge is knowing which processed foods to avoid and which everyday foods you can buy with confidence. This seed oil-free shopping list includes both naturally seed-oil-free foods and common grocery items people often ask about, organized…

Can You Really Cook With Olive Oil?
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February 10, 2020

Can You Really Cook with Olive Oil?

The whole concept of smoke point may have been created by the edible oil industry to sell us their cheap, flavorless and (now we know) unfortunately quite toxic products.

Dr Cate Shanahan's List Of Good Fats And Bad Including The Hateful Eight
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April 9, 2017

Good Fats vs Bad Fats: The Truth About Seed Oils

This page was created to serve as a resource listing good fats and oils versus bad fats and oils. The goal is to serve as a clearinghouse for discussions around why a given fat or oil is good or bad for human health, and to include recommendations for the healthiest cooking practices.

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