Do you use coconut oil?
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Comments (27)I use my oils based on flavor and appropriateness for the heat level involved in the cooking method. They include olive (evo and "regular"), grapeseed, hazelnut, butter, and lard from organic pastured pigs more or less regularly. I have tried various other oils that don't make the lineup because either I don't like the flavor (coconut, walnut) or the flavor isn't enough to justify the cost. I prefer organic just because. I don't worry about the healthiness of the oilsI use too much because I figure if I use them in moderation none of them are that bad. We don't bake- way too many calories in most baked goods, we do eat salads, we sautee with the minimum fat to cook properly, use small amounts in marinades and on vegetables (unless the meal is vegetarian so we add more fat sometimes). The doctor is pleased with my husband's "good" cholesterol levels, so it must be right enough! But my Dad and I were talking just yesterday about the way people are getting bombarded with so much conflicting information about "science says". We both have degrees in biology and ended up agreeing that part of the problem is that "science" is presented as if it were one big entity when really it is a bunch of very different people doing lots of very different work looking at things in extreme detail. Lots of times those details don't line up with each other, which doesn't make one study "wrong" and another one "right", but does indicate a need for further study to figure out why they seem to say such different things. I could go on, but I'll stop there....See MoreWhat do you do with coconut milk? Fiddleheads?
Comments (4)I use coconut milk in rice pudding and have used it in the past in a Thai soup (which I didn't care for, so I won't bother to post the recipe). WE have fiddleheads but we mostly just saute them. Grandma used to use bacon grease and then crumble the bacon over top the fiddleheads when serving. I used olive oil instead but they weren't the same, so I reverted to bacon. Another local delicacy is just starting to pop up, morel mushrooms. I don't care much for them but I love to hunt them. Annie Annie...See MoreWhat Oil Do You Use for Your Wood Cutting Boards
Comments (18)As many have said, food grade mineral oil. I have several rock maple cutting boards. I never soak them or do more than damp cloth wipe them. I seldom oil them. I have a very large sugar maple board that I use as a pastry board. I never oil it. I bench scrape it and damp wipe it. I mostly use my wooden cutting boards for prepping, chopping, slicing vegetables. I wipe it with a damp cloth and never allow freshly washed vegetables to soak it. Drain the veggies first, or wash after prepping. There is a property to wood (that's not gummed up with a lot of oil or wax) to dry out and inhibit bacteria. I used poly - plastic chopping boards for meat, chicken or fish. Then I wash well, especially after putting notoriously bacteria-laden chicken on them. HOT WATER, some bleach, scrub, rinse or dishwasher. If you do use oil, only a light coat. Remove excess. Also, despite any marketing hype, understand that you will not be "feeding" the wood. The wood is not alive. Not gonna be hungry or feed on anything. I love the sound of a knife or utensil on wood. Oh, and with a lot of knife work, you don't have to slice through and go into the wood. Slicing bread? Just go easy at the bottom of the slice, lift the bread up just a bit. Have fun....See MoreExtra Virgin Coconut Oil
Comments (20)Yep Refined coconut oil has zero taste or scent...the virgin UN-refined tastes and smells like fresh coconut.. I once used it as a deep treatment on my hair. It took forever to wash the oil out. I had to resort to Dawn lol or remain a grease head. I like the UNrefined since I love the scent of coconut. I'm another one that uses it on my trouble spots, cuticles, elbows, knees, and eye area. Its really magical in its benefits for these areas. It will melt at about 76 degree F in the container. Oh its also great as a lip moisturizer....See More- 12 years agolast modified: 11 years ago
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