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Safety guidelines for cooking with essential oils

Before you begin to cook with essential oils, it is important to know the
safety and usage guidelines for each oil. Remember, not all essential oils 15 mL

are approved for internal use, so there are some essential oils you will
want to avoid putting in your food. See Chapter 3 for a list of essential Lemon Citrus limon
oils that should not be used internally.

How do I know how much essential oil to add to my food?

When it comes to measuring essential oils for cooking, there are many factors to consider.

The amount of oil you add to your food will depend on which particular oil you plan to use;
your own taste preferences; whether you plan to substitute the essential oil for a raw, fresh, Rosemary
or dried ingredient; the amount of food you are making; and more. officinalis 15 mL
Rosmarinus

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Toothpick Method One Drop Several Drops

The best way to determine how If you are using essential More than one drop of essential
much of an essential oil to add to oils with a milder chemistry, oil can be added to food when
your food is by starting small. You or if you are cooking a large you are cooking with heat or
can start adding essential oils to amount of food, it may be baking and want to preserve the
your recipe using the toothpick appropriate to use an entire flavor. Several drops may also be
method, which is done by placing drop of oil. It is a good idea necessary if you are cooking a
the tip of a toothpick into the to use an oil dropper, or you large batch of food. It is best to
essential oil bottle and then mixing may place the oil drop on add a drop or two of oil, perform
it into whatever you are cooking. a spoon first, rather than a taste test to see if you like the
This is a simple way to add a small adding it straight to the dish, flavor, and then decide if you
amount of oil without risking ruining to avoid adding too much. need more oil.
your dish with too much flavor.