On Sunday, September 18, 2016 at 1:55:07 AM UTC-10, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 10:02:30 AM UTC-4, wrote:
> > For the last decade or so, we've bought exactly one oil to keep in our kitchen, a non-EV olive from Trader Joe's. We're now considering alternatives. I tried canola oil - seems fine. We mostly use it to sautée but also use it wherever and whenever we need, e.g., baking, on salads, frying. I'm considering keeping one oil for cooking and getting some EV olive oil for salads.
> >
> > Your thoughts appreciated, and thanks in advance.
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> If you like canola, go ahead and use it.
>
> I don't like canola for cooking; it smells fishy to me when heated. Not
> everybody gets that from it, so perhaps you're one of the lucky ones.

I get the cheap cooking spray with has canola oil in it. I can smell that fishy scent when it's heated but it does not flavor the food so I don't mind.. If I use it on baking pans, I won't smell a thing. My daughter uses a coconut oil spray. She's more fancy than I am.

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> I don't do a lot of high-temperature frying, so I generally use extra-virgin
> olive oil for everything. If I want a neutral oil for sautéing, I use
> peanut oil, but it's considerably more expensive than canola (at grocery
> stores in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and in the small quantities that I purchase).
> I understand it's cheaper in areas where more people deep-fry, and when
> purchased in quantities of at least a gallon.
>
> Cindy Hamilton