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Tips on How to Avoid Burning Extra Virgin Olive Oil While Frying

We’ve set off the kitchen smoke alarm many times. It might be homemade pizza in the oven, French toast in the frying pan, etc. Which raises a topic worth revisiting: When frying with extra virgin olive oil, how do you … Continue reading

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A Chef & A Nutritionist Talk Up Mediterranean Diet, Olive Oil

A chef and a nutritionist teamed to talk up the benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which is rich in vegetables, grains and seafood. The food, they noted, tastes good and is good for your health. Olive oil was a key … Continue reading

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If There’s Smoke, It Doesn’t Mean You’re Olive Oil is Burning

Chef friends we work with suggested we write more about frying foods in extra virgin olive oil. So we’ll talk about frying crab. But first we’ll talk about  what it means when a good EVOO begins to smoke. It’s important … Continue reading

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Letter from Puglia: Preparing Eggplant Parmigiana

Another guest post by my colleague Roger Fillion about his summer trip to southern Italy. Claude S. Weiller Eating in restaurants is one way to get to know the local cuisine in Italy. We also like to cook the local … Continue reading

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Sautéing, Frying, Deep Frying & Roasting with EVOO – Part II

We frequently field questions about sautéing, frying and roasting food in extra virgin olive oil. People want to know whether you can use EVOO for such uses. It’s a hot topic, so to speak. And the bottom line is: Yes, … Continue reading

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Can I use Extra Virgin Olive Oil to Sauté and Fry Food – Yes!

A blogger named Katie who writes a neat cooking blog, Kitchen Stewardship, recently asked us about using extra virgin olive oil when sautéing and roasting food: I’m working on the safe heating point of EVOO (and virgin olive oil). What … Continue reading

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