When cooking fish, care must be taken not to overcook the fillet, steak, or whole fish, which results in dry and somewhat tasteless meat. A general rule is to cook a fish 10 minutes for each inch of thickness. The 10 minute rule should not be used for deep-frying or microwaving fish. Place the whole fish or pieces in an oiled baking pan. 2  If baking oily fish, it should be placed on an oiled rack so it is not setting in the juices as it bakes. 3  Baste the fish with a mixture of 1/2 cup of melted butter and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. 4  Cover the pan with aluminum foil.
Lipids also exist in the form of waxes. Waxes are similar to other lipids like fats and oils but differ in the fact that waxes are, esters of higher fatty acids with long chain alcohols (i.e. not with glycerol).(5). A major property of wax is that it is waterproof and is therefore used by plants on their leaves (the waxy cuticle).
It has anti-microbial properties. Image caption Cerumen or ear wax secreted by a gland in the ear canal. Ear wax contains waxy oils but much of it is made up of keratinocytes-dead skin cells. The rest of cerumen-to give it its technical name-is a mixture of substances.Between 1,000 to 2,000 glands produce anti-microbial peptides-whilst sebaceous glands close to hair cells add into the mix alcohols, an oily substance called squalene, cholesterol and triglyceride.he rest of cerumen-to give it its technical name-is a mixture of substances. Between 1,000 to 2,000 glands produce anti-microbial peptides-whilst sebaceous glands close to hair cells add into the mix alcohols, an oily substance called squalene, cholesterol and triglyceride.