Re: baked vs fried

[Guest guest]

This would not be the same. Depending on the different ingredients (if you

apply same reasoning to things other than butternut sqash), the type of pan you

use, the type of oven you use, etc. You may get " similar " results some of the

time. But there will also be some differences. I think most of the time the

differences will outweigh the similarities. When you mix oil into something or

coat the outside of something with oil, you have much less oil in play in the

oven than you would if you were deep frying in a pot of oil. Additionally, the

oil would be heating as the oven temp brings the oil temp up, which will be

happening at the same time that the oven temp is also bringing up the temp of

the other ingredients. When you deep fry the oil is already extremely hot

before it touches the other ingredients. In deep frying the temp of the oil

being right before adding the other food and then being well maintained during

the cooking is very important to the results. So oil

that is in or on food before the food is put in the oven will end up almost

completely absorbed in where as in deep frying you wil get a lot less oil

absorbed into the food. (I know that seems wrong since so much of our popular

culture has risen up to proclaim that deep frying is a great evil and will kill

you with its high fat content, but much of what is commonly said along these

lines is untrue or partially true but distorted in its presentation to be no

better than an untrue statement.) If you have some reason that you are limiting

fat in your diet, remember that the type of fat you use in your cooking also

effects how much oil is absorbed into the food. And remember to make sure that

the fats that you are taking in are the healthiest ones.

Sheril

---------------------------------

Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for explaining, since I'm using good fats and oils, i was just

worrying for nothing

>

> This would not be the same. Depending on the different ingredients

(if you apply same reasoning to things other than butternut sqash),

the type of pan you use, the type of oven you use, etc. You may get

" similar " results some of the time. But there will also be some

differences. I think most of the time the differences will outweigh

the similarities. When you mix oil into something or coat the outside

of something with oil, you have much less oil in play in the oven than

you would if you were deep frying in a pot of oil. Additionally, the

oil would be heating as the oven temp brings the oil temp up, which

will be happening at the same time that the oven temp is also bringing

up the temp of the other ingredients. When you deep fry the oil is

already extremely hot before it touches the other ingredients. In deep

frying the temp of the oil being right before adding the other food

and then being well maintained during the cooking is very important to

the results. So oil

> that is in or on food before the food is put in the oven will end

up almost completely absorbed in where as in deep frying you wil get a

lot less oil absorbed into the food. (I know that seems wrong since

so much of our popular culture has risen up to proclaim that deep

frying is a great evil and will kill you with its high fat content,

but much of what is commonly said along these lines is untrue or

partially true but distorted in its presentation to be no better than

an untrue statement.) If you have some reason that you are limiting

fat in your diet, remember that the type of fat you use in your

cooking also effects how much oil is absorbed into the food. And

remember to make sure that the fats that you are taking in are the

healthiest ones.

> Sheril

>

>

[Guest guest]

>

> Can someone explain to me the difference between baked vs fried, For

> example when i make butternut squash i cut it up and mix it with

> coconut oil then put it in the oven at 350 degrees farenheit, now

> isn't that the same as frying, in terms of heat. Wouldn't that be the

> same as heating the coconut oil to 350 degrees farenheit in a pot and

> dipping in the butternut squash?

>

baked: In the oven, probably on a cookie sheet.

Fried-stovetop in hot oil usually a few inches of it.

Carol F.

SCD 6 years