wat is best for cooking extra virgin olive oil or simple olive oil?

Answer 1

If you go to Spain or Italy etc (basically the countries where the Oil is predominant) they use the Extra Virgin only where they specifically want the taste of it... and this is normally when drizzling over the food just before eating or dipping etc. When cooking they just use Olive Oil.
Besides the fact that the extra virgin oil isn't great when cooking with heat, it is just considered a waste.

Answer 2

I keep a nice (and expensive!) bottle of EVOO around for salads and drizzles, but when I cook with olive oil (and I do nearly all of my cooking with olive oil) I use just a good cold pressed olive oil that I buy 3 liters at a time rather than the expensive extra-virgin stuff. The taste is much more neutral than EVOO, so it blends well with the flavors of almost any cuisine.

Either way, the health benefits & anti-oxidant properties are about the same.

Answer 3

No it is not correct. The issue is the smoke point. Extra virgin burns too easily and as you see above it is best for salads and lower temp cooking. Curries/marsalas use very high heat so regular olive oil would be used instead of EVOO. You are supposed to taste it so you know how it will play with and against others on the playground. Yep Same amount. Safflower or peanut oil have the highest smoke points but are low or neutral in flavor.

Answer 4

Cook with olive oil and dress salads etc with extra virgin - too expensive to cook with extra virgin oil. This works out well for flavour too.

Answer 5

extra is tastier for you (a bit), but simple is healthier for you (a bit).

both burn more quickly than a butter or margarine or some other oils. Most people use too high a heat on the olive oils when they cook, and this makes it so that you don't get the flavor from it, and it really doesn't matter which type you used.

Answer 6

Olive oil is ok for cooking you buy the more expensive extra virgin type to use in salad dressing recipes~~

Answer 7

I prefer to cook in a simple olive oil............because of its lower fat contents and besides I am used to its taste already..it is just a matter of habit really~~~although I beleive the simple olove oil is much ehalthier and less cholesterol too which can be bad for the heart..........anyway it depends upon your taste..but I am an olive oil girl..

Answer 8

Simple olive oil - but if you are using a lot (for deep frying) mix it with some canola oil.

Answer 9

I like the extra because it is more flavourful as it comes from the first pressing of the olives.

Answer 10

simple olive oil has a higher 'smoke point', making it better for cooking.