many aeons ago, there was a thread on here about making bread .... it died, perhaps because man shall not live by bread alone ..... anyway, there seem to be a fair number of people on this site who enjoy cooking, so i thought to start a thread for recipes and associated topics.

i'm assuredly no expert, but i reckon i cook tolerably well, and i know that any recipe i paste here, genuinely works - even for those who can only shop from supermarkets!

a starter recipe follows ......

Turbot has been common in UK for many years. You only have to look in old kitchens to see the diamond shaped turbotiers (turbot shaped fish kettles). They were very popular in Edwardian times, Victorian and even in Hampton Court. Always an expensive fish though.

I will try the cod fillet in teriyaki sauce next week - which oil (high burn) do you use Cynic as I only use olive oil? By the way Haystack I have a huge copper fish kettle, how the hell kitchen staff were supposed to hump it around when full I haven't got a clue as it is heavy enough empty.

my preference is grapeseed oil, but sunflower is fine and probably rapeseed, though i think this last one has a flavour of its own

Thank you, will put it on my shopping list and hope I enjoy.

Rapeseed oil is probably the best for temp, but has a very strong colour and a fairly strong flavour. I tend to use it for most things. Olive oil for salads and cooking Italian food.

I have rapeseed oil in my cupboard, only used some once and was not too keen on the flavour. May give it another whirl before I ruin my cod dish next week. I must admit I have never tried grapeseed oil.

grapeseed oil very high in Poly-Unsaturated Fatty Acid. In other words not good. The highest percentage of any cooking oil. You would not believe oil could be pressed from a grape seed.

Rapeseed oil colour varies.

It deteriorates (goes rancid) on keeping especially if exposed to sunlight.

Some varieties can be a little bitter.

Very attractive crop visually when it is ripe for harvesting.

Taste before cooking with it.
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Use Pomace its is cheaper and dry the fish first with blotting paper (Kitchen towel) Smear the fish piece before dropping on a dry hot pan to seal. Reduce the heat and turn twice.

If you want more fun after "oiling" the fish, lightly crust with fine maize flower (Not corn) and drop on pan.

Best of luck.

I think I will cook the old dog to-night!


8-)

Rice bran oil has almost the highest smoking point. It is mild in taste and relieves hot flushes in menopausal women.

thanks DC ..... never knew or had even heard that about grapeseed oil, not that we use that much oil in cooking anyway

rapeseed oil seems to be the new "trendy" but i've never knowingly used it

Coconut oil has a high smoking point , and its a MCT oil which is healthy for you , its about 97% saturated fat but the body treats as a carbohydrate. Good for your hair and skin as well if you use organic cold pressed virgin oil.

My Malaysian lodger uses peanut oil in much of her cooking. High smoke point, though not good for those who have a peanut allergy.

I gather that the part that causes the allergy is removed during refining,

Is that possible ?

Wiki

Most highly refined peanut oils remove the peanut allergens and have been shown to be safe for "the vast majority of peanut-allergic individuals".[9] Cold-pressed peanut oils may not remove the allergens and thus could be highly dangerous to people with peanut allergy.

Good to see a thread without arguments, shows it can be done. :-)) Question - how many grape seeds to make a ltr of oil, send your answers to -------- lol.

or a sensitive smoke detector, hays.,.

How many kilograms (or lbs.) of grape seeds does it take a liter of grapeseed oil?



One ltr of grapseed oil has approximately 34 ounces in it. It takes three dozen grapes to make one pound, and one pound makes about 1 ounce of grapeseed oil. Therefore you would need about three times 34, and this is 102 pounds of grapes.

excuse me, but does that take us back to sunflower oil being the best high smoke point and neutral oil?

Smoke point chart and write up -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_point