So I bought a bottle of this stuff a week or so ago.......a whole bunch of Asian foods were in the clearance cart, so what the heck.

I got it in my mind to stir fry some veggies today and I used this stuff as the oil.

As soon as the veggies hit the pan, I inhaled a cloud of greasy smoke and had a coughing fit that almost resulted in barf.

Holy crap!!!!!!!

Otherwise, the veggies were great.

Yeah, uh, not to be used for frying.

I usually add it to a satay I make, but mostly to sauces.

I used chili oil like that once and had a similar "uh oh" experience. Somehow, after hitting the super hot pan, the chili essence got into the air around the stove and made everyone start crying.

(Even before they ate the crap I was cooking!)

ScottHar

The bottle didn't have a sign that read, "Not for Human Consumption", did it ?

i add it about 10 seconds before I take the food of the burner. use peanut oil for stir-frying

Yup. You don't cook with chili oil. Use something with a lower flashpoint for that. Chili oil is for flavor, such as adding to a stir fry, pasta, etc. Great for that, you just want to add it towards the very end of cooking, so as to not burn it. Toasted sesame oil works the same way, albeit not spicy, and makes for some great flavoring of asian dishes, fish, etc. Just don't try to cook with it...it's to add flavor (I use some in making teriyaki, for example).

"Yup. You don’t cook with chili oil. Use something with a lower flashpoint for that."

Higher flash point, not lower.

Lower flashpoint also means a lower smoke point, which means a much lower cooking temprature before the oil burns.

Low flashpoint oils are good for salad dressings and seasoning, not cooking.

mer semantics

its not like language is important in his job.

lol

#7 Whoops. Higher flashpoint. Crap, you know what I mean. Something that doesn't burn as easily.

Got about 1.5 hours of sleep last night. Damned back is killing me, and I don't want to take Vicodin before driving around here at night (too damned many deer).

^send me your vicodin.

I find they help immensely with this problem I have with being around people.

I use it making salad dressing. Never even crossed my mind to fry with it. Especially, without plenty of ventalation. LOL

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)

Andy, you should try masturbating with it.

#10 No! I'm getting low and I need it (friggin' back only feels better on days when my knees are killing me...I told Mrs. Pacman that one day I'll have artificial knees, artificial disks in my back, and I'll start to think I'm Mr. Potato Head--they just start swapping parts on me).

LOL@ Cooper^

Wife and I went to PF Chang's Tue night. After waiting a long time for our drinks, their premium drinks used to be pretty good, these were watered down, we got our apps.

Egg rolls and the S&P Calimari. The sauces were pretty bland when we realized that we never got our little sauce plate they usually make a big fanfare out of when mixing up a sauce to order at the table.

Had to wait for the waiter to tell him WTF!

When we finally got the sauce plate, the waiter haphazardly mixed up a sauce. Their chili paste was weak and so was the hot mustard. The only thing left was the Chili Oil and I had to take the cap off the shaker to get a decent amount out of the bottle.

The Calimari was overbreaded and tasted frozen and our entres were good but not as good as they used to be at Chang's and certainly not worth the money.

The Chili oil was our only salvation.

The restaurant was packed on a week night but we figured they cut their quality due to the economy.

Never did see a mgr around.

We always liked the place but we will never go back again.

Rant, off!

LOL@ Gringo not Cooper. I got to look at the screen.