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I just made some eggrolls with smoked sausage (grilled yesterday) and they are quite decent! Of course they'd've been better fried than baked, but the flavor and texture aren't bad at all. I love fried food, but baked is healthier. Sigh.
What about an air fryer?
We don't eat too much food that needs frying. We have thought about those, though.
They have air frying ovens that also broil, bake, toast, etc. They're a decent size and are super handy and make things quickly since it has to heat up a small space vs a large oven. Probably more energy efficient as well.
Air fryer is great for crisping stuff up. Leftovers, pizza, zucchini slices, tater tots, and much more. Perfect for bacon, too!
It's not bad if you use a good oil to fry them in.
Ghee or beef tallow would be best for frying that.
Remember, people loved French fries and fast food in the 60s and 70s, they weren't nearly as obese, it was in the 80s-90s that the conversion to seed oil was made. Not saying it's the only factor in obesity issues, but it is a big one.
Isn't bacon fat just as good? Also, isn't olive oil ok & maybe peanut oil too? Not as good as animal fat of course but in a pinch?
Olive oil is great and adds some unique flavoring. Pricey, though.
On twitter, if you search @seedoildsrspctr he has much more thorough knowledge on the topic. So, in part am just repeating.
Bacon fat is good, BUT most pork is fed seeds to fatten them, and that puts their omega 3-6-9 balance in a bad direction. It doesn't matter with cows because, something with how their 4 stomachs process seeds.
The good oils are extra virgin olive oil, butter/ghee, beef tallow, coconut oil, avocado oil, and duck fat.
Peanut oil, and this surprised me, is not great fat balance, but IS less processed than seed oils.
Oh wow! Thank you! Duck fat, wow! I love to go to the Chinese section & buy their fried duck. I use to think it can't be good for me with all that fat - looks like I should go get some more!
Makes sense about cows. They are meant to eat grains so they have a way to process it. Pigs are naturally omnivores like us. Ty fren!
I have neither. :( Thanks for the suggestion!
You could use butter too, but the 'milk' part of the butter will make it smoke at a lower temperature.
Ghee is easy to make, you just melt the butter and skim the water off the top and separate out the milk solids on the bottom.
I agree 100% with your comment. I use ghee to fry almost everything. It has a hi-burn point, and everything just taste delicious, especially because foods don’t burn while you’re frying them.
I used to make my own tortilla chips. Super delicious. I cook pork chops in it, zucchini strips, fried potatoes for breakfast, even eggs. It’s stores easily, and it’s just an overall great cooking method.
I’m not a big fan of olive oil, and I know a lot of people like it. But it just has a weird taste to me personally. I don’t have that issue with the ghee. I’ve only started using it in the past two years. And it’s a staple in my family now.