The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science

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Corn Oil 450°F 13%


Palm Oil 450°F 81%


Soybean
Oil

495°F 14%


Safflower
Oil

510°F 9%


Avocado
Oil

520°F 12%


THE MYTH OF THE FRY: USING


HOTTER OIL DOES NOT LEAD TO


LESS OIL IN YOUR FOOD


Crack open nearly any book about deep-frying and you’ll
find this advice: “Make sure that your oil is hot enough
before adding your food, or it will absorb fat and become
greasy.” The theory is that as long as your oil as hot
enough, as soon as you lower your food into it, the outward

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