On Aug 28, 10:11 am, Sheldon > wrote:
> On Aug 28, 11:12?am, Bobo Bonobo? > wrote:
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> > On Aug 28, 8:55 am, Sheldon > wrote:
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> > > On Aug 28, 9:49?am, Bobo Bonobo? > wrote:
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> > > > OMG! The food snob is asking for advice?
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> > > > Here's my problem. I need to figure out what oil to use for quantity
> > > > preparation of pancakes and French toast. All I keep around is peanut
> > > > and EVOO. The OO is obviously not right. The peanut oil cannot be
> > > > used because it's for my son's school's PTO event, and peanut
> > > > allergies, you know.
>
> > > > What neutral oil should I use?
>
> > > > I don't think that canola is neutral, and soybean is downright nasty.
>
> > > > Corn is not neutral, but is inoffensive tasting.
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> > > > Safflower is unavailable, for all practical purposes.
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> > > > So, is it corn oil?
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> > > Sunflower oil.
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> > > Besides olive oil sunflower oil is the only oil I buy.
>
> > Peanut is $8/gallon here. Sunflower is $5/quart.
>
> > > Sunflower oil is not always easy to find in the US...
>
> > It was 20 years ago, but now you can't get it in the large size that
> > would be economical. Otherwise I'd agree that it would be the obvious
> > choice.
>
> > > regardless which oil you buy check the date on the label, oils go rancid rather
> > > rapidly...
>
> > High polyunsaturate oil like sunflower goes bad more quickly than
> > most.
>
> > > never buy more than you can use within 2 years and store in
> > > a cool dark place.
>
> > Once opened, I'd never keep it more than a year.
>
> Opening has nothing to do with oil going rancid, goes rancid exactly
> the same even if never opened... that's why the containers are dated.
>
> For pancakes ('bout the cheapest food on the planet) ordinary generic
> salad oil will be fine (especially for those with TIAD) and will fit
> your budget. Most people fry freedom toast in butter... most folks
> use melted butter in pancake batter but fry in high smoke point oil.
> And pancakes don't use much oil for frying, just a little for the
> initial batch. I don't see any big deal about the price of sunflower
> oil regarding pancakes however, there isn't much oil in pancake
> batter, 'bout a tsp per serving (and you can use butter like most
> normal folks) and practically none for frying. Most people put more
> butter atop their pancakes than the total fat used in preparing.
> Unless you're essentially a very negative individual I can't
> understand your concern about cost... pancakes are about as cheap
> ******* food as one can get... I wouldn't want to eat at your table,
> you probably count the grains of salt.

It's somebody else's money (the PTO).

> I honestly don't think you
> wanted any cooking advice (just wanted to hear your own voice)... for
> one thing this post of yours proves unequivically that you can't cook
> a lick, nada!
>
> Thank you. You're welcome.
>
> ****ing ingrate.

You're just upset because I suggested that you might be an energy
pig. You keep that giant piece of mown grass to compensate for some
personal inadequacy no doubt. Doesn't it make you feel important to
**** away gasoline to maintain your self-glorifying back field?
>
> Sheldon

--Bryan