Does Adding Oil Raise Smoke Point of Butter and Prevent It From Burning?
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4 ай бұрынDoes adding a little bit of oil to butter stop it from burning? Are you smoking up your kitchen when trying to sear a steak? I'll test out this myth and show you why it doesn't work by testing the smoke point of avocado oil, then butter, and then butter with oil. Then I'll show you a great alternative to butter, Ghee. The results may surprise you.
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@logical1510 17 күн бұрын
Gordon isn’t wrong at 0:15. He’s not saying that combining olive oil with butter prevented burning. He’s just saying that searing the steak in oil first THEN adding butter prevents any burning, because that’s how you cook a steak in a pan. Sear at high temp with oil, finish cooking at lower temp with butter.
@bacca71 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Liked the reference to ghee. We used to consume it daily for years when we lived in India. Never noticed it being sold in convenient containers in grocery stores - will look a little closer next time in one that might carry it. Would like to pan fry steaks with it to see how it does. My current regimen is to sear and pan-fry steaks in olive or sesame oil (w garlic), and near the end, put a SMALL pat of butter on top of the hot steak and move it around until melted, cover for a few seconds and serve. Ghee might be better & simpler. If it's nutty, I'd likely like it more - I use sesame oil (decent smoke point) a lot for that very reason.
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching! Ghee is a little unknown to most home cooks but it’s fantastic. I’m glad you were exposed to it when you lived in India.
@roberttaylor9259 4 ай бұрын
I've always known there was no way that worked because the milk solids still have a set burning point it doesn't matter if everything around it's temp threshold is raised. The milk solids are the lowest common denominator.
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely! Thanks for watching.
@janem3575 4 ай бұрын
LOL. i thought the butter would still burn before the avocado oil reached its smoke point! and, thanks for the "crusty" advice 😆
@profchaos9001 4 ай бұрын
or you can make clarified butter, it's pretty easy to do (which is pretty much like ghee, the only difference is that ghee is cooked further to reach a nutty flavour)
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
Also a great option as well
@lightspeedlagu 4 ай бұрын
To misquote Dave Scott, there’s nothing like a little science in the kitchen. Thanks for the video; I, for one, much prefer testing over “that’s what everyone says to do.”
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@brianharrell5612 4 ай бұрын
Great video. The oil/butter trick never made any sense to me.
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
Me neither lol. Thanks for watching!
@markchristopher4165 4 ай бұрын
Great vid. I've heard this forever, and always questioned it. I make ghee at home to avoid the issue
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
I should start making my own ghee. Getting expensive! Lol
@markchristopher4165 4 ай бұрын
@@tomwadek It really does, and since it's so easy to make at home, it's worth the time
@antlerman7644 4 ай бұрын
As a European viewer, it would be really helpful to give measurements in both Fahrenheit and Centigrades.
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the feedback. I’ll be sure to do that in the future.
@nopeavi2812 4 ай бұрын
very interesting, always wanted to know if that's true or not
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Glad I could help clear it up.
@xxxkinelkinel5630 4 ай бұрын
Btw can any of the wireless themometers w you reviewed work in a instant poe pessure cooker Im guessing not
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
No, pressure cookers are a different animal.
@xxxkinelkinel5630 4 ай бұрын
@@tomwadek thanks
@profchaos9001 4 ай бұрын
I already knew this, it was explained to me by a chemist, but i never say that to people convinced otherwise or i'd get the " what the fuck do you know, chef xyz said that so it must be true"
@tomwadek 4 ай бұрын
I know what you mean. I’m trying to do more videos focusing on the “ how comes” to gently open up some minds.