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Light Olive Oil (pure or regular)

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Desc:

Smoke point: 465-470deg

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Desc: robust flavor - can have buttery, spicy, fruity, or grassy notes
Smoke point: 325-375deg

3
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How is EV Olive Oil made?

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4
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How is Light (pure,regular) olive oil made?

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5
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Peanut Oil

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Desc: pale in color, nutty scent and powerful flavor. Goes rancid quickly. Often used in asian cuisine
SP: high - 450deg

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Palm Oil

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Desc: saturated fat made from oil palm tree. semi-solid at room temp.
SP: high - 450deg

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Corn Oil

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Desc: neutral flavor, used frequently in commercial kitchens.
SP: high - 450deg

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Coconut Oil

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Desc: solid at toom temp, similar to butter consistency
SP: medium - 350deg

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Vegetable Oil

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Desc: blend of different refined oils, neutral-tasting. doesn’t add much flavor so its good for sauteing and frying.
SP: medium high - 400deg

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Canola Oil

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Desc: pressed from rapeseed plant, similar to veg oil in flavor, color, smoke pt, and usage qualities.
SP: med high - 425-475deg

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Grapeseed Oil

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Desc: light green in color, clean taste. Often used in vinaigrettes.
SP: med high - 420deg

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Avocado Oil

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Desc: high in monosaturated fat. used to saute, roasting, searing, and vinaigrettes
SP: high - 510deg

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Sunflower Seed Oil

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Desc: turns rancid quicker than other oils
SP: high - 460deg

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Sesame Oil

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Desc: neutral flavor, general-purpose
SP: med high - 410deg

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Toasted sesame oil

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Desc: nuttier flavor than regular sesame
SP: med - 350deg

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Hemp Seed Oil

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Desc: nutty, rich flavor and dark green color. too sensitive to be heated - use as finishing oil for soups or grain bowls
SP: med - 330deg

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Flaxseed Oil

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Desc: nutty tasting, too much can be fishy and funky. use sparingly in dressings or as a finisher. keep in fridge.
SP: no heat - 225deg

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Toasted Nut and Seed Oils (walnut, pistachio, sesame, etc)

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Desc: delicate in smoke point, but big in flavor. rich addition to soups and salads.

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Almond Oil

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Desc:
SP: high - 495deg