Frying with avocado oil

[Anonymous]

Have you tried it?
How did it turn out?

Costco sells avocado oil and I'm hoping to give it a try.

[Anonymous]

Um. Buy it. TRY IT. Not that hard a concept.

[Anonymous]

Never tried it...Sounds interesting

[Anonymous]

I haven't tried it. But I think its makeup is similar to olive oil -- high in monounsaturated fats. I'd treat it like olive oil, i.e., fry at a medium heat, not high. That should avoid smoking it or breaking it down into something bitter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I haven't tried it. But I think its makeup is similar to olive oil -- high in monounsaturated fats. I'd treat it like olive oil, i.e., fry at a medium heat, not high. That should avoid smoking it or breaking it down into something bitter.

Actually, Avocado oil is the highest heat oil you can buy-higher than Peanut oil. It is an ideal oil to fry with, had a very clean flavor. The smoke point is a whopping 520 degrees.

I now exclusively use Avocado oil for ALL of my cooking, except the occasional sesame oil for flavor and high quality OOV for a few things such as pesto, Baba ghanoush, and other such Mediterranean foods that cannot do without.

[Anonymous]

I bought the Costco avocado oil a few months ago. While I haven't tried frying with it I have used it for lots of things (including on bread) and we really love it. Good taste and good nutrition. Go for it!