Frying with olive oil?!


Question: Frying with olive oil!?
I always take care of myself regarding what I eat, trying to get as many healthy food as possible, so I always use olive oil for salads, when making spaghetti's or pasta, and when I want to fry something!. Recently, a friend told me that she watched on TV that, when you use olive oil for frying, it does a lot of damage to the body!. Is that true!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Olive oil will smoke at a lower temperature than other oils!. Do NOT use extra-virgin olive oil, because it smokes even lower (and is too expensive to waste on frying); but you could use light olive oil!. That's for light frying in a pan; don't use any olive oil in a deep fryer thoughWww@FoodAQ@Com

I have heard that is true, (that Olive Oil is damaging once heated)!.
I no longer fry with it, but I use Spectrum Oil, "Refined, for high heat"!. They have many oils, for all different temperatures!.

If you visit the Spectrum Oil site, you can learn more about it!. I usually buy it in the Natural Foods Section, or Health Food Store!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

some doctors say that olive oil is healthy for the body, but i am not sure if that's true, olive oil is just extra substance, if you eat salads, i would put other dressings, and Cut off the Olive Oil!.

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for frying use regular olive oil not extra virgin olive oil!. Extra virgin olive oil is healthier and best used raw on salads as a dressing or drizzled on steamed veg etc!. Normal olive oil can be used for cooking and frying etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No, it's not a good idea!. Use olive oil in your salad dressings!. Olive oil doesn't have a high smoking point & that is bad for frying!. Olive oil is a healthy oil but not for frying!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Olive oil is way too good quality of an oil to waste frying - use canola oil for frying!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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