Holly Krahe wrote: > I believe other people have tried using it before - but it is normally liquid > above 76 degrees or so, so it's mushy pemmican. I have never trusted the > body-purpose coconut oil for eating (no real reason, just seems refined and > unedible). I just received a large supply of fresh coconut oil from > coconutoil online - it's just wonderful. They claim it's "pure, unmodified, > virgin coconut oil obtained by centrifuge separation from fresh coconut > milk". It has a very light coconut taste and makes chicken taste positively > exotic. > > What do you others use the coconut oil in/for? I love the Mt Banahaw coconut oil. I use it for much of my cooking; it stands up to heat so well, such as stirfry or to grease the pan for the lean yakburgers. It does great with Thai or other Asian cooking. I pour it in the summer and spoon it in the winter. Kind of like a thermometer in the kitchen. I used it for pemmican a few times, putting the pemmican in a jar and eating with a spoon, which was fine. Other times I used organic lard (pig fat) which was nearly as soft, also in a jar. Coconut oil also a pretty good oil for dry skin or minor skin irritations. In Ayurveda it is considered a cooling oil in its actions in and on the body. Sesame oil is considered warming, and castor oil heating. Lynnet