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Frying with EXTRA VIRGIN Olive oil
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bebu
31-03-2012
hi guys,
am not an experienced cook, but trying to stay healthy. I was told that its better to use olive oil than vegetable oil.

So I bought EXTRA VIRGIN Olive oil and read the instructions which said " Ideal for salad dressings, bread dipping and drizzling" but nothing about frying.

So is this good to fry chicken or I should stick to vegetable oil and others ?

thanks

B
Abbasolutely 40
31-03-2012
It burns at a lower temp , so the pan needs to be low heat .It wont harm it but its not easy to fry with it . I use the ordinary olive oil to fry and extra virgin for salads and dressings etc .
fizzle90
31-03-2012
Hello

I'm not sure of the answer but I think you'll have mote luck in the Food and Drink forum
Judge Mental
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by bebu:
“hi guys,
am not an experienced cook, but trying to stay healthy. I was told that its better to use olive oil than vegetable oil.

So I bought EXTRA VIRGIN Olive oil and read the instructions which said " Ideal for salad dressings, bread dipping and drizzling" but nothing about frying.

So is this good to fry chicken or I should stick to vegetable oil and others ?

thanks

B”

You should use ordinary olive oil for frying - extra virgin gets to smoking point at too low a temperature.
stud u like
31-03-2012
I fry with olive oil. I make lovely food with it.
Radiomaniac
31-03-2012
I only use extra virgin olive oil when I fry anything,


I also wondered whether it could be used for frying, after recently bringing a big container home from Tunisia, so I did a bit of Googling and read somewhere that the oil can go black if it gets too hot, but that's never happened to me.
Keefy-boy
31-03-2012
It is not generally great for frying as it won't reach a very high temperature. Certainly useless for deep fat frying, you can shallow fry but I wouldn't use extra virgin, it's expensive and pointless and may not taste nice. Use a lighter olive oil maybe mixed with some veg oil (or butter but that would defeat your purpose!)
highnal
31-03-2012
Probably better in the Food and Drink forum?

I fry with regular olive oil. I don't think extra virgin takes heat as well as other oils, which is why it's best on cold foods.
_radioamerica
31-03-2012
No I wouldn't fry with it, its got far too low a smoking point. Get a decent non-stick pan and depending on what you are cooking use a tiny bit (or none) of normal oil. You'd be surprised the amount of food that doesn't need oil if you have a decent frying pan
stud u like
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by _radioamerica:
“No I wouldn't fry with it, its got far too low a smoking point. Get a decent non-stick pan and depending on what you are cooking use a tiny bit (or none) of normal oil. You'd be surprised the amount of food that doesn't need oil if you have a decent frying pan ”

True, most food does not need oil. Some times water can be added instead.
4smiffy
31-03-2012
Extra virgin isn't for cooking, it's too expensive for a start. A great oil for cooking is goundnut oil.
stud u like
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by 4smiffy:
“Extra virgin isn't for cooking, it's too expensive for a start. A great oil for cooking is goundnut oil.”

Supermarkets sell extra virgin extremely cheaply these days.
Maxatoria
31-03-2012
for frying nothing beats a good bit of beef dripping but for the healther option sunflower/oil seed rape should be fine and drain on kitchen roll
QFour
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by stud u like:
“True, most food does not need oil. Some times water can be added instead.”

So you get a poached egg instead of a fried egg
4smiffy
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by stud u like:
“Supermarkets sell extra virgin extremely cheaply these days.”

There are cheaper oils that are better suited for cooking. The problem with extra virgin is that it can overpower delicate flavours, and if you want something crispy you'll struggle with extra virgin.

It's better on salads or for dipping breads into.
Rip the TV Eye
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by Maxatoria:
“for frying nothing beats a good bit of beef dripping ”

Or lard, or butter. Depending on what flavour you want.

Quote:
“but for the healther option sunflower/oil seed rape should be fine and drain on kitchen roll”

These oils are definitely not healthy.

