You’re hungry.

You bought a FAT steak.

You’ve watched a few youtube videos on

“How to Cook a Steak”

You’re ready to start cooking.

You reach for the cooking oil…

But what kind is it? Let’s discuss.

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Rapeseed Oil?

It’s a flower in the mustard/cabbage family.

This oil is made from the seeds and was traditionally, lubricant for steam engines.

Used in animal feed, biodiesel, and vegetable oil.

Yummy.

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Cottonseed Oil?

Yes.

That same cotton you’re wearing.

The same stuff your shirt is made out of.

The seeds are used to feed cattle and then processed further into oil for humans.

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Soybean Oil?

At least the beans are used here.

Again, the meal is used to feed animals, oil is used to feed humans.

Soybeans are eaten whole in edamame, but every other practical use usually involves some processing.

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Canola Oil?

See Rapeseed.

They're in the same family,

and they have similar uses.

Cooking oil for humans.

Feed for animals.

Steam engine lubricant.

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Vegetable Oil?

Could be a mix of any of these previously mentioned delicacies

With the addition of corn oil.

Ask yourself,

have you ever bitten into a raw piece of corn and thought,

“There’s so much fat in here!”?

Me neither.

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Grapeseed oil?

Exactly what it sounds like.

A lot of us are living luxuriously and eating seedless grapes.

But grapes have seeds

that are turned into oil.

Cooks love Grapeseed oil because it’s flavorless,

And has a high smoke point.

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Olive Oil?

Allegedly the “healthiest” oil on the planet

And one of the reasons the “Mediterranean” diet was/is fashionable.

But haven’t we all tried the “low fat, heart healthy Mediterranean diet” to lose weight?

Did it work for you?

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Coconut Oil?

The “new” kid on the block,

that many cultures have been cooking in for centuries

Studies have shown it can be good for your hair, teeth, skin, and has MCT Oil,

which is all the rage right now, right?

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But you got a steak sitting at room temperature,

And you want to cook this beautiful hunk of flesh in the healthiest oil possible.

Before you decide,

you might want to see how oil is made?

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Basically, a fruit, seed, or bean is crushed with a press like the one in this picture.

You can see oil dripping in the middle,

and pulp coming out a separate tube on the left.

Leftover Pulp is fed to livestock.

Oil is sold to humans for cooking.

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Think about that.

Once they press the oil out of whatever,

They feed the pulp to animals.

(Animals we prefer fat.)

Then we use the oil,

because it’s... healthy?

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In case you need some visual aids.

Here’s an old world way of making olive oil,
Brought to you by the Hebrew Sesame Street
(<4min.)

( https://bit.ly/2ZxxbkE )

And a modern way of making cotton seed oil
(90 seconds)

( https://bit.ly/30erYgv )

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The process is the same for all other seeds, beans, nuts.

So when you think of that hunk of animal flesh you want to pan-fry,

What kind of oil do you want it to cook in?

I’ve never seen a rapeseed plant IRL.

I wear cotton shirts, and I prefer not to eat cotton seeds.

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Also remember,
the oil is given to humans,

What remains goes to animals.

To FATTEN them up.

Now,

OBVIOUSLY,

there’s a lot more science involved in why some oils are better than others.

But I’m talking to the average joe here.

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You putting that steak on top of soybeans?

C’mon now!

Choose animal fats.

Butter, Bacon Grease, Lard, Beef Tallow.

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BONUS

Want to see how lard is made?

Check this video and make it yourself!

https://bit.ly/2CgEOmr 

Thanks for reading this far!

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Enjoy your steak!