You are absolutely correct. I was speaking to a donut shop owner. He told me that he has to add gallons of vegetable oil after frying donuts. He tried using animal fat and he didn't need to add oil at the end of the day. He did some research and apparently, the fat sears the food almost instantly and doesn't allow a lot of oil absorption. The same is apparently true for fried chicken. Crispy and dark fried on the outside, moist and cooked perfectly on the inside. Furthermore, margarine is crap.
Lard French fries at home are great. I’m really into making “stuff” myself instead of buying and today I was listening to clif high and he was bashing seed oils that were made popular by seventh day Adventist’s which is another rabbit hole.
I'm sure seed oils in and of themselves aren't really bad for you. I'm pretty siue that the processing is the issue, plus too much of anything is not good. The oil in the seeds is probably in the right proportion to be beneficial, but extracted and concentrated is probably too much.
You are absolutely correct. I was speaking to a donut shop owner. He told me that he has to add gallons of vegetable oil after frying donuts. He tried using animal fat and he didn't need to add oil at the end of the day. He did some research and apparently, the fat sears the food almost instantly and doesn't allow a lot of oil absorption. The same is apparently true for fried chicken. Crispy and dark fried on the outside, moist and cooked perfectly on the inside. Furthermore, margarine is crap.
I’m going to do this. I just made beef tallow from brisket trimmings. Beef fried chicken. That’s going to be interesting.
You'll never go back to any other oil. I do the same with Brisket. Best french fries, chicken ever.
Pork fat in Cocolate chip cookies--Yum
I can't wait to hear how it turns out. I am going to try lard for frying. Old school, but i have my fingers crossed.
Lard French fries at home are great. I’m really into making “stuff” myself instead of buying and today I was listening to clif high and he was bashing seed oils that were made popular by seventh day Adventist’s which is another rabbit hole.
I'm sure seed oils in and of themselves aren't really bad for you. I'm pretty siue that the processing is the issue, plus too much of anything is not good. The oil in the seeds is probably in the right proportion to be beneficial, but extracted and concentrated is probably too much.
Beef fat for donuts freaked my wife out, but it is delicious.