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I never said it was not possible to sear meat with olive oil. It is certainly possible, but you have to be more careful not to overheat your oil. > Light/refin
by misja111 3y ago
I never said it was not possible to sear meat with olive oil. It is certainly possible, but you have to be more careful not to overheat your oil.
> Light/refined olive oil has a smoke point of up to 470°F.
Where did you get that number? Any source I found gives olive oil a burning point of at most 410F. E.g.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Smoke_point_of_cooking_oils https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Smoke_point_of_cookin...
- bearmode 3y agoRecheck the link you provided, look for refined olive oil. It's just the virgin olive oils that have the lower smoke points. Also seriouseats puts it at 465°F https://www.seriouseats.com/cooking-fats-101-whats-a-smoke-point-and-why-does-it-matter https://www.seriouseats.com/cooking-fats-101-whats-a-smoke-p...