Recent content by katiegirl

Rice Bran Oil Hey-there is a very good article on rice oil in the October issue of Cook's Illustrated. The comparison was made against canola oil and they gave rave reviews on taste and fry ability to rice oil-check it out!!

I guess I am an oil queen. I use rice oil for my deep fryer. It does not smell and the food comes out tasting clean. Maybe your oil was a little rancid since the smell won't go away. Try boiling some vinager or mulling spices.

cooking sprays I don't like cooking sprays because they contain questionable ingredients. You could buy a mister and put your own quality oil in it.

Freezing I like making homemade chicken pot pies. I buy frozen pie crusts that do not have trans fats-sometimes they offer whole wheat. I usually make 4 pies at once and freeze for an easy meal.

Reusing oil Oil is meant to be reused-restaurants sometimes change their oil once a week. Make sure you strain your oil and store in a cool place-refrigeration is good. I agree with the fact that oil should not be heated over the smoke point. I would never use Canola for anything-the smoke...

Rice Oil :chef:I agree. My all time favorite oil is rice oil. It is just the best for all cooking and also for salad dressings. Since most of my cooking seems to be at high temperatures, I like the high smoke point of rice oil. The price is right and you get healthy benefits in the oil. Most...