I bought a quart of coconut oil to try and duplicate the recipe for a sauce from a local dive. This wasn't the missing mystery ingredient.
I know it coconut oil makes for great popcorn, and I plan to make some shallot oil for some SE asian recipes.
What else is coconut oil especially good for?
-sw
I use for many of those things I would have used solid shortening or oil for where the taste of coconut wouldn't clash. I use it for pan frying, stir frying, sautes, even in pie crusts sometimes, instead of butter. It's great with Indian dishes or Southeast Asian dishes. Great in gorengs. I have even used it to make some cookies, just substituting it straight across for the butter. Even used it to pan fry a steak and loved the additionaly flavor of the nuttiness from the coconut.
I use for many of those things I would have used solid shortening or oil for where the taste of coconut wouldn't clash.
????? I have not used any coconut oil that has a taste of coconut. I find it to be very 'neutral' with regard to taste, which is one of its great qualities. -- "So long, so long, and thanks for all the fish!" Dave www.davebbq.com
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I use for many of those things I would have used solid shortening or oil for where the taste of coconut wouldn't clash.
????? I have not used any coconut oil that has a taste of coconut. I find it to be very 'neutral' with regard to taste, which is one of its great qualities.
The taste depends on the brand, from what I've seen.
I've used several different brands, store bought and mail order, and a couple have had a very definite coconut taste to them.
All of the "better" ones (i.e. "virgin" vs. simply "organic" or unqualified) had a definite fresh coconut aroma.
I'd guess that it probably depends on the extraction method and any subsequent refining that might be done, as with olive oil.
I use for many of those things I would have used solid shortening or oil for where the taste of coconut wouldn't clash.
????? I have not used any coconut oil that has a taste of coconut. I find it to be very 'neutral' with regard to taste, which is one of its great qualities.
Mine is "refined, deodorized, and bleached", so I don't get much fragrance or taste from it.
The stuff I have has a smoke point of 450. I'd like to get some partially refined for taste, but I couldn't find *any* at our Asian grocer today (I got mine current jar from a middle eastern store).
I use for many of those things I would have used solid shortening or oil for where the taste of coconut wouldn't clash.
????? I have not used any coconut oil that has a taste of coconut. I find it to be very 'neutral' with regard to taste, which is one of its great qualities.
Mine is "refined, deodorized, and bleached", so I don't get much fragrance or taste from it.
The stuff I have has a smoke point of 450. I'd like to get some partially refined for taste, but I couldn't find *any* at our Asian grocer today (I got mine current jar from a middle eastern store).
-sw
That must be the difference. I get mine at a health food store. It isn't processed much at all. The less processed coconut oil seems to be healthier for you and not as 'saturated'. The very processed stuff is hydrogenated, and THAT is the bad coconut oil that the American Soybean Council and all those ilk used to to their research on that showed up as dangerous and unhealthy. So we try to get the closest to natural as we can. The less humans have tampered with something the more we like it. Plus we like the coconut flavor of our coconut oil. It just smells so yummy!
Mine is "refined, deodorized, and bleached", so I don't get much fragrance or taste from it.
The stuff I have has a smoke point of 450. I'd like to get some partially refined for taste, but I couldn't find *any* at our Asian grocer today (I got mine current jar from a middle eastern store).
That must be the difference. I get mine at a health food store. It isn't processed much at all. The less processed coconut oil seems to be healthier for you and not as 'saturated'. The very processed stuff is hydrogenated
This stuff is not hydrogenated at all. I made sure before I bought it. I don't think it has any trans-fats (or at least it's below the .5/gr limit).
