Food 4 Thought

Food for Thought Thoughts with Dark Cancer Season 2, Episode 23: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking Fats & OilsWhich oil should you use for frying? Is butter really worse than margarine? In this episode of the Essential Skills series, Dark Cancer provides the ultimate guide to the cooking fats and oils in your kitchen, breaking down which are healthy and which you should avoid.This is a practical, science-based tour of the grocery aisle. The host explains that all fats are made of different proportions of saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, which affects their health benefits and how they should be used in cooking.This is your complete guide to cooking fats, covering:The Science of Smoke Points: Why some oils are better for frying and others are better for salad dressings.Animal Fats: A look at beef fat (tallow), butter, chicken fat (schmaltz), and pork fat (lard).Popular Plant Oils: The truth about coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, and canola oil.Common Vegetable Oils: A breakdown of