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Bubba
 
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Any experienced avocado oil users out there? Is it worth the price of
admission? Best uses?

Thanks in advance.
Bubba

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In article >, Bubba > wrote:
>Any experienced avocado oil users out there? Is it worth the price of
>admission? Best uses?


This seems to be its most obvious characteristic:

Type of oil Smoke Point °C °F
avocado (mono) 265 510 <================ Highest of the lot!
safflower oil (poly) 237 460
soybean oil (poly) 232 450
low-erucic acid rapeseed (LEAR, or canola) oil (mono) 226 440
sunflower oil (poly) 226 440
groundnut fruit (peanut) oil (mono) 226 440
grape seed oil 215 420
cottonseed oil (poly) 215 420
corn oil (poly) 215 420
sesameseed oil 198 390
lard (sat) 193 380
shortening 183 363
olive oil (mono) 93-207 200-406
butter (sat) 176 350
coconut oil (sat) 176 350
flaxseed oil 107 225

[ Mind you, my only reference for this is:
From: > in RFC 10 May 2005 in
Message-ID: >]


Cheers, Phred.

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