"The Ultimate Guide to Selecting the Perfect Cooking Fat"

When it comes to choosing cooking oils, it's best to have two or three options in your kitchen. For all-purpose cooking, olive oil is a popular choice, with regular olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, and "light" oil being the most common options. Avocado oil is another good all-purpose option. For neutral cooking, vegetable oil and canola oil are flavorless and have a high smoke point. Butter is essential for flavor and can be used for baking, sautéing, and pan-frying, but should be avoided for high-temperature cooking. Salted or unsalted butter can be used depending on personal preference and dietary needs.