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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> Does anyone here use it? And if so are you having a hard time finding it?
> It was recommended to me for its buttery taste and it's supposed to be a
> very healthy oil. I was using it to make mashed potatoes. But now I
> can't find it anywhere. It was rather expensive, so maybe it's just as
> well I can't find it. But I liked it!



As an aside, I've read that avacado oil has about the highest smoking point
there is, 520° (!) For comparison, peanut oil is a lowly 440°.

Wouldn't mind trying to stir-fry with it one day.

Hasta,
Curt Nelson