What oil is the best oil?
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I've been doing a lot more cooking with plain old unsalted butter lately. Butter has stearin acid, another heart healthy saturated fat. Plus butter is much cheaper than coconut oil.0
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I like to mix butter with olive oil for cooking, increases the burn temp for butter while adding a ton of flavor.0
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Extra virgin olive oil is always best when used raw, ie salads, or pouring over cooked foods for flavour. I never cook with olive oil.
especially if you use for frying.... that is when it becomes calorific.0 -
I think if you asked most doctors and dieticians this question, the overwhelming response would be extra virgin olive oil.0
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Extra virgin olive oil is always best when used raw, ie salads, or pouring over cooked foods for flavour. I never cook with olive oil.
especially if you use for frying.... that is when it becomes calorific.
What?? So unheated extra virgin olive oil has less calories? I think you are mistaken.0 -
flaxseed for salads....Not for cooking though.
Olive oil or canola oil for cooking....Maybe 2 tsp a day....not too much, it still has calories..0 -
The flavour of the virgin oil most definately depends on which country the olive trees are grown from.
what a shame to use good olive oil to cook with when it has so many benefits raw.
I use vegtable oil, but use it sparingly, I always top my cooked food with a drizzle of good ol extra virgin olive oil, cos adds a different flavour. when you cook with it, the flavour changes, and not so beneficial as raw.
you can definately use to moisturise your body and hair.0 -
The flavour of the virgin oil most definately depends on which country the olive trees are grown from.
what a shame to use good olive oil to cook with when it has so many benefits raw.
I use vegtable oil, but use it sparingly, I always top my cooked food with a drizzle of good ol extra virgin olive oil, cos adds a different flavour. when you cook with it, the flavour changes, and not so beneficial as raw.
you can definately use to moisturise your body and hair.
Don't know why people think if you heat olive oil it's no longer good for you while they use other refined veg oils that not only have no nutritional value whatsoever but can be detrimental to health.0 -
There is a major difference between extra virgin olive oil, and pure olive oil. Extra virgin has a very low smoke point and delicate flavors that get ruined by heat. Pure olive oil is more refined, doesn't have the delicate flavors, has a high smoke point, (410 degrees, just as high, and sometimes higher than all the vegetable oils.)
So again, use extra virgin for cold applications, toppings and dressings, and regular pure olive oil for cooking.
Health benefits are the same with both oils.0 -
I don't use any olive oil that is not extra virgin. I cook with it almost every day for lower temp cooking. For frying or cooking where the temperatures are going to get above the smoke point of extra virgin olive oil I use grapeseed or peanut oil. Extra virgin olive oil still tastes great and adds a wonderful flavor to foods as long as you keep the temps under its smoke point.0
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Rice Bran Oil.
Apparently.
Anyone tried it?
I'm about to buy some...0 -
There is a major difference between extra virgin olive oil, and pure olive oil. Extra virgin has a very low smoke point and delicate flavors that get ruined by heat. Pure olive oil is more refined, doesn't have the delicate flavors, has a high smoke point, (410 degrees, just as high, and sometimes higher than all the vegetable oils.)
So again, use extra virgin for cold applications, toppings and dressings, and regular pure olive oil for cooking.
Health benefits are the same with both oils.0 -
I'm not talking about refined olive oil. I'm talking about regular virgin olive oil. The only difference from a processing standpoint between virgin and extra virgin, is extra virgin is the first cold press, and virgin is the second cold press. Because the volatile compounds go out with the first pressing, virgin olive oil ends up with a much higher smoke point, but is no more processed than extra virgin. Usually you can buy regular virgin olive oil in a edition to extra virgin, it's a bit cheaper, because it's a bit more plain in flavor. Pure olive oil is usually what's available in most regular grocery stores, and that's virgin olive oil, sometimes it's mixed with refined oil, sometimes it isn't. That's where label reading comes into play.0
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I'm not talking about refined olive oil. I'm talking about regular virgin olive oil. The only difference from a processing standpoint between virgin and extra virgin, is extra virgin is the first cold press, and virgin is the second cold press. Because the volatile compounds go out with the first pressing, virgin olive oil ends up with a much higher smoke point, but is no more processed than extra virgin. Usually you can buy regular virgin olive oil in a edition to extra virgin, it's a bit cheaper, because it's a bit more plain in flavor. Pure olive oil is usually what's available in most regular grocery stores, and that's virgin olive oil, sometimes it's mixed with refined oil, sometimes it isn't. That's where label reading comes into play.0
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