What is the best cooking oil to use for frying?

Answer 1

Depends. For a deep fryer, we use peanut oil. For pan frying, canola. For sauteeing, olive oil.

Answer 2

I'll assume you're talking about deep-fat frying, ie: immersion of the food into the hot oil. In that case, just about any vegetable kernel oil will work.

Oils like sunflower, safflower, grapeseed and peanut are great for frying, because they have high smoke points (they can get really hot without beginning to burn), and also because they are fairly flavorless themselves (they don't affect the flavor of the food). Most restaurants use deep-fry oils that are blends of several different vegetable oils.

Other oils, like avocado or refined olive oil, also have high smoke points, AND they will add some flavor to whatever you're frying (there are other such oils, too). The problem is, they're prohibitively expensive for the average person to deep-fry with.

Answer 3

I think canola oil is the best for frying. I would never use a generic 'vegetable oil' and I never use trans fats for cooking. If I'm cooking something that does not require high heat, I'll use olive oil because that's just better for me. Of course, the best thing ever, is not to fry anything.

Answer 4

You always have to use oils that have the highest smoking point.
The most recommended is olive oil but has two disadvantages, one is that it is expensive and second not everybody likes how it tastes.
You can use rice oil, it is very good, healthier than others and gives out the best frying for me.
But you can have a look at the brands and types available in your area, they normally have specified the smoking point in the labels.

Answer 5

You want to have any cooking oil with a high smoke point. Smoke point is the temperature where the oil starts to break down into "sludge".

Peanut oil, canola oil are good ones to use for frying.

Answer 6

Peanut oil is great for frying, and *usually* doesn't swap flavors. I worked for a seafood restaurant, and they only used peanut oil....the chicken didn't end up fishy tasting. For sauteeing, I'd use olive oil or a bit of butter, though.

Answer 7

Olive oil, it's the healthiest and it tastes great.
If you cook meat, add a little bit of butter at the end of the frying, it makes your meat look much better!

Answer 8

Peanut Oil adds the best flavor

Answer 9

the say peanut oil is the best for frying but there are alergy concerns so i say canola would be the best it has worked good for me. olive oil tends to burn so use that at lower temps.

Answer 10

I'd suggest a nice peanut oil, due to it's high smoke point, the fact that it doesn't impart alot of it's own flavor in the food, and that it's not too expensive to use..