Cooking
Healthy cooking
Cooking settings
Burning point of different types of oil
To ensure your food is fried as healthily as possible, Gorenje
recommends choosing the type of oil according to the frying
temperature. Each oil has a different burning point at which toxic
gasses are released. The below table shows the burning points
for various types of oil.
Oil
Extra virgin olive oil
Butter
Coconut oil
Canola oil
Virgin olive oil
Sunfl ower oil
Corn oil
Peanut oil
Rice oil
Olive oil
Because the settings depend on the quantity and composition
of the contents of the pan, the table below is intended as a
guideline only.
• Use setting 9 to:
- bring the food or liquid to the boil quickly;
- 'shrink' greens;
- heat oil and fat;
- bring a pressure cooker up to pressure.
• Use setting 8 to:
- sear meats;
- fry fl atfi sh;
- fry omelettes;
- fry boiled potatoes;
- deep fry foods.
• Use setting 7 to:
- fry thick pancakes;
- fry thick slices of breaded meat;
- fry bacon (fat);
- fry raw potatoes;
- make French toast;
- fry breaded fi sh.
Smoke point °C
160 °C
177 °C
177 °C
204 °C
216 °C
227 °C
232 °C
232 °C
255 °C
242 °C
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