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Old Mon, Oct-13-08, 05:42
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Default Best oil for frying fish

Give me some scoop on what is considered the healthier oil for deep frying fish. My friend uses vegetable oil. I recall that being not so good? As for taste, the fish come out great. He uses a Frydaddy.

In my area, fried catfish or other gamefish are popular. I don't know how much carbs the cornmeal adds but I sure do love fried fish.
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Old Mon, Oct-13-08, 14:49
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Thanks for that. But I don't know what to make of it.

Anyone have an opinion on a good oil for frying fish? I seem to recall talk about peanut oil being a good oil. I also seem to recall that vegetable oil is NOT good and that is what my friend uses.
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You might want to post the cooking questions in the Kitchen forum.
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Thanks for that. But I don't know what to make of it.

Anyone have an opinion on a good oil for frying fish? I seem to recall talk about peanut oil being a good oil. I also seem to recall that vegetable oil is NOT good and that is what my friend uses.
You need to use an oil that can tolerate the heat required for deep frying. If you heat an oil to the point where it produces smoke, it damages the oil, making it unhealthy for you to eat.

The best oils to use are "expeller pressed." Look for those words on the label. I like peanut oil for deep frying, but there are other good oils, as well. Check the chart at the link I posted for the maximum temperature for each oil.
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My husband and I are both avid fishermen, we eat alot of fish and prefer it fried in peanut oil. Can't beat the taste IMHO.
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Old Mon, Oct-20-08, 05:08
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Is there any way to low-carb fried fish? The carbs in corn meal concerns me. I wonder how much corn meal a piece of fish would have on it.
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nothing is better for frying fish than lard
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Deep frying is so hot that pretty much any oil you cook it in will burn somewhat. The problem with vegetable oil is that it goes rancid so easily that no matter what you do, it's effectively "burned" by the time you eat it. If it's not cold-pressed, then the processing has already heated it to the point of rancidity, and if it is cold pressed, that will happen during the deep-frying. Palm oil has a higher smoke point than other vegetable oils due to its high saturated fat content. Unfortunately un-deodorized (red) palm oil has a strong taste that most people hate. Coconut oil has a high smoke point too, but I think it would be a waste to use it in deep frying.

I don't consider deep-frying to be a healthy way to eat, whatever oil you use. But it's darn tasty! I'm not giving it up. Go for what tastes good - if you like peanut oil, use peanut oil. If you like lard (and if you haven't tried it, now's the time!) use lard. Just avoid the hydrogenated stuff.
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I would personally use Olive Oil. But, I may have a bias opinion, because I put Olive Oil on lots of stuff.
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Peanut oil I think is the best.
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I would personally use Olive Oil. But, I may have a bias opinion, because I put Olive Oil on lots of stuff.

Olive oil is wonderful for sauteeing or broiling fish, but I would not recommend it for deep frying.
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Old Thu, Mar-12-09, 10:59
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I think peanut oil is best for deep frying. Now I use olive oil for other things I fry like some veggies...
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