SMOKING POINT AND PREFERRED CULINARY USES OF COOKING OILS
Different oils have different smoking points making them better or least suitable for different cooking methods. Other factors to be considered are the aroma and flavor. Here is a list of various cooking oils with the corresponding smoking temperatures and culinary uses. Hope it is useful for some of you.
| Oil Name | ºC | ºF | CULINARY USES |
| Avocado oil | 271 | 520 | Frying, sautéing, flavoring oil, salad oil |
| Safflower oil (linoleic) | 265 | 509 | Cooking, salad dressings |
| Rice bran oil | 254 | 489 | Cooking, frying, deep frying, salads, dressings. Very clean flavoured & palatable. |
| Mustard oil | 254 | 489 | Cooking, frying, deep frying, salads, dressings, marinades, flavoring. |
| Ghee, clarified butter | 250 | 482 | Deep frying, cooking, sautéeing, condiment, flavoring |
| Sunflower oil (linoleic) | 246 | 475 | Cooking, salad dressings, margarine, shortening |
| Olive oil (extra light) | 242 | 468 | Sautee, stir frying, frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Canola oil | 242 | 468 | Frying, baking, salad dressings |
| Soybean oil | 241 | 466 | Cooking, salad dressings, vegetable oil, margarine, shortening |
| Corn oil | 236 | 457 | Frying, baking, salad dressings, margarine, shortening |
| Sesame oil (light) | 232 | 450 | Cooking, deep frying |
| Peanut oil | 231 | 448 | Frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Palm oil | 230 | 446 | Cooking, flavoring, vegetable oil, shortening |
| Olive oil (refined) | 225 | 437 | Sautee, stir frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Almond oil | 221 | 430 | Baking, sauces, flavoring |
| Cottonseed oil | 216 | 421 | Margarine, shortening, salad dressings, commercially fried products |
| Olive oil (virgin) | 215 | 419 | Cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Grapeseed oil | 204 | 399 | Cooking, salad dressings, margarine |
| Walnut oil | 204 | 399 | Cooking (most chefs refrain from using walnut oil for high temperature cooking, as heating removes some of the oil’s flavour & nutrition and produce a slight bitterness), cold dishes, salad dressings |
| Lard | 201 | 394 | Baking, frying |
| Butter, salted | 200 | 400 | Cooking, baking, condiments, sauces, flavoring |
| Butter, without salt | 200 | 400 | Cooking, baking, condiments, sauces, flavoring |
| Olive oil (extra virgin) | 190 | 374 | Cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Coconut oil | 177 | 351 | Commercial baked goods, candy and sweets, whipped toppings, nondairy coffee creamers, shortening, regional stir frying |
| Sesame oil (dark) | 177 | 351 | Cooking |
| Hemp oil | 165 | 329 | Cooking, salad dressings, |
| Margarine, soft | 160 | 320 | Cooking, baking, condiment |
| Butter oil, anhydrous | 150 | 302 | Cooking, baking, condiment, sauces, flavoring |
| Margarine, hard | 150 | 302 | Cooking, baking, condiment |
