604868 Wed Mar 18 17:19:59 -0700 2009 10 28 Kosher 0 4517831 Are they bringing Osem Ketchup for passover? Where? By the way, I saw safflower oil Kp. Much healthier than cottonseed oil. The margarine in blocks, no choice. It is cottonseed. Wed Mar 18 17:19:59 -0700 2009 62974 mrotmd 1 4523364 safflower oil Kp- could you say what brand it is and where you saw it? thanks. that's high on my list of items to locate for Passover. Fri Mar 20 13:54:32 -0700 2009 4517831 276047 LeahB 2 4523460 I bought Hollywood Safflower Oil (Chof K- Passover) at I&D Glatt in West Hempstead. I believe that I also saw it in Brach's in Lawrence. Fri Mar 20 14:18:52 -0700 2009 4523364 224939 Lissy63 3 4526301 do not look in the pesach area-it is in the regular oil section Sat Mar 21 18:43:48 -0700 2009 4523460 147978 koshergourmetmart 4 4527763 Thank you both for two good hints. I won't be in Long Island, but I will scour Westchester/Monsey for chof K-Passover Hollywood Safflower Oil--possibly health food stores with recent shipments. thanks again. Sun Mar 22 13:04:59 -0700 2009 4526301 276047 LeahB 1 4528075 Extra virgin olive oil with a regular OU doesn't need a special Pesach hechsher; that's certainly available everywhere. Nothing wrong with safflower oil, but olive oil is certainly considered a healthy oil. Sun Mar 22 15:16:24 -0700 2009 4517831 159087 queenscook 2 4531567 have you ever tried baking desserts with extra virgin olive oil? I agree on the health issue, but I cannot imagine the strong taste on my pesach baking. Mon Mar 23 17:25:00 -0700 2009 4528075 62974 mrotmd 3 4531866 No, for desserts I use a lighter oil (generally the light olive, though I have used walnut), but the original question didn't specify that s/he was looking for oil to bake with. For cooking, I think it's just easier to pick up any old bottle of OU extra-virgin olive oil (Trader Joe's, for ex.); generally cheaper than the stuff sold specifically for Pesach, and far easier to find, rather than go through the trouble LeahB referred to--"scour Westchester/ Monsey for chof K-Passover Hollywood Safflower Oil--possibly health food stores with recent shipments." My point was just that it's unnecessary to look very far for kosher for Pesach oil, if it's for cooking. For baking, yes, I agree--a lighter tasting oil is more desirable. Mon Mar 23 18:56:44 -0700 2009 4531567 159087 queenscook 1 4529300 Is grapeseed oil also a good choice? Mon Mar 23 06:57:19 -0700 2009 4517831 15126 Bzdhkap 2 4531571 Grapeseed oil is the choice for sautein because of the high smoke temperature. It is healthier than cottonseed oil. Mon Mar 23 17:25:55 -0700 2009 4529300 62974 mrotmd 1 4529327 what I don't understand is one of the brands of oil Brachs is selling they had two varieties, one said "Cottonseed oil" the other "Vegetable oil" but if you looked at the ingredients of the "vegetable oil" it said 100% cottonseed oil.. can anyone explain the difference (other than the labels) Mon Mar 23 07:10:35 -0700 2009 4517831 13122 berel