Which is better? Avocado, coconut or olive oil?

[Clarabelle]

I have all three and use mostly avocado oil - I've heard that olive oil and coconut oil should not be used with high heat. I love to roast vegetables and have always used olive oil for that. Coconut oil seems to make things stick, even in my non-stick pans. So right now I'm using them all (plus ghee) but wondered if anyone had any thoughts....thanks!

[GFChris]

Do you have a copy of It Starts with Food? 

 

In there, while it says avocado oil is a decent choice for cooking (better than seed oils), it's not your best option re: high heat, as it's a monounsaturated fat. Olive oil is also a monounsaturated fat.

Saturated fats are your best choice for high heat cooking. That would include ghee and coconut oil.  Between the two, in my opinion, it boils down to taste and whatever flavor profile you're seeking in the food in which you're cooking.

 

My hunch is that it's not the coconut oil that's making things stick: it's that your pan is not hot enough when you add the oil to it.  Make sure the pan is nice and hot before adding the oil.

 

[Mary Carmosino Beougher]

I've found definitely with coconut oil, the pan has to be hot enough. (Just the CO though, not sure why) or everything sticks. I always get a little water on my fingers and flick the water into the pan. If it sizzles, the pan is hot enough. - thanks for the trick, grandma!!

[Brewer5]

coconut oil should not be used with high heat.

Coconut oil is a GREAT oil for high heat.  We use it all the time, along with ghee.

[Sleeve]

EVOO smoke point is 375F, OO smoke point is 460.  I roast and saute in OO all the time, EVOO never.

 

Avocado oil is 375-400F.  Coconut oil is 350 virgin, 400 not.