"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
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> Dee Randall wrote:
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>> "Dan Logcher" > wrote in message
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>>> Be careful. Sesame oil has a low smoke point and will burn more
>>> easily than peanut or corn oil.
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>>> Dan
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>> Thanks, Dan. I see by a chart that 175C is 347ºF.
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> There may be exceptions, but as a general rule, sesame oil isn't used for
> cooking as much as it's used as a flavoring agent, added to food *after*
> it's already been cooked.
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> Ken Blake
> Please reply to the newsgroup
Ken, it is my understanding that the tiny toasted bottles of sesame oil is
the one that isn't used for cooking, but as a flavoring agent; and it is the
big cans of 100% sesame oil that are used for cooking in oil. I am using a
can that is 56 oz. and I've bought and seen cans twice that size.

You can see images of this on
http://images.google.com/images?svnu...sesame&spell=1

The first can is the oil for cooking; look down further on the page where
there is a bottle that says "Pure" which is usually toasted. The can of oil
is what I'm speaking of for cooking. At least that is what I've done.

Any further comments appreciated.
Dee