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I don't think olive oil should be on that list. The smoking point is too low, it should be used raw
by nunodonato 2y ago
I don't think olive oil should be on that list. The smoking point is too low, it should be used raw
- bowsamic 2y agoOlive oil is used for cooking in Italian all the time. For example the soffritto. You don’t need to have the burner on high heat…
- AmericanChopper 2y agoA soffritto is the perfect kind of use case for a low smoke point oil. The big pile of moist ingredients is going to prevent the oil from getting close to the smoke point.
- tamimio 2y agoI personally cook with olive oil. It does have a low smoke point, but as long as you're not deep frying with it, it works well.
- darajava 2y agoYou actually can deep fry in olive oil, you can smell/see when the smoke point has been reached and when I deep fry it seems to be fine.
- tamimio 2y agoSounds too risky for a mediocre cook like me! But it's good to know that it is possible.
- darajava 2y agoIt’s not that hard! A waste of cash according to this https://www.bonappetit.com/story/can-you-fry-with-olive-oil https://www.bonappetit.com/story/can-you-fry-with-olive-oil But I only use a small pan