Oils for cooking & baking on Pesach

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 17 2008 Posts: 5069

In past years I've mainly used the Pesach Cottonseed oil. It is really so heavy and gross that I can't stand it. I was wondering if anyone uses light olive oil for baking, etc.? Also, what about the various nut oils -- which ones are mild and not bitter tasting and what are they best used for?

TIA
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Silver Member Joined: Nov 15 2010 Posts: 609

I use hazelnut oil for baking, and olive oil for dressing salads.

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I haven't started baking yet, but my recollection is that it does not impart a nutty taste to non-nutty cakes. I also hate these oils, but my notes say hazelnut was the best.

Platinum Member Joined: May 06 2007 Posts: 8546

My favorite is safflower oil - I even buy it during the year when I can find it.
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I use Hollywood safflower oil -- yes, it really is light enough for year-round use. They do a Pesach run once a year. Here's a link: Hollywood saffower oil
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Gold Member Joined: Feb 08 2012 Posts: 1055 Location: USA

I really like hazelnut oil best , it is not bitter at all unlike walnut oil which is bitter. it has a very mild light flavor. much nicer than cottonseed oil. only downside is its price.

I use extra light (not extra virgin) olive oil in my baking, cooking, salads... Works wonderfully. Light and takes on the flavor of the food kind of like canola but better.

For deep frying I use cottonseed oil.
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Platinum Member Joined: Nov 17 2008 Posts: 5069

Okay, thanks to all of you, I have bought Safflower Oil, Hazelnut Oil & Extra Light Olive Oil.

Which do all of you recommend for:
Cakes
Brownies & Blondies
Kugels
Sauteeing vegetables
Frying latkes; potato or matza meal (not sweet)

What uses have I missed? Obviously salads will be the light olive oil. What other things?

TIA

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48223

Cottonseed oil taste terrible in baked goods. You need a more expensive, better oil for baking.

It's fine for eggs or frying potatoes, though.

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You can't use hazelnut nut oil for the first day so Pesach, remember. We don't eat nuts the first days. I'm not sure it pays to buy it, even.

I'd go safflower.

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Gold Member Joined: Feb 08 2012 Posts: 1055 Location: USA

which minhag is it to not eat nuts the first dyas? I never heard of that, what is the reason?

Posted: Fri, Mar 16 2012, 4:45 pm Post subject:

My parents don't eat nuts till after the first seder since its something used by the seder

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