Chips/Fries more Dangerous than Plonk ?

[shyvas]

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/the-no-1-risk-from-eating-french-fries.html

Another reason to make real homemade chips/fries. As far as the baking tiip is a good idea, nothing
beats fried chips.

 

[KLS52]

Yikes! But I'm confused about the whole temperature thing. Frying gets them to a higher temp than baking? And what about boiling...is that safe?

 

[shyvas]

Yikes! But I'm confused about the whole temperature thing. Frying gets them to a higher temp than baking? And what about boiling...is that safe?

Boiling is safe. I think that the article meant that a high temperature when cooking oil leads to a nasty compound.

 

[KLS52]

Ok...good!

 

[ledboots]

Certain oils are made to cook at high temperature, while others shouldn't be heated too high. I wish they had talked about which oils are good at high heats.

 

[SummerRain]

Certain oils are made to cook at high temperature, while others shouldn't be heated too high. I wish they had talked about which oils are good at high heats.

Where's the drama in that?

 

[Amy SF]

What is "plonk"?

 

[shyvas]

What is "plonk"?

Slang for cheap wine. It is often used instead of the word alcohol.

 

[Amy SF]

Slang for cheap wine. It is often used instead of the word alcohol.

Oh.

Again. I must state. Fries are okay, in moderation. Maybe indulge once a month, a few times a year. You don't have to eat fries every day or week.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

You don't have to eat fries every day or week.

I do.

 

[Amy SF]

I do.

And you don't get sick of them? I'd get sick of fries if I ate them all the time. Same thing with other kinds of foods, too.

 

[RabbitLuvr]

And you don't get sick of them? I'd get sick of fries if I ate them all the time. Same thing with other kinds of foods, too.

I eat fries maybe once a week. I don't get tired of them.

 

[shyvas]

I eat fries maybe once a week. I don't get tired of them.

If you ask a tiny tot what they want for dinner, the answer 99% of the time will be chips.

 

[kibbleforlola]

I don't care. I'll still eat my fries regularly.

Also, I've notices that Care2 has been posting some articles that are scientifically dubious lately. Either leaving out information (like it's ok to heat some oils, not others); or downright incorrect.

 

[SuicideBlonde]

I told my bf I would rather have an extra glass of wine and not fries any day.

 

[PTree15]

Fries are a major food group for me
I have tried baking them on occasion, but they aren't as good. I don't consider them fries, just baked potato wedges or something.
I try to limit them to a couple of times a month, but if I had my way, and they had zero calories, I'd eat them every day.

 

[Amy SF]

I don't care. I'll still eat my fries regularly.

Also, I've notices that Care2 has been posting some articles that are scientifically dubious lately. Either leaving out information (like it's ok to heat some oils, not others); or downright incorrect.

The articles are posted on Care2 by members of the site who are not necessarily experts in the subjects they write about, or who link to articles from other sites written by others without doing any fact-checking. This is one of the downsides of the internet, unfortunately. Pretty much anyone can write anything and readers will take it at face value, assuming the writer knows what they're writing about.