Choosing the right type of cooking oil for your restaurant affects how your dishes taste and kitchen safety. Cooks will normally be filling commercial fryers with several gallons of cooking oil on a daily basis so finding a type that complements your restaurant’s taste and can withstand heat is essential. There are also options that include less saturated fats for health conscious consumers.
Popular Restaurant Cooking Oil Options
Here are a few cooking oil options for your restaurant deep fryer and their pros and cons.
Canola Oil
- Flavor: Neutral
- Canola oil has a high smoke point around 400°F to 450°F which makes it a popular choice for deep frying and other high-heat cooking applications. Its neutral flavor profile means it won’t overpower your dishes’ natural flavors. Canola oil is a cost-effective option that is widely available, making it an attractive choice for many commercial kitchens.
Soybean Oil
- Flavor: Neutral
- Soybean oil is a good choice for frying foods due to its high smoke point and can even be used in some salad dressings. It has a neutral flavor that won’t overpower your food’s natural taste and is a good source of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids which can be good if consumed in moderation.
Peanut Oil
- Flavor: Slightly nutty
- Peanut oil is suitable for frying and stir-frying while bringing a unique flavor to the mix that can make your restaurant stand out. Peanut oil is more expensive than other cooking oil options and does present challenges due to allergic reactions in customers with peanut allergies that need to be considered.
Sunflower Oil
- Flavor: Mild
- Sunflower oil is a good choice for commercial kitchens looking for a versatile cooking oil for frying and high-heat cooking. It has a relatively neutral flavor that won’t overpower food and is readily available.
Eco-friendly Used Cooking Oil Disposal
It may not seem too important to those not familiar with the commercial cooking industry but having the right used cooking oil collection service can make a huge difference.
After cooking oil is used, you can ensure eco-friendly disposal with EcoOil Recycling. Our used cooking oil collection service offers regularly scheduled pickups. You won’t need to worry about your containers overflowing once you’ve partnered with us. We recycle all collected used cooking oil and send payment for the used oil collected after each pickup. Contact EcoOil Recycling today to learn more about how we can help your commercial kitchen run more smoothly.
