Cooking Oils Declassified
Are You Using Extra-Virgin Olive Oil Wrong?
cooking, but like EVOO it doesn’t play well with high temperatures. Keep it at 350 degrees or below and use it as a butter substitute. Canola Oil/Vegetable Oil A good option for high-heat cooking, baking, and frying, these utilitarian oils are completely neutral in flavor, but they’re not heart-healthy. Vegetable oil is a generic mix of oils, including soybean, canola (rapeseed), and palm oils, making it the most inexpensive cooking oil. Peanut Oil Great for high-heat cooking, frying, and deep-frying, peanut oil has a neutral flavor, so you can easily use it in just about any dish that needs a cooking oil. It’s also a more heart-healthy option than canola and vegetable oils. Avocado Oil When you need an oil to withstand high temps, this is your oil. It has a smoke point of 510 degrees, making it perfect for grilling and stir-frying. What makes avocado oil particularly unique is it can also be used as a finishing oil, like EVOO. It’s light yet resilient.
Not all cooking oils are created equal. Some cooking oils have distinct flavors, while others are
suited for high temperatures. Every oil is unique. Here are six common oils and their best uses.
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil An often misused oil, extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO) should not be used for cooking or frying. It’s simply too delicate and cannot withstand high temperatures, which can damage the flavor, ruining dishes. Instead, use it as a finishing oil — drizzle it over pasta, salad, or bread. Olive Oil Unlike EVOO, standard olive oil can be used for cooking and frying. It can withstand temps up to about 460 degrees. In many cases, you can use it in place of other cooking oils — just be sure you’re using plain olive oil and not EVOO. Coconut Oil Better for baking than cooking, coconut oil is generally solid at room temperature. It can be used for some
Employee Spotlight Introducing Catherine Swanson Since 2013, Catherine “Cat”
who come in are the friendliest I’ve ever met.” Cat also enjoys working with Eversole Law Firm’s owner, Alysoun Eversole. “Alysoun is wonderful. Besides being a friend at this point, she’s smart and well-rounded. She’s been involved with all sides of the law, and it makes her very objective, which I appreciate.” In her free time, Cat enjoys spending time with her family. “I have three daughters — Grace, Faith, and Hope — and I’m recently engaged. So I’m pretty busy when I’m not working at the office,” Cat admits. They enjoy spending their time outdoors when they can, and even though summer is over, they’re eager for the fall. “Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year,” Cat says excitedly. “Every year we try to do a family theme — one year we were all mermaids, another we were Scooby’s Gang. It’s gotten harder to think of a theme everyone is okay with now that they’re getting older. This year has been especially tricky as we’re now incorporating my fiancé. I’ve told the girls, though, that they have to make up their minds soon, or we’re all going to be unicorns.”
Swanson has been our fantastic bookkeeper and staff support. Every office has financial obligations to worry about, but with Cat, Eversole Law Firm rests easy.
Before she began a career in bookkeeping, Cat worked for many years as a paralegal. “It just morphed into bookkeeping because I ended up working with finances most of the time,” she shares. Cat says she still dabbles in the paralegal side, but most of her work revolves around the financials of the business. “I always default to that line of work, and I thoroughly enjoy it. Every business has a financial side, and I enjoy learning about how it runs.” For the past five years, Cat has worked with us diligently. “It’s been wonderful,” she says. “I love working here. Everybody is friendly, nice, and polite, and they all get along with everyone else. We have a great team.” Cat cherishes the work environment here and all of our clients who have walked through our doors. “The clients are really nice. The people
Thanks for all the work you do, Cat. We’re proud to have you as part of the team at Eversole Law Firm.
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