Paleo Cookbook For Dummies (46 page)
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Authors: Kellyann Petrucci
Saucepans (small and large)
Keeping healthy fats healthy: Smoke points
A
smoke point
refers to the temperature at which an oil is too hot to remain stable and starts breaking down and creating free radicals. When the oil starts to literally give off smoke, you've reached that point. You need to rinse the pan and add fresh oil. The more saturated the fat, the more stable it is and the higher temperature it can endure before becoming unhealthy.
Oils good for high-heat cooking include
Butter and ghee
Coconut oil
Duck fat
Lard (pork fat)
Schmaltz (chicken fat)
Tallow (beef fat)
Traveling Paleo
Traveling can be stressful, and that stress is compounded when you're worried about what you're going to eat after you arrive. However, there are ways you can make your trip Paleo, or at least Paleo-ish. Packing these foods for your trip can make a big difference:
Avocadoes
Sugar- and additive-free beef jerky
Bottled water
Coconut flakes
Cooked chicken slices
Cut-up veggies
Fresh-cut fruit
Hard-boiled eggs
Nuts
Paleo-approved deli meats
Sea salt (Redmond Real Salt has a 4.75-ounce travel shaker)
SeaSnax nori sheets
Single serving packets of nut butter
Steve's PaleoGoods PaleoKits (www.stevespaleogoods.com/default.asp)
