This is why most cold pressed oils should not really be used for cooking.
All of the Mediterranean is dead apparently lol.
I know that they informed you that (extra) virgin oil is fine for cooking, but I had to, sorry.
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NightmareQueenJune@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThat is really interesting. I always wondered what virgin and extra virgin mean (other than just “better quality”) but never got to looking it up.
Refined oils usually have the benefit of being able to be heated to a higher temperature before braking down though. This is why most cold pressed oils should not really be used for cooking.
fushuan@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 3 weeks ago
Olive oil has a high breakdown temp as far as I know and is fine for cooking.
www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-40043712
NightmareQueenJune@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Good that you mention it, I should have done that. Yes, virgin olive oil itself has a high breakdown temperature and is fine for cooking. It’s just not recommended for deep frying.
As a comparison: unrefined sunflower or rapeseed oil for example are not suitable for heated foods (although both can be expected to be refined, if not stated otherwise). When they are refined, they are fine for even deep frying.
One interesting thing I found: According to the wikipedia smoke point chart, unrefined rapeseed oil is fine for cooking. My german source says it’s not.
My sources: English: en.wikipedia.org/…/Template:Smoke_point_of_cookin…
German: www.alnatura.de/…/warenkunde-erhitzbare-oele/
tyranny@crazypeople.online 2 weeks ago
i have no idea what to do when two sources contradict. i guess I’ll believe neither: it’s not okay for cooking and not unacceptabke for cooking. it is necessary for all cooki g and always has been
NightmareQueenJune@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Keep in mind that basically all regular rapeseed oil (canola) is refined and thus good for cooking.