r/UnnecessaryQuotes • u/atmatthewat • 24d ago

“Cooking” oil

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u/Lalamedic 24d ago

The worst thing is, olive oil is not a great cooking oil. It has such a low smoke point temperature you absolutely shouldn’t BBQ, broil or bake with it. In a frying pan, you run a similar risk. Don’t even mention deep frying or air frying. They might as well have just written “cancer oil”.

Don’t get me wrong, there are many things for which olive oil is a superior choice, as long as high temps are not involved.

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u/the-answer-42-or-420 23d ago

Most brands of olive oil put a small squirt of olive oil and the rest is usually canola oil.

You can't cook well with real virgin olive oil.
The smoke point is too low.

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u/xtianlaw 17d ago

I’m guessing you’re exaggerating for dramatic effect, because if most olive oil was literally just canola oil with a small squirt of olive oil, that would be a pretty big scandal.

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u/the-answer-42-or-420 17d ago

No I am not exaggerating.

We live in the time of the con-artist/mob boss.

You have to make an effort to verify and then trust.

Google helps, as long as Google doesn't become a con-artist and not show the sources it's AI uses for research.

https://perfectresonance.com/are-you-using-fake-olive-oil/

https://www.oliveoilsource.com/info/adulterated-fraudulent-extra-virgin-olive-oil

https://www.aboutoliveoil.org/certified-olive-oil-list

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u/thinktwomuch 24d ago

Don't use quotations to add "EMPHASIS." I deep fry in peanut oil, and use grapeseed oil for high temp cooking, like in my wok. Otherwise, lard butter are my go-to's. If I could afford beef tallow, I'd use it for deep frying, and in replacement of lard. Butter and bacon fat are in a class by themselves.

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u/ReginaPhilangee 24d ago

Is that for cooking?

Absolutely. Definitely not for slathering all over myself and slithering around like a worm. For cooking only.

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u/Recent-Philosophy-62 23d ago

Chinese gutter oil

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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u/Routine-Register7414 22d ago

Reading sizzle vs drizzle is too much for the mind that’s ready to hate.

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u/Once-A-Republic 19d ago

Clearly it’s lube you guys