Sunday, May 11, 2008

Dr. Walt Clark's Oil Smoke Points Chart


Dr. Walter Clark emailed this chart the other day, from an undisclosed-secure location, to give us the smoke points of several types of oils being used in kitchens these days.



SMOKE POINTS FOR POPULAR OILS

OIL..............APPROX. SMOKE POINT
RICE.............490 DEGREES
PEANUT...........450 DEGREES
SAFFLOWER........450 DEGREES
SOYBEAN..........450 DEGREES
GRAPE SEED.......445 DEGREES
CANOLA...........435 DEGREES
CORN.............410 DEGREES
OLIVE............410 DEGREES
SESAME SEED......410 DEGREES
SUNFLOWER........390 DEGREES

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