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Cooking with essential oils is a fun, simple way to make creative meals, or to make your favorite
meals a bit more interesting. How you use essential oils for cooking will depend on your own
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personal taste, what kind of food you are making, and which oil you are using. By following a
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few simple guidelines, you can easily enjoy the benefits of cooking with essential oils.
Essential oils and cooking with heat
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Because essential oils are easily affected by heat, some
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Why cook with essential oils?
worry that cooking with heat may lessen the efficacy of the
oil. Cooking with heat can evaporate essential oils due to
the steam, so it is best to add the essential oil at the end
of the recipe, if possible. The less time the essential oil is
exposed to heat, the more flavor it will retain, so if possible,
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add it in at the very end, or after the dish has been removed
from heat and had time to cool.
Of course, it is not always possible to add the essential oil
later, especially when it comes to baking or steaming. If
your recipe requires that you bake, steam, simmer, or boil,
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and you cannot add the essential oil at the end, simply add
a larger amount of the oil, as some of the oil’s flavor will be
baked, steamed, simmered, or boiled out. If you plan to add
the essential oil at the very end when your dish has been
removed from heat, a much smaller amount will be needed.
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When you add strong essential oils like Oregano or Basil, it
can be beneficial to let the oil simmer or evaporate, because
it provides a milder, more pleasant flavor.