On Sunday, September 30, 2012 9:12:54 PM UTC-5, gregz wrote:
> Zephirys > wrote:
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> > Which is the best oil between olive and sunflower one, in order to get proper french fries?
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> My favorite chips are made with cottonseed oil.
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> Check out the list of smoke points of oil. Olive oil is too near the
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> optimum 375 degrees of frying. You can get by at 350, but less effective at
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> reducing oil absorption.
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Look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottons...vegetable_oils

Of all the liquid oils, cottonseed is the lowest in healthful monounsaturate.

It is about the most foolish oil you could choose, and is hardly fit for human consumption.
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> Greg

--Bryan