Confusing Groceries: Neutral Oil

Part 9 in a series about the most confusing items to shop for in the grocery store covers neutral cooking oil. Learn the differences so you're never left with the wrong ingredient.

[Fede_uyz]

Doctor here:

Avoid seed oils like a plague. They have 0 good fats and basically no benefit.

If you need to use oil, use olive or avocado.

[davis]

When I moved out my mom got me a large quantity of avocado oil from costco as a gift. Love you mom :)

[jasoncronin]

There's a handy little spout on the underside of my car that I get all of my oil from. It's darker than the stuff in this video and it doesn't taste the best but I have so much of it and I hate wasting food.

[babydrobi]

"One day I'll be avocado oil rich" I felt that in my soul ❤

[CI]

I spend money to buy good quality food for my family. The motto "I'll rather pay the farmer now than the doctor later" spoke volumes to me when I first heard it.

[OnyxDeity]

I once went on a business trip where my food allowance was just "$60 a day on any foodstuffs." I was in my personal vehicle so I just bought expensive ingredients like avocado oil and expensed them out. Thanks to (former employer) for letting me be temporarily avocado oil rich!

[legallyrequired]

This series is so unbelievably useful. I’ve just started out with cooking more frequently after moving out. After a year of fried rice, ramen, and takeout, I’m ready to actually learn to cook. Buying the correct groceries is a hurdle I wasn’t expecting. Please please please continue this series!

[FutureCommentary]

Makes me think of Adam Ragusea who readily admits that he can afford nice cuts of steak and some other fancy ingredients now that he's a moderately successful YouTuber. I'd say he's avocado oil rich. I hope you get there soon Internet Shaquille.

[PeytonPearson]

AVOCADO OIL FOR DEEP FRYING???? Yeah, one day I'd like to be that rich too.

[Zadamanim]

When I fry bacon I cut off the fatty ends and freeze them in a separate container. If I need to fry something I just throw on a couple of the frozen bacon trimmings, let it render for a minute, and then use the grease to fry. You also get a tasty snack out of it, like a bacon chicharon.

[dapoog]

Idk why but in America there's little to no mention of sunflower seed oil, here in Spain is the first option for frying, but that's probably because we grow sunflowers by the boatload

[Minnakht]

It can't be blamed on Latin that "rapum" just means turnip, and that the plant we get the oil from is a cousin of the turnip plant (which is also a Brassica, but at least a different Brassica than oleracea, which is like half a dozen common vegetables.) Or rather it is due to Latin, but Latin had no ill intent in it.

[tuttle]

A food content creator that is realistic thank you sir. Can't stand the trend pushers "throw out your vegetable oil its trash buy this liquid gold" I too wish tallow and lard were still used

[mynciee]

I've been enjoying these confusing groceries shorts! I love how your videos always feel like they're geared towards teaching with no fluff, except a joke or two thrown in. luv u netshaq smooches

[DCdabest]

Damn. We just use olive oil for everything....

That said; we don't really fry things up very much so there's that.

[dhenukita]

Sunflower oil and peanut oil are both used in India as neutral oil options. Then, based on the region, you have mustard oil, sesame (gingelly) oil, coconut oil, and so on. As a South Indian raised and living in West India with Eastern neighbors who are like family, I use all of the above at home for region-specific recipes.

[lulztrn]

Its crazy that people who definitely drink alcohol will tell you how "toxic" seed oils are

[it-s-a-mystery]

After watching many cooks on YouTube over the years, when I actually started to get into cooking, it was a rude awakening to discover I'd been classed out of the recipes of one of my favourite creators.

Avocado oil quickly became a signifier to me that someones recipes are likely going to request a bunch of expensive specialty ingredients, or rely on being carried by more expensive and high quality versions of basic ingredients.

[roflwatanoob]

Ive worked with all these oils in my years of kitchen work. Peanut oil is hands down my favorite.

[beth]

vegetable oil in the uk is usually rapeseed since we can grow it here. another popular option is sunflower oil