Comments on: Can You Saute with EVOO? http://blissfullydomestic.com/food-bliss/kitchen-tips-food-bliss/can-you-saute-with-evoo/51704/ Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:46:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship http://blissfullydomestic.com/food-bliss/kitchen-tips-food-bliss/can-you-saute-with-evoo/51704/#comment-43137 Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:47:59 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=51704#comment-43137 Great added info! I just made ghee for the first time last week, and I'm sure it would be great on roasted potatoes. Thanks for the tip! Katie Great added info! I just made ghee for the first time last week, and I’m sure it would be great on roasted potatoes. Thanks for the tip!
Katie

]]> By: Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship http://blissfullydomestic.com/food-bliss/kitchen-tips-food-bliss/can-you-saute-with-evoo/51704/#comment-43136 Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:46:07 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=51704#comment-43136 Did you know that bacon is over 50% monounsaturated fat, the same fat as in olive oil? It's been given a bad rap by the shortening industry...since trans fats are so *good* for us, right? Amazing that the more you learn, the more you learn you didn't know. Thanks for weighing in! Katie Did you know that bacon is over 50% monounsaturated fat, the same fat as in olive oil? It’s been given a bad rap by the shortening industry…since trans fats are so *good* for us, right? Amazing that the more you learn, the more you learn you didn’t know. Thanks for weighing in!
Katie

]]> By: Danielle http://blissfullydomestic.com/food-bliss/kitchen-tips-food-bliss/can-you-saute-with-evoo/51704/#comment-43113 Danielle Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:18:59 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=51704#comment-43113 I really appreciate this post. Thanks for writing it. I too am concerned with cooking for health. As a recent grad of a Natural Foods Cooking School and a Holistic Health Counseling school, I have learned that EVOO, when it reaches smoke point, is absolutely, no-quesions-asked damaging to your health. I still saute with olive oil, but I make sure to never let it reach smoke point. Consumers beware: at restaurants, they pretty much always cook olive oil to smoke point (I can attest to this as I work in the food service industry), which is very harmful to your health. As for using EVOO in the oven, I only use it when I have the temp at 325F or lower. For higher temp cooking I use ghee (clarified butter), organic butter or canola oil, because those fats can handle higher temps. Just thought I'd weigh in. This is what I've learned about EVOO and I wanted to share it. I look forward to future discussions on cooking with fats and oils! :) I really appreciate this post. Thanks for writing it.

I too am concerned with cooking for health.

As a recent grad of a Natural Foods Cooking School and a Holistic Health Counseling school, I have learned that EVOO, when it reaches smoke point, is absolutely, no-quesions-asked damaging to your health.

I still saute with olive oil, but I make sure to never let it reach smoke point. Consumers beware: at restaurants, they pretty much always cook olive oil to smoke point (I can attest to this as I work in the food service industry), which is very harmful to your health.

As for using EVOO in the oven, I only use it when I have the temp at 325F or lower. For higher temp cooking I use ghee (clarified butter), organic butter or canola oil, because those fats can handle higher temps.

Just thought I’d weigh in. This is what I’ve learned about EVOO and I wanted to share it.

I look forward to future discussions on cooking with fats and oils! :)

]]> By: Meredith http://blissfullydomestic.com/food-bliss/kitchen-tips-food-bliss/can-you-saute-with-evoo/51704/#comment-43116 Meredith Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:05:26 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=51704#comment-43116 Thanks! That was really good! I didn't even know some of that stuff! Thanks! That was really good! I didn’t even know some of that stuff!

]]> By: CJ McD http://blissfullydomestic.com/food-bliss/kitchen-tips-food-bliss/can-you-saute-with-evoo/51704/#comment-43115 CJ McD Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:00:38 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=51704#comment-43115 If you're heating oil to a smoke point, you're not saute'ing, you're frying. I always saute in EVOO, as has my family for many generations. The elders have lived very, very long lives (into their 90's), so I don't think olive oil is an issue. Twinkies or bacon on the other hand..... If you’re heating oil to a smoke point, you’re not saute’ing, you’re frying.

I always saute in EVOO, as has my family for many generations. The elders have lived very, very long lives (into their 90′s), so I don’t think olive oil is an issue.
Twinkies or bacon on the other hand…..

]]> By: Annie http://blissfullydomestic.com/food-bliss/kitchen-tips-food-bliss/can-you-saute-with-evoo/51704/#comment-41914 Annie Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:58:13 +0000 http://blissfullydomestic.com/?p=51704#comment-41914 WOW! thank you for this information! I honestly had no idea about oxidation, heating points and free radicals. I was using EVOO in everything thinking it was the best. Thank you so much :) WOW! thank you for this information! I honestly had no idea about oxidation, heating points and free radicals. I was using EVOO in everything thinking it was the best. Thank you so much :)

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