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Is olive oil safe at high heat? Does it taste bad?
Adam Ragusea examines whether olive oil is unsafe for high-heat cooking and whether it tastes bad when heated. He cites studies showing it is among the most stable cooking oils and that smoke-point worries are overblown.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN points to it to debunk the stubborn olive-oil-at-high-heat myth, valued for its cited sources and food scientist interviews.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Adam Ragusea
- Topic
- cooking oils
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 4
- HN mentions in dataset
- 9
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2024
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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That's a very common misconception and a stubborn myth: [VIDEO] I fry mushrooms (and many other things) in olive oil all the time. It works great, tastes great and as long as you use extra virgin oil, doesn't create any more harmful substances than using …
KozmoNau7 on Hacker News · 2021-04
In How a carnivorous mushroom poisons its preyThe majority of chefs from countries bordering the Mediterranean would laugh at your claim that extra virgin olive oil is not suitable for frying. Obviously you shouldn't go using your fancy $100 bottle for deep frying, but mostly because it would be a waste of …
KozmoNau7 on Hacker News · 2021-07
In What I know about cleaning and seasoning cast-iron skilletsThe olive oil bit is a myth - see: [VIDEO] Olive oil is actually one of the chemically safest oils to heat.
donatj on Hacker News · 2022-02
In Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes in mice: study (2020)
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