Is it pure sesame oil? Sometimes there are mixers.it has a burnt smell. There are so many kinds of oils that it is mind boggling
Thanks. That answers one of my questionsSesame oil is not for high heat cooking. You should use it for flavoring a dish after most of the high heat work is done.
It could also be that George just isn't used to the smell. I think coffee smells burnt most of the time and I know that's how people think it's best. But it's one of the reasons I don't like coffee. So it might just be that sesame oil isn't the right flavor to them.I would imagine that, if the sesame oil is roasted and it smells burnt straight from the bottle, maybe some or all of the sesame seeds got burnt while they were being roasted.
I cook everything in olive oil. I sometimes finish with it, but it’s a workhorse cooking oil.Good sesame oil gives a lot of depth to Asian dishes when used correctly. Whereas we often look to how an oil variety responds to temperature for cooking (smoking point etc), sesame oil is similar to olive oil in that it should be approached as a flavour ingredient mainly for finishing.
Remember, it has a strong flavour so use wisely
I cook almost everything in olive oil. I'm curious about the sautéing in roasted sesame oil. I have read that it burns too easily.I cook everything in olive oil. I sometimes finish with it, but it’s a workhorse cooking oil.
similarly, it’s a myth not to sauté using toasted sesame oil.
So, EVOO could even be used to deep fry. I don't think I'm going to trust the info about sesame oil from a site where people claim you can't fry with EVOO.Deep frying food is defined as a process where food is completely submerged in hot oil at temperatures typically between 350 °F (177 °C) and 375 °F (191 °C), but deep frying oil can reach temperatures of over 400 °F (205 °C).
Yes you can sauté with it, not extremely high heat, but you can cook with it.Sesame oil is not for saute. It is a flavoring and it takes very little to get the job done.