Cooking Oils reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 243 Reddit reviews across 7 subreddits and 10 posts to rank the best Cooking Oils brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/Cooking, r/nutrition, r/AskReddit, r/keto, r/carnivorediet. Top-rated brands include Avocado Oil (4.6/5), Olive Oil (4.1/5), Peanut Oil (4.0/5).

Stats

Reviews243

Subreddits7

Posts10

Brands39

Products3

Top communities

r/Cooking180 r/nutrition38 r/AskReddit7 r/keto6 r/carnivorediet6

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Avocado Oil

4.6

(48)

"Avacado oil all the way..."

"I cook exclusively with avocado oil. I don’t notice any particular taste to it and have found it to be very versatile and stable at high temps."

"Avocado oil for frying and sautéing; olive oil for salads."

"Avocado, olive oil."

"Avocado oil and Olive oil seems to be the current faves."

"I prefer avocado oil because it's tasteless and it has a higher smoke point meaning you can cook it at higher temperatures than you can olive oil."

"I've moved to Avocado oil for higher heat and extra virgin olive oil for lower heat / no heat. Both good for the heart!"

"Avocado oil."

"Avocado because high smokepoint and more neutral than olive."

"Avocado hands down."

Olive Oil

4.1

(35)

"I cook everything in olive oil."

"Olive oil, because it’s delicious."

"Olive oil is my go to."

"If oil : Olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil."

"Olive oil, avocado oil, or coconut oil."

"Olive & canola."

"Olive oil and coconut oil"

"Olive oil and canola/rapeseed oil has the most research backing their positive impact on health."

"For low temp olive oil, for higher temp coconut oil, avocado oil and sometimes ghee."

"I use olive oil and expeller pressed canola for cooking, depends if I want a neutral oil or not."

Peanut Oil

4.0

(23)

"Peanut oil is wonderful, though pricey. It works so well for stir fried."

"Olive and avocado for regular cooking but peanut oil for frying like chick-fil-a."

"Peanut oil. It is flavorless and healthy oil."

"Second choice is peanut oil."

"I have switched to using peanut oil to cook chicken."

"Peanut oil stir fries."

"Peanut oil, olive oil, and butter."

"Peanut oil for wok cooking."

"Peanut and vegetable oil for stir fry and frying."

"Peanut for deep frying, olive oil for meats and veggies going on the grill/air frying"

Coconut Oil

4.1

(17)

"My mom uses it to cook all the time"

"The only oil I use is coconut oil, because I believe it to be the healthiest."

"Coconut oil is the only safest oil at high heat."

"Avocado and coconut oil."

"I only use single origin coconut and avocado now."

"Local EVOO. Raw coconut oil."

"Organic extra virgin olive oil, Avocado oil, and Organic Coconut oil."

"The best oils to cook with is coconut oil, butter, and ghee."

"Organic refined coconut oil."

"If I’m making any kind of curry that uses coconut milk, I use coconut oil."

Ghee

4.3

(13)

"Organic grass-fed ghee or grass-fed beef tallow are the best things to cook in a high heat environment."

"Ghee butter Tallow Bacon grease"

"Mine cooking oil of choice is ghee."

"For frying, you want neutral taste and high smoke point, so ghee."

"Ghee works better, tallow works best."

"You could use tallow or ghee for the high heat portion of the cook."

"Avocado oil or sometime ghee…I always have both on hand."

"Ghee for Indian dishes"

"Ghee and refined coconut oil."

"Ghee for cooking and olive oil for raw."

Sunflower Oil

3.9

(13)

"Sunflower oil or ghee."

"Sunflower oil for the vitamins or Canola for general all purpose best."

"Sunflower or Grapeseed."

"I really enjoy cooking with sunflower oil."

"Sunflower oil. No smell and crunchy fries."

"Picked up some sunflower at Costco."

"Sunflower oil and Refined coconut oil."

"Sunflower for everything Asian/high heat."

"Neutral oils with a high smoke point like sunflower."

"Love sunflower oil!"

