[question] Is it pointless buying virgin olive oil if you're just gonna heat it?
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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?
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I think you should be fine, in fact, it's probably preferable to use EVOO over other oils even at higher temperatures.
From this study from 2020:
From this study from 2018:
I also found this Stove Top Temperature Chart handy to know what temperatures the knob levels translate to.
Always nice to see studies of these things! I feel like there's a lot of olive oil lore out there, it's cool to see that some of that lore checks out scientifically.
Thanks! It's good to know I'm not ruining it 🙂