Canola oil, olive oil, avocado oil, sunflower oil, butter, and virgin coconut oil all have their supporters. I’m often asked to compare cooking oils. Every time I speak about nutrition in public, the question about the best cooking oil for home use is brought up. So, I decided to pu...
"Before antioxidants, extra-virgin olive oil and supermarket sushi commanded public obsession, the first edition of this book swept readers and cooks into the everyday magic of the kitchen: it became an overnight classic. Now, 20 years later, McGee has taken his slightly outdated volume and tu...
Oil creates an anaerobic environment, but by itself doesn’t provide any moisture for bacteria to grow. But with the addition of something like a raw clove of garlic, an anaerobic environment is created, and the garlic provides the food and moisture necessary for anaerobic bacteria to thrive ...
I was wondering if there is a chart or formula for the point when the oil lights on fire or flash points. Chris On October 16, 2005 at 03:01 AM, Rachel Ramey (guest) said... I found the following information at http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&...
The food granules may be conditioned by the addition of lecithin, rice oil, sugar, phosphoric acid, adipic acid or other acids. In the processing of rice, for example, such chemical additives are useful in improving the quality of the final product. It should be noted that the gas ...
We move differently in this world at different points. There are lessons I learned in a flash and others that I will be working through my life. I guess that’s why I love to work with wild yeast. It is a material that is alive and familiar yet full of surprises and mysteries. It ...
Table 1. Used frying oil properties. Physical Properties Acid value (mg KOH/g sample) Peroxide value (meqO2/kg) Density (kg/m3) Kinematic viscosity (mm2/s) High calorific value (kJ/kg) Flash point (◦C) Water content (mg/kg) 1.77 30.30 900 32.5 39,000 244 1.16 Fatty acid ...