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Originally Posted by Hoagie
I’m not totally sure but I think polyunsaturated fats are the new cool “healthy” fat.
The jury is out on this. Depends who you ask.
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Originally Posted by BJballs
Couple questions:
1) I used vegetable oil because it has a higher smoke point. I know this isn't a health sub, but are there healthier oils I can cook with that have a high smoke point? Oils with more monounsaturated fats.
Extra light olive oil is fine if you can find it (extra virgin definitely not OK). Or refined high-oleic sunflower oil, again if you can find it. Avocado oil works too, it's not the cheapest and I didn't like the flavour with steak, but you can try it.
We probably need some Kenji-style testing, but I think it's thread consensus that the idea that you need a SUPER RIPPING HOT pan to sear is a bit of a myth. A lot of posters here sear with butter. Sometimes people also use rendered beef fat, which is actually about 50% monounsaturated (and the rest saturated, of course).