Grapeseed Oil

3.9

(12)

"I use grapeseed oil for high heat when I want little added flavor. Avocado otherwise."

"I normally use grapeseed or safflower."

"Grapeseed oil. Very high smoke point."

"Grapeseed oil is my go-to for cooking."

"I use grape seed oil for anything that requires medium to high heat."

"Grape seed or safflower for most high heat stuff."

"Grape seed oil, high smoke point and no taste."

"Grapeseed oil is great for frying."

"I use olive oil, grapeseed oil, and avocado oil."

"Grapeseed or coconut for high heat."

Canola Oil

3.9

(10)

"I concur with the avocado oil and olive oil sentiment."

"Canola (or rapeseed\*) oil is pretty much the only thing I use for frying anything."

"Canola because it's cheap, had a high smoke point."

"Canola for nearly everything."

"Canola oil for neutral stuff and asian cooking."

"Canola is fine!"

"Canola because it is neutral in flavor."

"I se canola or vegetable oil to cook with."

"Canola oil for pan frying/shallow frying."

"Deep fry - canola bc I’m not made of money."

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

4.1

(8)

"I swear by extra virgin olive oil. But I've been seeing a lot of the comments here mentioning avocado oil, so I'm gonna look into that."

"For anything under 350-400 degrees F use extra virgin olive oil, if going to a higher smoke point, avocado oil."

"I've heard olive oil (extra virgin) is supposedly the safest, despite having a low smoke point. I cook everything with it."

"Extra virgin olive oil for cooking."

"Extra virgin olive oil for things that go with 'raw' oil."

"Extra virgin olive oil and canola oil."

"Extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil and beef tallow."

"Extra virgin olive oil from Costco for raw and moderate heat uses."

#10

Sesame Oil

4.3

(7)

"Sesame oil is the best, don’t @ me."

"Sesame oil fan here. Use it for everything stir fry."

"Sesame when I am making stir fry."

"Sesame oil is nice for stir frys."

"Recently I tried sesame oil - for a salad or to pour over vegetables."

"For stir fry or Asian dishes sesame oil all the way."

"Are peanut oil and sesame oil as readily available there as here in America?"

#11

Butter

3.8

(6)

"I used butter on the pan instead of cooking oils."

"Butter or Olive oil mostly, peanut oil for frying."

"Butter, EVOO and sesame oil."

"Butter, clarified butter, olive oil."

"Butter, ghee, bacon fat, coconut oil, olive oil."

"Butter is fine if you're not sensitive to dairy."

#12

Rice Bran Oil

4.4

(5)

"I buy rice bran oil for frying 😊"

"Rice bran oil has a nice sweetness and a high smoke point."

"Rice bran. It smells great and has a high smoke point."

"Rice bran oil. High smoke point, and neutral flavor."

"I did some research and picked rice bran oil for deep frying since I wanted to be able to reuse it without its going rancid."

#13

EVOO

4.0

(5)

"EVOO. Adding a little bit of butter helps with the low smoke point."

"Evoo for salads dressing and whatnot."

"I use EVOO for pretty much everything."

"I will use EVO oil, Toasted Sesame seed oil, Dendê (Virgin Palm oil), Coconut oil and Butter"

"EVOO-most everything else."

#14

Rapeseed Oil

3.8

(4)

"Rapeseed oil for sure."

"I use smoked rapeseed oils mainly."

"I only ever use rapeseed."

"Sometimes we buy rapeseed & olive oil mix"

#15

Lard

4.7

(3)

"Lard only"

"Lard is the best!"

"I've been using lard a lot more often lately."

#16

Vegetable Oil

3.3

(4)

"Veggie oil for asian cooking, olive oil for european/american cooking."

"Vegetable oil for asian frying."

"Vegetable oil for deep frying."

"Vegetable oil in my house. Fits all the types of cooking I do."

#17

Tallow

4.3

3.0

(1)

"Palm oil, since it's the cheapest for me."

#39

Refined Soybean Oil

3.0

(1)

"Refined soybean oil for cooking dishes that take a long time to be done"

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