If you must use an oil for frying, go with ordinary olive oil. EV isn't any better for frying, so you're wasting your money there.

You are really better off with the fats I mentioned above - lard and beef dripping are a lot cheaper than olive oil, more stable and more nutritious.
diablo
31-03-2012
If doing a fry-up, especially if it involves fried bread (which I moisten with water) then I'll use EV olive oil, plus a bit of butter if it is handy. Much better taste than veggy oil esp with the butter.

If browning meat at a higher temp then vegetable oil or dripping is best.
diablo
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by Rip the TV Eye:
“Or lard, or butter. Depending on what flavour you want.



These oils are definitely not healthy.

If you must use an oil for frying, go with ordinary olive oil. EV isn't any better for frying, so you're wasting your money there.

You are really better off with the fats I mentioned above - lard and beef dripping are a lot cheaper than olive oil, more stable and more nutritious.”

Cold pressed rapeseed oil is one of the healthiest oils available, even for deep frying over several uses.
_radioamerica
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by QFour:
“So you get a poached egg instead of a fried egg ”


Didn't like to say but.. yeah lol

I'd only add water if you planned to steam. You can get quite interesting veggies this way
home_alone
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by Rip the TV Eye:
“Or lard, or butter. Depending on what flavour you want.



These oils are definitely not healthy.

If you must use an oil for frying, go with ordinary olive oil. EV isn't any better for frying, so you're wasting your money there.

You are really better off with the fats I mentioned above - lard and beef dripping are a lot cheaper than olive oil, more stable and more nutritious.”

Can you please explain your reason for saying sunflower & rapeseed oil are 'definitely not healthy', then recommending lard & dripping.

Sunflower oil is high in poly-unsaturated fatty acids.
Rapeseed oil is high in mono-unsaturated fatty acids
Lard & dripping are high in saturated fatty acids.

Most advice I've seen suggests that saturated fatty acids are much less 'healthy' than mono-unsaturated & poly-unsaturated fatty acids, not vice versa?
PencilBreath
31-03-2012
Originally Posted by Maxatoria:
“for frying nothing beats a good bit of beef dripping but for the healther option sunflower/oil seed rape should be fine and drain on kitchen roll”

We used to have it on bread too when I was little. It is lovely. Haven't had chips fried in it for decades now.
c4rv
01-04-2012
Originally Posted by Rip the TV Eye:
“Or lard, or butter. Depending on what flavour you want.



These oils are definitely not healthy.

If you must use an oil for frying, go with ordinary olive oil. EV isn't any better for frying, so you're wasting your money there.

You are really better off with the fats I mentioned above - lard and beef dripping are a lot cheaper than olive oil, more stable and more nutritious.

Originally Posted by Maxatoria:
“for frying nothing beats a good bit of beef dripping but for the healther option sunflower/oil seed rape should be fine and drain on kitchen roll”
”

Is this some sort of joke reply ?
norbitonite
01-04-2012
As others have said, extra virgin olive oil doesn't handle high temperatures well. I also find that its flavour can overpower what you cook in it - if I want a fried egg, then I want it to taste of egg. Regular olive oil or rapeseed oil would be my choices, and (again as others have suggested) a good frying pan so that the merest wipe or spray of oil will do. For meats I use a cast iron griddle pan which, once seasoned, doesn't need any oil adding at all and gives good flavour and appearance to steaks, chops, chicken pieces, veg, etc.
gerr60
01-04-2012
Originally Posted by PencilBreath:
“We used to have it on bread too when I was little. It is lovely. Haven't had chips fried in it for decades now.”


Those were the days, proper fish and chips cooked in dripping, and people were lessfat in those days.
late8
01-04-2012
MY GOD NO !


Someone once gave me a fried egg done in Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Was the foulest thing I have eaten.

It shouldn't go anywhere near a frying pan IMO.
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