I wonder.. is cooking in sesame oil bad?

[LordJezo]

Doing things like frying up some spinach or some brocolli...


Bad for you?

 

[MonkOnXanax]

 

[Anubis]

dont think so

 

[MonkOnXanax]

some oils might be healithier, but i don't know if frying *anything* is actually healthy.

 

[Swag1138]

So long as you dont deep fry it.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Ruins the taste if heated too much. Sesame is really a flavoring agent. Use a cooking oil with a higher smoke point, and add the sesame oil near the end. Better taste that way

 

[Miramonti]

Sesame oil is awesome, especially 'roasted sesame oil'! Don't know what the saturated fat is tho, possibly 1/3 to 1/2 of the total fat grams, 3 grams total per teaspoon, from a quick google.

Add a little bit of grand marnier and it will be awesome! It works great to blanch the broccoli type veggies (the hard non-spinach ones) in boiling water for a couple minutes, then throw the veggies in a sause pan into a sesame oil/grand mar. mix, and voila, awesome, tasty, and healthy (enough )

AVOID "partially hydrogenated oils" as much as possible but regular pressed sesame oil is cool.

 

[PrincessGuard]

The type of sesame oil you generally get from Asian markets is bad for cooking since it can't withstand very high temperatures. It is mainly used as a condiment.

If you're concerned about fat, steam your veggies.

 

[Peetoeng]

It's really bad, because it has strong permeating smell. Like previous post said, it is used for flavoring. You'd get the flavor with just a couple of drops.

But you can always try frying with it. Please tell us how your kitchen smells afterward.

 

[xuanman]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider
Ruins the taste if heated too much. Sesame is really a flavoring agent. Use a cooking oil with a higher smoke point, and add the sesame oil near the end. Better taste that way

yes, exactly

 

[Miramonti]

too much sesame can get old pretty quick too.

 

[FrustratedUser]

Olive oil all the way.


It is not bad for you unless you drink it in large quantities.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Olive oil all the way.


It is not bad for you unless you drink it in large quantities.

I agree, I use olive oil in everything that I try to cook

 

[ElFenix]

well its not palm oil

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Olive oil all the way.


It is not bad for you unless you drink it in large quantities.

I agree, I use olive oil in everything that I try to cook

thats probably part of your problem... olive oil doesn't have a very high smoke point. peanut oil is far better for things like... using high temps. (searing, deep frying, forgetting that your stove has a medium setting)

 

[FrustratedUser]

What ever you do, do not cook in Pennzoil.

 

[Zim Hosein]

Originally posted by: ElFenix

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein

Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
Olive oil all the way.


It is not bad for you unless you drink it in large quantities.

I agree, I use olive oil in everything that I try to cook

thats probably part of your problem... olive oil doesn't have a very high smoke point. peanut oil is far better for things like... using high temps. (searing, deep frying, forgetting that your stove has a medium setting)

ElFenix, when I posted try I just meant that I don't cook much because I'm don't know how to cook too many things, I just stick to the basics like eggs, hamburgers & well eggs and hamburgers