Looking for oil which doesn't spit!!!

LadyDee

Hi, can somebody please recommend a cooking oil which doesn't spit? I'm fed up trying to keep my stainless steel hob oil-free! I seem to be spending more time cleaning it after cooking than I do actually cooking.

TIA

BAGGY

Oil should only spit if there is water added to it. EG the juice from a sausage will cause it to spit. The oil itself should be stable hta's why you only fill a chip pan about 1/2 way

kitschkitty

You could try a different shaped pan or a spatter guard, but I agree with baggy on the oil.

What types of foods are you frying, how much oil do you use, what type of oil, what type of pan???

LadyDee

I'm currently using sunflower oil, a couple of tablespoons in an ordinary non-stick pan to fry an egg, sometimes sausages or something similar.

vodkachick68

Apparently rapeseed oil is a good one. Its odourless and can heat to a very high temperature!

LadyDee

vodkachick68 wrote: »

Apparently rapeseed oil is a good one. Its odourless and can heat to a very high temperature!

Thanks - I'll give it a try.

Ilona

One of the reasons why I stopped frying food, can't abide cleaning the cooker. Now I grill my veggie sausages and scramble my eggs. Sorry, I don't know which oil is best.
Ilona

prettyflamingo

i use olive oil and because i dont like the eggs to go 'hairy' underneath of the whites (you know what i mean!) i cook them very slowly on a low heat. never spits, not sure whether you just need to have it on a lower heat or whether its the olive oil tho!!

Clowance

Have you tried a spatter guard - circular mesh with a handle which you put over pan while cooking, doesn't stop heat escaping.
Or -
If you put a normal saucepan lid over the egg while frying using frylight it helps to steam the top, this is a weightwatchers tip for when in a good quality non stick pan for "frying" eggs without the calories. Frylight doesn't spit and is healthier too.

LadyDee

Clowance wrote: »

Have you tried a spatter guard - circular mesh with a handle which you put over pan while cooking, doesn't stop heat escaping.
Or -
If you put a normal saucepan lid over the egg while frying using frylight it helps to steam the top, this is a weightwatchers tip for when in a good quality non stick pan for "frying" eggs without the calories. Frylight doesn't spit and is healthier too.

Yes, tried a splatter guard which isn't very successful, tried the pan lid but the condensation forms on the lid and drips into the oil making it spit even more!

greyfox

I think it could be down to the amount of oil you're using, to be honest. You shouldn't really need to use any oil to fry sausages; even the 90% meat ones have a certain amount of fat. If you're using a non-stick pan, you only need a very small amount of oil to fry eggs, too. Less oil & lower heat = less spitting.

I'm using rice bran oil at the moment, which is a healthier option and has a high smoke point. (Having said that, I fry things gently rather than over a very high heat.)