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Plan: Atkins
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Location: Pensacola, FL
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Originally Posted by yossi
I read somewhere that frying foods in general arent healthy because when you fry oils that dont contain transfats at very higih temp. they can produce transfats,, in fact, in this article on atkins, it states the same thing:
http://atkins.com/Archive/2003/7/14-379496.html
So how do we justify frying foods? |
I think the temperatures required are insanely high. If you're like some of these TV Chefs who sear everything at 80 Gazillion Degrees, it might be a problem. But, I don't think the average temperatures you reach while Frying or Roasting will create a problem. Frying temps range from 265-375 and Roasting temps from 170-350 degrees. Baking temperatures are too high though IMHO...They range from 375-500...I suggest using the low end. For example, one recipe I tried sometime back called for a oven temperature of 450 degrees. I followed the directions to the letter and ended up with a Pastry with a burnt taste. I tried it again, lowering the temperature to 375-400...and got a much better tasting Pastry.
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