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Re:The Efficiency Is Everything Cookbook [pdf] by Djvacto on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:37AM (#19596438)
There are a number of reputable olive oils you can buy that aren't fake. I buy from the costco lineup personally. We prefer Ottavio, the one from Spain, but I believe the Kirkland Brand was also tested.

Also, can you elaborate more on why you don't use plant fats for cooking? We do the opposite here, so I'm curious.

Re:The Efficiency Is Everything Cookbook [pdf] by moltar on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:07PM (#19600836)
Yup, Costco is a great source. I emailed them and asked about the fake oils. They said they do random testing of every shipment.

First, I avoid most of the m vegetable oils in general. Not just for cooking. The only exceptions is olive and coconut. Most oils are high in omega 6 fatty acids. This skews the ratio of omega 3 to omega 6 that our body desires. But cooking or heating the oils makes them even worse. It destroys good properties, oils become rancid / oxidizes during heating.

I just don’t see the reason to even use veg oils. Food tastes so much better cooked in butter or ghee, or bacon fat, or beef tallow.