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Permalink Reply by joeynicole on July 6, 2011 at 2:17pm

For cooking: rendered bacon lard, unrefined coconut oil, avocado oil, kerrygold butter

Cold: olive oil, avocado/guacamole

Very few nuts, just macadamia or hazelnuts if so.

Permalink Reply by Pastelpainter on July 6, 2011 at 2:24pm

Mostly cold pressed olive oil and I use a little butter at times. Peanuts are on my 'forbidden' list so peanut oil is out. I also use a little sesame oil in stirfries for that lovely Asian taste.

Permalink Reply by onesaint on July 6, 2011 at 3:31pm

Thanks you two!

the protein that your consuming, is it generally fatty protein like steak, pork, etc. or more lean like fish, tofu (soy!), etc.?

I was under the impression, that there was once a conversation on TuD about olive oil turning to bad fat once it reached a temperature that made it smoke. Does anyone else recall this?

Permalink Reply by joeynicole on July 6, 2011 at 4:10pm

I eat fatty meats and lean. Eggs for breakfast, snack on grass-fed beef jerky or landjaeger, dinner is rib eye or new york steak, pork chops, pork tenderloin, higher-fat ground beef (taco salad), skin-on chicken thighs, sausage, etc... now I'm getting hungry!

Olive oil has a lower smoking point, which is why it's best used cold.

Here's an article that may tell you more than you ever wanted to know about oils:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/healthy-oils/

And additionally:
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/oil-fat-overheat-smoking-point/

Permalink Reply by onesaint on July 6, 2011 at 5:05pm

Awesome resources! Thanks.

Your a woman after my own heart. Landjager, wurst, rauchwurst, we even toss some leberkase in there for fun (from time to time). Nitrates are a concern so I try to limit my consumption, but I could live on German food alone. =^)

Permalink Reply by joeynicole on July 6, 2011 at 6:02pm

Yeah, we buy our meat at our PCC and our local butcher. We always buy the best quality we can get our hands on. Completely forgot to put bacon on there as well. I eat bacon and eggs for breakfast every morning.

Permalink Reply by onesaint on July 7, 2011 at 10:02am

We've got Whole Foods, a Co-op, and a local butcher that I go to from time to time. The German market, though, is one of my staples.I do need to find out about nitrates in their meats though.

Bacon is a glorious thing. =^)

Permalink Reply by BadMoonT2 on July 7, 2011 at 10:30am

Never heard of Landjager so I googled it sounds good. I may have a problem finding any in the wilds of Arkansas though.

Permalink Reply by joeynicole on July 7, 2011 at 1:22pm

You can try US Wellness Meats :) http://www.grasslandbeef.com

Permalink Reply by BadMoonT2 on July 7, 2011 at 10:22am

How do you make rendered bacon lard? Sounds interesting.

Permalink Reply by onesaint on July 7, 2011 at 12:17pm

I googled it and came up with "How to cook like your grandmother." Hahaha. Perfect.
Rendered bacon fat

Permalink Reply by BadMoonT2 on July 7, 2011 at 1:09pm

Well that's easy, thanks onesaint!

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