cooking oils
My kids love pancakes, so I make them with all o.k. grains which I
throw into my grain grinder to make fresh flour. I used to brush
canola oil onto the hot cast iron pan and made wonderful pancakes as a
treat. My question is: given all the controversy over trans fats,
etc., what kind of oil should I use so that the pancakes won’t stick?
Someone suggested butter or lard (from free range animals, of course).
I’m really not into no-stick pans, so I welcome suggestions.
Also, what do people use for sauteeing, as I heard that heating olive
oil is not healthy either? But isn’t this what the Mediterranean folks
use?
Thanks for any help.
April 30th, 2004 at 10:07 pm
Wondering about that Grapeseed oil….
Where do you find it? What is the brand name?
(First I hear of it!)
Frances Nokes in Winnipeg
April 30th, 2004 at 11:59 pm
I find my grapeseed oil at the HFS in Paris, TX. The brand is Montebello,
out of Englewood Cliffs NJ. I read about it somewhere and was hearing a lot
about Grape Seed Extract and Grapefruit Seed Extract at the time, and
decided to try it. It’s not as heavy as olive oil.
Sarah
May 1st, 2004 at 8:13 am
Francis said:
And isn’t it funny that both the Grape Seed and the Grapefruit Seed extracts, which must be quite different though they sound similar, came into popular HF consciousness at about the same time!
Yes, and yet Grape Seed Extract helps to lower cholesterol, Grapefruit Seed extract is supposed to be good for antiviral and getting rid of some parasites internally as drops or pill, and also for cleaning, mouthwash, and other things. This is one of those things I’m waiting to get other opinions about, though I have read it should not be taken all the time.
Sarah
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May 1st, 2004 at 1:48 pm
Frances
I look after the Nature’s Cupboards (Health Food) department in our
local supermarket in Central Ontario. Often I find that brands
readily available to our neighbours south of the border,and mentioned
on the blood boards are not found in Canada.
We stock Grapeseed Oil by Borges. Tomorrow when I go to work I will
read the address label and post the info when I get home, and this
may help your local HFS order some for you.
Have you checked in the major supermarkets in Winnipeg for Health
Sets. They are all the rage in Ontario among the major chains like
A&P, Dominion & Zehrs etc. You have Safeway and Overwaitea (sp?) in
Manitoba I think, so phone about to save travel time, and see if they
stock some items. Our sales of soy products, organic dairy and
hundreds of other items are growing exponentially to the point where
suppliers are having trouble keeping stock in the warehouses!
Just think how healthy many others could be if they new about and
tried Living and Eating Right 4 their type!!
Take care
Toni
May 4th, 2004 at 3:49 am
HI Leanne,
You said: Also, what do people use for sautéing, as I heard that heating
olive oil is not healthy either? * * * * * * * I use a combination of extra
virgin olive oil and free range unsalted butter. I heard that one shouldn’t
heat flax seed oil not olive oil. I know that you cannot heat olive oil on
high — only medium heat. And yes, that is what the folks in the Med use.
Aloha
CB
May 4th, 2004 at 4:10 pm
Ooooooooops. . . I guess I meant Leslie.
aloha
CB