What kind of cooking oil will you use?

@marciascott (25529)
United States
April 8, 2009 8:42pm CST
I like just Vegetable Oil, I don't like nothing else. I iknow some people prefer to cook with Olive Oil, they say it is much healther. So what do you think?
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27 responses
• United States
9 Apr 09
I either use vegetable oil or olive oil but I have also cooked with canola oil as well.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I think they are all good! Thanks for input!
@KupoSin (680)
• United States
9 Apr 09
olive oil is suppose to be healthier, but it does come with a higher price tag. usually i use vegetable oil for cooking, but for like salads, dressings, and other foods they you consumer wholly, i use olive oil
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
Yes it is more pricley.
@JoyfulOne (6232)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I just use corn oil or cannola oil. I hardly ever cook with olive oil, even though I know it's supposed to be more healthy. I don't know, I like green and black olives, but I really don't care for the olive oil taste on most stuff. Mostly it depends on what I'm cooking whether I would use any olive oil...as long as I can't taste it I'm OK hahaha. What do I think? I think we should use what we like (or at least until the Dr says we can't lol)
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
Joy, LOL! You always come up with good answers. That makes a lot of sense!
@Dasari100 (3791)
• Anantapur, India
9 Apr 09
Most of the time we love to use vegetable oil rather that we will use ground net oil which gives good health too so i want to know how much oil do you use for cooking every day.
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@net101 (157)
• India
9 Apr 09
I mostly use sunflower oil and soya oil alternately. We have been using these oils for a long time and have found no problem.
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I don't use it everyday, maybe one or twice a week.
• Philippines
9 Apr 09
I use canola oil. Both canola oil and olive oil contain high level of monounsaturated fatty acids, which help reduce LDL cholesterol (or bad cholesterol) in the blood.... but canola oil is cheaper than olive oil. Canola oil has a unique blend of fatty acids that provides health benefits especially for peole at risk of heart disease and other chronic diseases. It has also a mild flavor that is ideal for baking, frying and for making salad dressing and sauces.
@yytan77 (16)
• Malaysia
9 Apr 09
I usually use palm oil because Olive oil is expensive. I have used sunflower, canola and soya bean oil before, however they made my kitchen's sticky.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
6 May 09
Hi marciascott, we usually use peanut oil or palm oil in cooking. At the moment we use more palm oil as it is much economical as well free of cholesterol. We know olive oil is considered as the more nutritious oil and is quite good to our health too. Due to its higher price, we use it for frying eggs and salad only. Palm oil is a local manufactured product so we could get it with lower price if compare to the imported olive oil. So we prefer to use palm oil for cooking all the time. Happy posting!
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@Debs_place (10520)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I use olive oil or canola oil. We don't use a lot of oil so cost is not really a big issue. And there is the health factor -- we can pay for health with good eating or with doctor bills
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
10 Apr 09
Hi deb's Place i might use it once or twice a week. How are you? I hope all is well!
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
10 Apr 09
I do not do a lot of cooking in oil. But I certainly prefer Olive Oil. If I do not have any I will use vegetable oil.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
6 May 09
We also use the vegetable oil here. It can be peanut oil, corn oil or sunflower oil because they are common cooking oil here. I love China
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• India
9 Apr 09
I also use vegetable oil for my cooking stuff.
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• India
9 Apr 09
This is better for health..very nice.
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@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I switched to canola oil for most baking and cooking unless it calls specifically for olive oil. Canola oil is supposed to be better for you than veg. oil and I can tell the difference. I believe it has a lower smoldering point though if you deep fry with it. I rarely do that though.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
Thanks for you input! Have a good day!
@rocketj1 (6955)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I meant to say I "can't" tell the difference.
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@hanah87 (1835)
• Malaysia
29 Apr 09
I using coconut oil...it feel delicious and healthy.
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• United States
29 Apr 09
I will use either or myself mostly I go with veggie oil but I will grab whatever is available to me or what is the cheapest when I buy it.I don't always cook so I don't have a preference to it,I know my mom always used Veggie oil so I got that from her I think.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
29 Apr 09
So do I I always get the cheapest brand or whatever is on sale. Thanks for input.
• United States
29 Apr 09
Your welcome Marcia,hope you are having a lovely week so far,take care.xx
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@Polly1 (12645)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I would like to only use Olive oil but its too expensive. I most use the Canola oil, its healthier then the plain vegie oil. Remember back in the day of using lard, now that was really unhealty, but remember how good the food tasted.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
11 Apr 09
Yes! Vicky i remmeber those days!
• Canada
26 Sep 09
My husband does the cooking in our house. Depending on what we are making, he'll use either vegetable oil, peanut oil, olive oil, or sesame oil.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
26 Sep 09
I wish my Husband can cook! He could cook some things but I won't eat them much. LOL!
@bdugas (3578)
• United States
9 Apr 09
i have cut down on my use of vegetable oil, it is not good for you. I buy canola oil mostly, and I use olive oil when I can. It is about $5.00 for a bottle here, not too bad because we don't cook that much that we need oil.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
I didn'tknow that Vegetable Oil was not good for you, I know Olive Oil is.
@bdugas (3578)
• United States
9 Apr 09
It is not good for you, that is why I buy Canola oil, or peanut oil. I mainly use olive oil when baking or broiling. I guess you have to look on the bottle to see what kinds of fats is in any kind that you buy.
@sanuanu (11235)
• India
9 Apr 09
Palm oil. This is what we use for our daily life when we need to cook some oily things. We use mustard oil with vegitables. For body use, we use mustard and coconut oil!
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
Coconut oil for body, I suppose it malke you smell good too? Iwill try that on my body, thanks for information! have a good day!
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
10 Apr 09
Really I bet the food taste wonderful, does it give it a sweet taste?
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@sanuanu (11235)
• India
10 Apr 09
I thkn it will make your surprised a bit that people in Southern part of India use coconut oil for cooking too!
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@mermaidivy (15395)
• United States
10 Apr 09
I use Italian Olive oil, I think this one is pretty good.
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• Philippines
9 Apr 09
In the household we just use vegetable oil. We had tried to use other type of oils before like coconut oil, canola oil, soybean oil, but it made our kitchen so messy because they are so sticky.
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
9 Apr 09
Someone else said thiose Olis are sticky, Thanks for your input!