Deep-Fried Food: How Many Times Can We Reuse Our Cooking Oil? | Talking Point | Full Episode

Who doesn’t enjoy crispy, golden deep-fried foods? But have you ever looked at the pot of oil it has been cooked it and wondered when was the last time it was changed? Recently, a Talking Point viewer wrote in to us with exactly this concern! He’s worried about how often cooking oil is reused in food establishments here in Singapore.

Join host Diana Ser, as she investigates how often hawkers and home cooks are changing their deep-frying oil and if it is in fact safe to consume food cooked in this oil. So she sends reused oils for a lab test and confronts hawkers with the shocking results. Could it be potentially dangerous to try to replace oil in a fryer full of hot deep-frying oil and is there a way to tell that food has been fried in oil used one too many times?

00:00 How many times do hawkers reuse their oil?
02:56 What was found in reused oil?
03:59 How can you tell when oil is reused many times?
06:35 Why can't hawkers change their oil more often?
09:18 How difficult is it to change deep fryer oil?
13:11 Can we tell if oil is reused just by taste?
17:49 Can we extend the life of used oil at home?
20:26 Does what you deep-fry matter?

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[lendleasereit]

the hawkers are dam honest with their answers here. respect for the honesty and help they offered the team. really respect to them.

[evas]

To be safe, just ignore fried foods. OR fried your food at home...
Hawker's still need to control costing...

[beedeebee]

To be fair, many fast food restaurants reused their oil as many time as well. So, not exclusively hawker fried food. If that is a concern, cook at home, avoid eating out.

[zuckmedic]

Love the fact they mention it is safe to reuse and giving tips on how to do it properly. Alot of other channels just straight out say discard the oil after single use. Not everyone is willing to throw away their money like that, yk?

[KCC]

These hawkers contribute to a smaller percentage. I like to know about the bigger restaurants and fast food chains like McDonald’s, BK, Popeyes and KFC

[jiaxing]

Diana ser is the real mvp. working at an NH to experience it, scraping out the oils together with hawkers. kudos to her!

[jag]

Dont blame the hawkers…. The cost of changing the cooking oil too frequent, is a bomb.

[zlfdhlyslaimn]

Baik ah Haryadi. Tak sia2 email CNA suruh buat investigation..👍🏻

[KatJade]

Frankly, how many hawker will change the oil after each round of frying. Just avoid deep fried food when eating out as much as possible.

[crosbyong]

An interesting, honest and fair report. Thank you, hawkers and Diana.

[amyschneidhorst]

Thank you very much for this report! I have often wondered how many times it is safe to use oil in home cooking. Discerning the quality of fast food is much more difficult. As we cannot control the cooking conditions, it is up to us to limit our consumption.

[NavyBlue]

Honestly, I don’t want to make my problem their problem. They’re running a business, after all. If you’re not willing to take the risk, cook your own food or choose something else to eat instead.

[moonstarsun]

Should investigate those pasar malam stalls' cooking oil. That's really next level!

[kohzhixiong]

Worked part time in fast food during my schooling days. They aren't any better

[tengatango]

The big fast food operators like McD, Kentucky and Others . How come Diana never push the mic in their face for answers.

[alleneng]

theres not one single restaurant/kitchen on this planet that uses oil just once, that would be stupid

[wnose]

Can you guys do an investigation into man made oils like canola oil, corn oil, etc versus natural oils like coconut oil and peanut oil?

Dr. Kate Shanahan claims that man made oils, after exposure to high heat, are toxic to the human body. She says it's worse than smoking.

[semerahpadi]

My mom also reuse the cooking oil. Some sediments still okay. I never had stomach upset from eating home cooked food. As long as it doesn't turn bad, still okay.

[FelonMusk]

Why target hawkers? What about fast food restaurants?

[leefamily]

Avoid fried food totally in the hawker’s centres.