On Monday, October 1, 2012 8:30:19 PM UTC-5, gregz wrote:
> Bryan > wrote:
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> > On Sunday, September 30, 2012 9:12:54 PM UTC-5, gregz wrote:
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> >> Zephirys > wrote:
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> >>> Which is the best oil between olive and sunflower one, in order to get
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> >>> 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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> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottons...vegetable_oils
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> > Of all the liquid oils, cottonseed is the lowest in healthful monounsaturate.
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> > It is about the most foolish oil you could choose, and is hardly fit for
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> >> Greg
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> > --Bryan
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> Who said anything about health.
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There are oils that are just as neutral that are healthful. Cottonseed is the single worst choice among the liquid oils because it is the most unhealthful. It is an industrial product that low quality companies like Utz use because it's cheap.

As far as I know, it's not even sold to consumers, which is a good thing.
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> Greg

--Bryan