On Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 9:06:20 PM UTC-5, dsi1 wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 12:31:01 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
> > On Wed, 15 Jan 2020 14:25:06 -0800 (PST), dsi1
> > > wrote:
> >
> > >On Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 8:20:06 AM UTC-10, tert in seattle wrote:
> > >> writes:
> > >> >On Wednesday, January 15, 2020 at 12:16:34 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > >> >> That could be it. I don't use much oil.
> > >> >
> > >> >I think Americans tend to use less oil than they should when cooking. If
> > >> >you can free yourself from being stingy with oil when frying your
> > >> >cooking would immediately jump up onto another level of cooking. Just
> > >> >banish everything you think you know about cooking is all it takes.
> > >>
> > >> I learned this about 20 years ago from a friend who went to cooking
> > >> school - I was never quite happy with my fried potatoes and she also said
> > >> use more oil and make sure it's hot enough before adding the potatoes.
> > >> I've been using about 1/8" covering the bottom of the pan and start out
> > >> nice and hot, but also, let them sit! Don't try scraping them off the pan
> > >> until they've had a chance to brown. Same with the fried polenta. I've
> > >> never had trouble with it sticking.
> > >
> > >America will never be great again until it teaches its young to use oil frequently and promiscuously.
> >
> > How does one know if one's country is great? And if one's trying to
> > make one's country great, how does know that one has achieved it? Is
> > having an orange president a requirement, for instance?
>
> Can a nation afraid of "a little oil" ever be great? Does the popularity of air fryers reveal the mediocrity of our thinking? Have we lost our grit? Do weak stomachs and blandness ever amount to greatness? Hee hee.

Americans are fat enough. Cutting down on fat (not eliminating it altogether)
is an efficient way to reduce calorie intake. Of course, cutting down on carbs
often results in cutting down on fat. How much butter can a potato absorb?
How much butter can green beans absorb?

Many foods that are low in fat are not bland. Consider the chile pepper.

Cindy Hamilton