[question] Is it pointless buying virgin olive oil if you're just gonna heat it? - eviltoast

So as I understand it, virgin olive oil is made from cold pressing olives.

If I fry or roast stuff using virgin olive oil, did I just waste my money?

  • Dave@lemmy.nzOP
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    1 year ago

    Thanks for the in-depth answer!

    Generally I keep two oils around the house. High quality, EVOO produced in my area of the world. And canola oil that I buy by the gallon and use for anything where I want more than just a little oil.

    I just read up on olive oil fraud, interesting! I took some advice on testing it, and tried eating (drinking?) a spoonful. Even though I felt like a weirdo, I’m pretty sure mine is the real deal.

    I guess I’ll continue using it as I have been, as it seems heating it doesn’t turn it into regular olive oil so long as you don’t burn it. Thanks!

    • realChem@beehaw.org
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      1 year ago

      Glad you found it useful! When I started writing it nobody else had answered and by the time I posted it a bunch of other people had replied (that’s what I get for walking away while writing it).