Can you use extra virgin olive oil in a deep fryer ?!
I know it is more expensive but I ran out of vegetable oil and need to top it off!. also is it okay to mix the two !?!. Thanks in advance!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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to top it off it would be OK but using pure olive oil is not a good idea!.!.!.
olive oil has a lower burning point than vegetable oil (it burns quicker) and it could make your food taste bitter (if it burns)Www@FoodAQ@Com
olive oil has a lower burning point than vegetable oil (it burns quicker) and it could make your food taste bitter (if it burns)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Using olive oil in a fryer is okay with a few caveats!. You recognized the cost issue!. The other issue is smoke point!. Olive oil has a much lower smoke point (the temperature at which the oil smokes or burns) than vegetable oils!. Mixing the two together will lower the smoke point of the resulting oil!. If we're only talking one part olive to several parts vegetable, then you probably won't notice a difference!. All olive oil will smoke at about 325 degrees which is too low to do much frying!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
taste will be not very palatable also Olive Oil is not normally advised to be deep fried and is normally used raw as salad dressing etc!. but there is otherwise no problem also if you want to know about olive oil use try searching in www!.howstuffworks!.comWww@FoodAQ@Com
No it has a lower smoke point, and could catch fire and give the food unpleasant flavor!. You should get extra light olive oil or any other frying oil, instead!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
NO !.!.!. all of the chefs on Food Network advise against heating extra virgin olive oil!. It will smoke and could burn!.!.!. and it's a waste of expensive oil!.!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It is prefectly okay to mix them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com