Kitchen Favorites: Chosen Foods Avocado Oil
My kitchen favorites series is all about the things I reach for every single day, and this week it is my Chosen Foods avocado oil — both the bottle and the spray. I am not paid by Chosen Foods, y’all. I just never thought I would be this excited about a cooking oil, and yet here we are: this is the oil that has quietly replaced vegetable oil in just about everything I make.
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• This is my everyday oil now. Anything that calls for vegetable oil — cake mixes, frying, all of it — I reach for this instead. It is light in flavor with a high smoke point, so it never fights my food the way a strong olive oil can. My bottle is almost always almost empty.
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• My go-to for greasing baking pans and muffin tins. It sprays clean, leaves zero weird aftertaste, and I never worry about anything sticking. Once you bake with it you will not want to go back to the old stuff.
Here is the honest truth: I never thought I would get excited about a cooking oil. But this avocado oil has become a total kitchen favorite. It is very light in flavor, so I use it anywhere a recipe calls for vegetable oil — cake mixes, frying, all of it — and it never adds a heavy taste the way oil sometimes can. I love olive oil too, but when I want something lighter, or I just do not want that strong olive oil flavor coming through, this is what I reach for. I use it so often that my bottle is almost always almost empty. Avocado oil and olive oil are both staples in the Mediterranean way we cook at our house — if you want to see the rest of what we keep stocked, I put it all together over on The Terrace, my Mediterranean kitchen.
I love their 100% pure avocado oil spray just as much. It is what I grab for baking muffins and spraying down baking pans, and it leaves no weird aftertaste — which, if you have ever used a cooking spray that made everything taste a little off, you know is a big deal. Between the bottle and the spray, avocado oil has earned a permanent spot in my kitchen.
The thing that really sold me is how well it holds up to heat. Avocado oil has a high smoke point, which is exactly what you want when you are frying or cooking hot — the oil stays stable instead of breaking down and turning bitter. If you want to understand why smoke point matters and which oils handle high heat best, The Kitchn has a great explainer on cooking oil smoke points that breaks it all down — and avocado oil sits right at the top of that list.
I will say it one more time, because it matters to me: Chosen Foods has not paid me, sent me anything, or asked me to share this. I bought both the bottle and the spray myself, and they earned their spot the same way everything in my kitchen favorites does — by being what I actually reach for. If you have been looking for a good avocado oil, or you have been wondering what to use instead of vegetable oil, this is my answer.
Why Avocado Oil Is One of My Kitchen Favorites
A good everyday oil is one of those quiet things that makes cooking easier without you really thinking about it. Avocado oil checks every box for me — it is light and neutral, it holds up to high heat, and it works in everything from a cake mix to a hot skillet. I keep the bottle by the stove and the spray in the cabinet, and between the two of them I have stopped buying vegetable oil entirely. When something this simple makes this much of a difference, it earns a permanent place on the shelf.
Avocado Oil Kitchen Favorites FAQ
Can I use avocado oil instead of vegetable oil?
Yes — that is exactly how I use it. Anywhere a recipe calls for vegetable oil, I swap in avocado oil one for one, including cake mixes, frying, and sauteing. It is light and neutral enough that it does not change the flavor of what you are making.
Does avocado oil have a high smoke point?
It does, and that is one of the big reasons I love it for frying and high-heat cooking. Refined avocado oil has one of the highest smoke points of any cooking oil, so it stays stable when things get hot instead of breaking down. That makes it a cleaner choice than a lot of other oils when you are cooking at high temperatures.
What does Chosen Foods avocado oil taste like?
Very light and neutral, which is the whole point for me. It does not have the strong, grassy flavor that olive oil can bring, so it lets the food taste like the food. That is why I reach for it in baked goods and anything where I do not want the oil to take over.
What is the avocado oil spray good for?
I use it for greasing baking pans and muffin tins, and for spraying anything I want to crisp up without a lot of added oil. The best part is that it leaves no weird aftertaste, which is not something I can say about every cooking spray. It has become my default for baking.
Is Stephanie paid by Chosen Foods?
No — not at all. I bought both the bottle and the spray with my own money, and they made it into my kitchen favorites because I genuinely use and love them. I use Amazon affiliate links, which means I may earn a small commission if you buy through my link at no extra cost to you — but the recommendation is entirely mine.
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Avocado Oil — About Stephanie Longstreth
Stephanie Longstreth is the home cook, mom, and storyteller behind StephanieCooksForACrowd.com. She cooks for a family of seven in Florida — five kids, two cats, and one husband who appreciates a good meal. Four of her children came home through adoption, and family stories are woven into everything she makes and shares. Find her crowd-friendly recipes, weekly meal plans, and real family life on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and Pinterest @stephaniecooksforacrowd.