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What are some things you can/should cheap out on? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by LunchEnjoyer@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I often hear, "You should never cheap out on a good office chair, shoes, underpants, backpack etc.." but what are some items that you would feel OK to cheap out on?

This can by anything from items such as: expensive clothing brands to general groceries.

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[-] Trollivier@sh.itjust.works 26 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I once took a cooking class and the teacher was always "it's not necessary to invest in expensive oils, the cheapest oil will always do for cooking".

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

As long as the oil you are using has the right smoke point. Different oils can get to different temperatures and are used for different things.

[-] Mir@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Can you expand on that? Which to use when?

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Olive oil is a low smoke point. It's good in a salad dressing but bad to cook something like steak and terrible for frying foods. It burns at a temperature lower than you'd sear meats at. Low smoke point oils tend to be richer and more delicate in flavors.

Canola is a mid-high smoke point oil, it's good for searing meats and frying foods.

Safflower and avocado are a high smoke point oil. You can cook at a much higher temperature without burning the oil.

If you can find a place to watch it, there are a couple episodes of Good Eats where Alton Brown goes over the different types of oils and their usage. I find his show to be great at learning the whys behind a lot of the cooking choices and techniques.

[-] Mir@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Thanks so much.

Any idea about corn and sunflower oil? (I hope I got the names correct)

[-] brygphilomena@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Both are high smoke point.

https://www.webstaurantstore.com/article/800/cooking-oil-smoke-points.html

[-] Mir@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

Thank you so much

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