Flavourless coconut oil has been refined so it's not as nutritious, but still better than the other vegetable oils like canola. We use cold pressed organic coconut oil. I don't like frying with it- I much prefer ghee, butter or lard for that.

I do a lot of baking with coconut oil and coconut butter (which is coconut flesh and oil combined). I also make chocolate fudge with it which is a much yummier way to get down heapings of it than eating it off the spoon (which I've tried but *gag*).

I love it in the bathroom too- awesome makeup remover!