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My Top Essential Sauces/Dressings

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  Topping up my Chosen Foods Avocado Oil yesterday made me think how I know what I like and like what I know. I thought it would be a good idea to explain why I use certain products - (disclaimer, this is my opinion, and what works for me)   As I mentioned, I was topping up my oil Dispenser that holds my Chosen Foods Avocado oil. This might be the first time you are hearing of avocado oil, or know fully well why id use such a variation of oil to cook with.    Well, The prime benefit of Avocado oil is that it has the highest smoke point of any cooking oil. This means you can get the pan hotter without burning the oil leading to a better cooked steak.  For instance, Olive Oil starts to burn and smoke at around 190c+ where as Avocado Oil starts to smoke at around 270c and remember, the hotter the pan/griddle the better your steak/protein will cook and provide that all important crust.    So why Chosen Foods, well as Avocado oil is rarer to buy in the UK, choice is limited, how