Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Greetings all, I realise the ideal is virgin, minimally processed coconut oil, and I do have some on hand for special use, and I hope that I do not offend the vendors on this board that are working hard to deliver the best, but I can't afford the best on a daily basis, for the amount we use. Can anyone recommend a quality RBD coconut oil (minimum heat, no harsh chemicals, no coconut scent) source for everyday use? Preferably in the U.S. to save on shipping? Or is there a source of virgin CNO that is affordable in bulk (5 gallon or more size)? Last time I got the " EPCO " from Tropical Traditions. I found it met expectations, and I liked the price, but it is grainy in texture, and a tad heavy in the stomach. Is there a better source? Thanks for your help, -Blair Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 The deodorization I have noticed mentioned on this list involves steam as part of the process. Does anyone have a home process to steam deodorize? I am wondering if I could intentionally add purified water to CNO in a cooking pot at home and set it to a low boil until the visible water disappears or a thermometer tells me the oil is getting hotter.. Wouldn't much of the scent be removed along with the steam? With water in the pot the CNO would be exposed to the lower boiling point of water instead of much higher temperature oil is capable of. My thought is this deodorized oil could possibly be made in small batches and used within a day or two as needed. Could this work? Darrell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 Re: RBD oil? > > The deodorization I have noticed mentioned on this list involves steam as part of the process. Does anyone have a home process to steam deodorize? I am wondering if I could intentionally add purified water to CNO in a cooking pot at home and set it to a low boil until the visible water disappears or a thermometer tells me the oil is getting hotter.. Wouldn't much of the scent be removed along with the steam? With water in the pot the CNO would be exposed to the lower boiling point of water instead of much higher temperature oil is capable of. My thought is this deodorized oil could possibly be made in small batches and used within a day or two as needed. Could this work? > > Darrell Why not just buy a lower grade deodorized and bleached coconut oil if the smell and taste are that repugnant to you? Alobar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 7, 2004 Report Share Posted October 7, 2004 On Thu, 07 Oct 2004 06:50:23 -0000, Blair McMorran <baburn1@...> wrote: > > Can anyone recommend a quality RBD coconut oil (minimum heat, no > harsh chemicals, no coconut scent) source for everyday use? > Preferably in the U.S. to save on shipping? Or is there a source of > virgin CNO that is affordable in bulk (5 gallon or more size)? I don't know if you can avoid those processes above to make RBD oil - but anyway, if you can find a Filipino or Asian store in your area, look for Minola brand cooking oil. It might be avaible in a Tetra brik packaging over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 8, 2004 Report Share Posted October 8, 2004 Thanks Jim! I will look for Minola. What is Tetra Brik packaging? -Blair > I don't know if you can avoid those processes above to make RBD oil - > but anyway, if you can find a Filipino or Asian store in your area, > look for Minola brand cooking oil. It might be avaible in a Tetra brik > packaging over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2004 Report Share Posted October 9, 2004 > > I don't know if you can avoid those processes above to make RBD > oil - > > but anyway, if you can find a Filipino or Asian store in your area, > > look for Minola brand cooking oil. It might be avaible in a Tetra > brik > > packaging over there. tetra brick packaging is a carton-like packaging used also for fruit drinks, rectangular in shape. jim, here in vancouver, i have been to several asian and filipino stores but they don't carry RBD oil, so i end up buying RBD oil from india, it is $1.25 to $1.99 per 250 ml (now that $1.00 canadian is almost P45.00, it really is expensive!) it amounts to about P300.00 per liter! or $8.00 per litre, compared to canola which costs only $4/gallon! do you think pinoys should atart exporting RBD oil too? for cooking purposes i mean. i use RBD for cooking, because it is much cheaper than VCO, even if it is expensive compared to canola, corn, soya oil. it is even more expensive than olive oil in some places. bessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 I have been using an oil by Omega for cooking. I have had good luck with it. I found it at one of my health food stores locally, but you can see it at this website: http://www.omeganutrition.com/products-gourmet-coconut.php Kim S Re: RBD oil? > > I don't know if you can avoid those processes above to make RBD > oil - > > but anyway, if you can find a Filipino or Asian store in your area, > > look for Minola brand cooking oil. It might be avaible in a Tetra > brik > > packaging over there. tetra brick packaging is a carton-like packaging used also for fruit drinks, rectangular in shape. jim, here in vancouver, i have been to several asian and filipino stores but they don't carry RBD oil, so i end up buying RBD oil from india, it is $1.25 to $1.99 per 250 ml (now that $1.00 canadian is almost P45.00, it really is expensive!) it amounts to about P300.00 per liter! or $8.00 per litre, compared to canola which costs only $4/gallon! do you think pinoys should atart exporting RBD oil too? for cooking purposes i mean. i use RBD for cooking, because it is much cheaper than VCO, even if it is expensive compared to canola, corn, soya oil. it is even more expensive than olive oil in some places. bessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 10, 2004 Report Share Posted October 10, 2004 Bessie I use Minola RBD for cooking even if they honestly say that the oil has been processed in assorted kinds of chemicals. It at least does not let the cooked food taste like coconut oil. Baguio oil i think also has RBD coconut oil. Even here in the Philippines, due to popular demand, the coconut cooking oil price has gone up and is still going up. Re: RBD oil? > > I don't know if you can avoid those processes above to make RBD > oil - > > but anyway, if you can find a Filipino or Asian store in your area, > > look for Minola brand cooking oil. It might be avaible in a Tetra > brik > > packaging over there. tetra brick packaging is a carton-like packaging used also for fruit drinks, rectangular in shape. jim, here in vancouver, i have been to several asian and filipino stores but they don't carry RBD oil, so i end up buying RBD oil from india, it is $1.25 to $1.99 per 250 ml (now that $1.00 canadian is almost P45.00, it really is expensive!) it amounts to about P300.00 per liter! or $8.00 per litre, compared to canola which costs only $4/gallon! do you think pinoys should atart exporting RBD oil too? for cooking purposes i mean. i use RBD for cooking, because it is much cheaper than VCO, even if it is expensive compared to canola, corn, soya oil. it is even more expensive than olive oil in some places. bessie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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