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		olalonde on June 22, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Americans Have Lost the Plot on Cooking Oil How do you know you are past the smoke point? Doesn't cooking always produce some smoke?

Sirizarry on June 22, 2024 [–]

No cooking produces steam. Unless you’re intentionally burning your food there shouldn’t be a ton of smoke

olalonde on June 22, 2024 | [–]

How do you tell steam and smoke apart?

mock-possum on June 24, 2024 | | [–]

Smoke has a distinctive smell, and steam is damp. Both have a distinctive appearance.

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