A table found on Wikipedia that shows the smoke points of various fats (remember, once the smoke point is reached the fat is bad, will impart a bad flavor to your food and needs to be thrown away).
| Fat | Quality | Smoke Point | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond oil | 420°F | 216°C | |
| Avocado oil | 520°F | 271°C | |
| Butter | 350°F | 177°C | |
| Canola oil | Expeller Press | 464°F | 240°C |
| Canola oil | High Oleic | 475°F | 246°C |
| Canola oil | Refined | 470°F | 240°C |
| Coconut oil | Unrefined | 350°F | 177°C |
| Coconut oil | Refined | 450°F | 232°C |
| Corn oil | Unrefined | 320°F | 160°C |
| Corn oil | Refined | 450°F | 232°C |
| Cottonseed oil | 420°F | 216°C | |
| Flax seed oil | Unrefined | 225°F | 107°C |
| Ghee (Indian Clarified Butter) | 485°F | 252°C | |
| Grapeseed oil | 420°F | 216°C | |
| Hazelnut oil | 430°F | 221°C | |
| Hemp oil | 330°F | 165°C | |
| Lard | 370°F | 182°C | |
| Macadamia oil | 413°F | 210°C | |
| Olive oil | Extra virgin | 375°F | 191°C |
| Olive oil | Virgin | 420°F | 216°C |
| Olive oil | Pomace | 460°F | 238°C |
| Olive oil | Extra light | 468°F | 242°C |
| Olive oil, high quality | Extra virgin | 405°F | 207°C |
| Palm oil | Difractionated | 455°F | 235°C |
| Peanut oil | Unrefined | 320°F | 160°C |
| Peanut oil | Refined | 450°F | 232°C |
| Rice bran oil | 490°F | 254°C | |
| Safflower oil | Unrefined | 225°F | 107°C |
| Safflower oil | Semirefined | 320°F | 160°C |
| Safflower oil | Refined | 510°F | 266°C |
| Sesame oil | Unrefined | 350°F | 177°C |
| Sesame oil | Semirefined | 450°F | 232°C |
| Soybean oil | Unrefined | 320°F | 160°C |
| Soybean oil | Semirefined | 350°F | 177°C |
| Soybean oil | Refined | 450°F | 232°C |
| Sunflower oil | Unrefined | 225°F | 107°C |
| Sunflower oil | Semirefined | 450°F | 232°C |
| Sunflower oil, high oleic | Unrefined | 320°F | 160°C |
| Sunflower oil | Refined | 450°F | 232°C |
| Tea seed oil | 485°F | 252°C | |
| Vegetable shortening | 360°F | 182°C | |
| Walnut oi | Unrefined | 320°F | 160°C |
| Walnut oil | Semirefined | 400°F | 204°C |