Olive oil is fine, but not for frying

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By:EBW
Date: Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 6:19 am

In Response To: Re: Grapeseed Oil? (porceleindoll)

Frying in general is not a healthy practice.
The oil gets too hot, and many oils degenerate at such temperatures and form free radicals.

Olive oil one such oil. It is great for salads, for breads, for making sauces, mayonnaise, and things like that. It's very good for you, it actually fights cholesterol problems and should be eaten regularly.

But it should never be used in frying.

The following chart shows the temperatures at which various oils degrade.

Anything that degrades and starts smoking below 400� Farenheit is not really good for frying.

http://www.cookingforengineers.com/article.php?id=50

Messages In This Thread

The French Paradox
Porceleindoll -- Friday, 18 March 2005, 3:18 am
- a couple of other factors
  EBW -- Friday, 18 March 2005, 3:30 am
  - Speaking of frying olive oil...
    Linda -- Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 4:07 pm
    - You heard right
      EBW -- Monday, 28 March 2005, 7:27 pm
      - Grapeseed Oil?
        Freethinker -- Saturday, 2 April 2005, 9:42 pm
        
        Re: Grapeseed Oil?
        porceleindoll -- Sunday, 3 April 2005, 6:34 am
        
        Olive oil is fine, but not for frying
        EBW -- Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 6:19 am
        
        More on olive oil
        EBW -- Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 6:42 am
        
        Re: More on olive oil
        lolo -- Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 1:23 pm
        
        Me too
        EBW -- Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 2:19 pm
        
        Heating the olive oil
        lolo -- Monday, 4 April 2005, 3:08 pm
        
        Once again, ty lolo
        Freethinker -- Monday, 4 April 2005, 3:47 pm
        
        like PD said
        EBW -- Thursday, 7 April 2005, 11:28 am
- Other factors
  David D -- Sunday, 20 March 2005, 8:06 pm
  - meat and poultry
    porceleindoll -- Monday, 21 March 2005, 6:05 am
    - You probably saw this before
      EBW -- Monday, 28 March 2005, 7:34 pm
      - Just saw it for the first time myself..
        Freethinker -- Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 7:47 pm

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