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The boiling points of cooking oils vary with the type of oil. Boiling points will generally fall in the 300's and 400's of degrees Fahrenheit. But there is a bit more that should be understood.
Oil that is boiling has already passed its smoke point and is decomposing. It is undergoing chemical changes that make it (and food cooked in it) taste bad. By the time oil "boils" with added heat, it is at or beyond its flash point. The flash point is a temperature what the oil has reached where the vapor coming off the hot oil can burst into flame. That's very bad, in case you're wondering. Oils heated to boiling are not "oils" any more as they've begun to decompose. That's why there are no tables of the boiling points of cooking oils. There won't be any tables of the condensation points for the same reasons.
Boil an oil and you won't have that oil any more. It's not like boiling water. When we boil water, it doesn't change chemical composition, and what water doesn't boil is still water. Condense the boiled water (the vapor or steam) and you have more water. It isn't like that for oil. Use the link below to a related question to see a similar take on things.
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