Also, the good flavors of olive oil go away at high frying temperatures (the little olive bits burn).

A helpful chart: http://www.goodeatsfanpage.com/collectedinfo/oilsmokepoints.htm

The Avocado oil thing was news to me. Learned something new today!

I also read that at extremely high heat (like frying), the benefits of OO reduces.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks. I'm a DH and thought you needed corn oil or canola oil for frying. Sounds like there may be better ones, but it will do (it is all DW buys, pretty much).

best oil to use for frying is Avocado Oil. It has the highest smoke point of all oils, a neutral flavor, and is full of good fats.

Costco sells two types of Olive oil. The one for "Roasting and Frying" is listed as such.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks. I'm a DH and thought you needed corn oil or canola oil for frying. Sounds like there may be better ones, but it will do (it is all DW buys, pretty much).

Fried chicken not so much; sauteed chicken breast perfectly fine.

It's good to cook with some olive oil b/c it is a good source of omega 3, which is usually lacking in the American diet.

OP here. Thanks. I'm a DH and thought you needed corn oil or canola oil for frying. Sounds like there may be better ones, but it will do (it is all DW buys, pretty much).

To pan fry like a chicken cutlet it's fine, but I would never deep fry in it (not that I'm doing this much anyways) because of the low smoking point. You want to use a canola oil or vegetable oil for something like that.

Anonymous wrote:You can, but it has a low smoking point, so you have to be careful.

The other issue is that if the oil isn't hot enough, the food will absorb way too much. There are much better oils for frying.

Sauté (lower heat) rather than fry, which IMO is a higher heat thing. Olive Oil is not really suitable for frying.

I do, but it doesn't have a very high smoking point, so if you want a high temp fry (like to sear meat) pick another one. I don,to believe the health benefits survive the cooking, either.

You can, but it has a low smoking point, so you have to be careful.

I exclusively fry in olive oil unless I am making something asian or for breakfast.

Definitely. I use it as my standard cooking oil. I would swap out for peanut if you are frying chicken though.

Can you pan fry food using olive oil?