Cleaning up the pantry and thought it would be fun to take a shot at my oils. Don’t have all of them here since butter and some others are in the fridge.
This is from someone steam broccoli a few months ago and don’t own an olive oil in the kitchen! LOL!
What oils you have in your pantry?
I am quite new to keto. To make it more fun, I went a bit all out on trying different brands and flavors. Definitely worth it! Thought it’d be fun to learn about other types of oils and what they are good for, and people’s preference in terms of flavors.
For example, I have those two avocado oils, and I find the Primal Kitchen one is much more “avocado-y” than the other. So I use it on salad, the other for sauté.
What is walnut oil good for?
Avacado oil is great for mayonnaise. I like half avacado and half light olive oil for a good mayo
I don’t worry. Salmonella is about 1 in 30000 and I’m a healthy person. Store bought has raw egg too so I’d rather make my own with a quality egg
These are my favorites, especially for salad dressings! I have 5 different kinds of olive oils, one avocado oil. I also use ghee, coconut oil, and sesame oil
Great set-up! However, olive oil doesn’t keep that long and the taste diminishes. Store it in a dark and cool space to protect it from oxidation. For mono-and especially poly-unsaturated fats, I try to buy smaller bottles made out of dark-stained glass and store them in the fridge.
Thanks for the pointers. I definitely want to trim down once I settle on my likes. Would you say a variety of oils/fats are vital? I have in the back of my mind, “everything in moderation”, so I started with thinking I need to get a bunch different types to get balanced nutrition profile.
However I am simplistic usually, so would love to eventually just trim down to fewer types. What would you say are the essentials? In terms of balanced fat profile and other considerations?
Sometimes, moderation also needs to be in moderation. I like a variety of oils, but I go through phases. Right now, I am in the ghee phase. Three months ago, I was in the coconut oil phase.
Anyone tried mustard oil? I’ve been curious (to try it in Indian cooking for example)
I’m at work on my phone so I can’t take a pic, but I have:
MCT, Coconut, Olive Oil. I eat the first two raw, and cook with Olive oil.
I like to mix my Coconut oil in my peanut butter.
Oh, lets see…
avocado oil
olive oil
olive oil seasoned with hot peppers
ghee
ghee seasoned with hot peppers
coconut oil
cocoa butter
kerrygold butter
duck fat
sesame oil
lard
and a ton of bacon juice!
I make my own and have no problem with it kept properly chilled in the fridge for up to a month. I make double recipes because we base our salad dressings on the mayo a lot now. So it doesn’t last that long very often due to consumption around here.
This article is making egg nog, but addresses the issue of raw eggs and how you can protect yourself when using them.
