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Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

Char Nolan - Ask Me Anything (Office Hours)

This event was on Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at 11:00 am Pacific, 2:00 pm Eastern

Join Chef Char Nolan in her virtual office as she welcomes all of your questions. This event was created for you and we encourage you to ask anything – from cooking techniques to cou… Read More.

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Question:

I’m reading a lot of bad comments about using coconut oil, what are your thoughts? Besides olive oil, which one is your favorite for cooking?

— Lilly Boulianne

Answer:

The coconut oil has more saturated fat in it than beef. large or butter So I would say that from a nutritional point of view that would be something that you would have to decide upon in terms of whether or not you wanted to incorporate it into your diet. But again, I I have seen recipes that call for coconut oil and I just you're clear of that recipe and we'll try to adjust it, you know using Flex meal or sweet potato or whatever and sometimes it doesn't work and I'll say to myself. Well, you know what? I really didn't want that anyway, but you might want to look into some of the the reasons why it's not a good idea to have, you know, coconut oil. so the other thing about using any oil let's forget about the consumption part of whether we use it to fry or whether we use it to saute or whatever is what do you do with the oil when you're done with it? What's the safest and best way to dispose of it while remaining kind to the environment so I may be a little biased because I Had a drop of oil for almost 14 years, so I'm living proofs is a doable thing, but it's a great question. Thank you.
Char Nolan

Char Nolan

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