Re: Frying with Coconut Oil

[Guest guest]

>Native nutrition readings I've seen have said don't eat fried foods

>because commercial fried foods are cooked in (probably rancid)

>vegetable oils. I'm wondering, if one uses coconut oil for frying

>chicken, would that be healthy?

No, not particularly, because you'd still be cooking the food at a very

high temperature, and in the case of chicken (or especially seafood) very

high temperatures are bad because they damage the lipids in the food just

like frying temperatures damage modern fryer oils, but it would definitely

be a lot less unhealthy than frying with some other oils. Because of its

shorter chain length, though, I'm not sure how well coconut oil would

actually work for frying, though. Beef tallow is almost certainly better.

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[Guest guest]

It is my understanding that coconut and palm can withstand higher heats than

other vegetable oils. I fry in either frequently. Maybe the WAPF site has

more info.

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From: jaydeejersey

Native nutrition readings I've seen have said don't eat fried foods

because commercial fried foods are cooked in (probably rancid)

vegetable oils. I'm wondering, if one uses coconut oil for frying

chicken, would that be healthy?

[Guest guest]

It seems like I can fry food on a lower flame using coconut oil. Do shortchain

fats

transer heat better than longchain fats?

Darrell

[Guest guest]

Connie-

>It is my understanding that coconut and palm can withstand higher heats than

>other vegetable oils. I fry in either frequently. Maybe the WAPF site has

>more info.

I don't know, coconut oil's smoke point is supposed to be 350 degrees, a

far cry from peanut oil, at 440, corn oil at 450, and soybean oil at

495. Those do seem out of wack given their various degrees of saturation,

but it might be because CO has shorter-chain fats.

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[Guest guest]

>Native nutrition readings I've seen have said don't eat fried foods

>because commercial fried foods are cooked in (probably rancid)

>vegetable oils. I'm wondering, if one uses coconut oil for frying

>chicken, would that be healthy?

Actually I think the coconut oil puts up with the heat better

than the chicken fat does. I DO fry in coconut oil ... it can't

get very hot or it smokes, so frying takes longer. Lately

though when I cook chicken at a higher heat it tastes

rancid to me, so I'm thinking I should use the water

smoker more on chicken. The coconut oil never smells

rancid though, it seems pretty stable.

My favorite fried food is battered fish, fried in 1/4 inch

of oil or so. Chicken seems to do better for me

as " oven fried " chicken: I just roll it in spiced rice flour

and put a dab of oil on top, and bake.

Heidi Jean

[Guest guest]

Hi All,

I'm new. I used to be a chef, and some of the restaurants do use nasty, overage

grease. Not healthy. But as for using coconut oil, I'm sure there are many

things you can do with it besides frying. If any oil is used to it's smoking

point, it is breaking down. That isn't healthy. I've read that it starts to

become carcinogenic. Of course they say that about everything these days. <sigh>

Still, perhaps olive oil would be better, or lower you temps just a bit. I use

coconut milk for Caribbean dishes. Very good.

Beverly

Earthways

Subject: Re: Frying with Coconut Oil

>Native nutrition readings I've seen have said don't eat fried foods

>because commercial fried foods are cooked in (probably rancid)

>vegetable oils. I'm wondering, if one uses coconut oil for frying

>chicken, would that be healthy?

Actually I think the coconut oil puts up with the heat better

than the chicken fat does. I DO fry in coconut oil ... it can't

get very hot or it smokes, so frying takes longer. Lately

though when I cook chicken at a higher heat it tastes

rancid to me, so I'm thinking I should use the water

smoker more on chicken. The coconut oil never smells

rancid though, it seems pretty stable.

My favorite fried food is battered fish, fried in 1/4 inch

of oil or so. Chicken seems to do better for me

as " oven fried " chicken: I just roll it in spiced rice flour

and put a dab of oil on top, and bake.

Heidi Jean

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