ktothev Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Disclaimer: I am not currently on a Whole30 but am "prepping" for it. I started a mostly primal type diet a month ago and plan on doing my whole30 starting January 1. While I love cooking and enjoy a lot of different types of flavors, since starting this process I have not really warmed up to either coconut oil or ghee for cooking (I love butter - go figure). I'm wondering if these are a kind of aquired taste and I just need to get used to them, or if there are other oils I can try that will stand up to high heat (I love evoo, but use that mostly for drizzling or roasting, not for high heat cooking). Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted December 4, 2013 Moderators Share Posted December 4, 2013 I like both high quality ghee and coconut oil and did from the start. Although, my first experience with coconut oil was a cheap store brand that left me completely unimpressed. You might try rendered fat for high heat cooking - beef tallow or pork lard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 If you love butter, how about making your own clarified butter and using that? http://www.davidlebovitz.com/2010/03/how-to-clarify-butter-recipe/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpinSpin Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 I use coconut oil in stir fries and full flavored sautes and roasting vegg with garlic and I have discovered that a touch of salt helps to calm the flavor of the coconut. You can also find refined coconut oil that doesn't have a taste. What is it that you don't care for with the ghee? is it the toasted flavor of it? If so, you could do a light ghee or maybe make it with various herbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktothev Posted December 5, 2013 Author Share Posted December 5, 2013 Thanks for the replies. I'm going to look into the refined coconut oil, and I'll try clarifying my own butter. I didn't realize that there was a difference between ghee and clarified butter but after doing a little research there IS a difference. The ghee is just too "strong tasting" or fatty tasting for lack of a better term (and I despise the smell). It seems to lack the softness/sweetness of butter. I think clarifying is the way to go for me. I can get a batch clarified and have it ready for when I start my whole30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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