Is olive oil suitable for deep oil frying or merely for general cooking?

Not for deep frying. I've tried it--it tasted foul. Use light oil for deep frying. If you have an oil sprayer and really want the olive flavor, then after the food is fried, drain on a paper towel and spray it very lightly with olive oil.Is olive oil suitable for deep oil frying or merely for general cooking?
general, vegetable oil is better for deep oil fryingIs olive oil suitable for deep oil frying or merely for general cooking?
I use it for deep frying its kinda expensive but it works well
Do not deep fry with olive oil. Olive oil has a low smoking point and to get it hot enough to deep fry something, it will burn and taste bitter. Use peanut oil, it has the highest smoking point.
Don't try to use it for deep frying. It burns at higher temperatures and breaks down faster than other more versatile oils. Just use it for general cooking and enjoy it's subtle flavor.
Olive oil is not for deep frying at all. You can use it in your salad, in place of butter on your toast. It really is not a cooking oil, per se. Have a nice evening.
Light olive oil can be used for deep frying like ';third pressed'; stuff, in fact the Italians (Molto Mario says so) use it all the time: however do not use Extra Virgin or any green tinted olive oils, their smoking point is far too low to deep fry with.
No, it's unsuitable for deep frying because it smokes too much.





It's so much more healthy to use it for pan frying and tastes good too. It also has healing properties.
No b/c it burns faster then regular oil. Try just sauteing with olive oil, or brushing it on your food and grilling or broiling. I have deep fried boneless breast in a skillet before, my chicked was a bit hard. So I popped it in the broiler to regain its moisture and tenderness, damn I love food.
i wouldnt do it just because of the overly heavy flavor and the fact that its much more expensive to use then say some regular veggie oil, but it can be done!!
Olive oil has a lower smoke point than other oils like vegetable oil, so if you have your fryer temp to high it will make the food you are frying taste bad, I wouldn't use it to deep fry
This would be a very expensive way to deep fry. Olive oil is best for general cooking, and is more healthy if not heated at all, but used as a dressing or added at the the end of the cooking process
use olive oil for general cooking,besides being really expensive to fry stuff in ,it does give fried food a funny flavor sometimes
u can use olive oil to deep fry but add a little more seasoning to the stuff u are frying. i wouldnt recommend using olive oil to deep fry the food sometimes taste different . use canola oil instead...
Oh no, it has too low of a smoking point for deep frying.
Olive oil has a lower smoking point, so most people don't use it to deep fry, plus it is more expensive. I have used it before in a pinch, and it worked but not as well as vegi oil.
No. Olive oil is perfect for drizzling, light saute and for brushing on something that you are grilling. Its fragrant aromatics would be lost in a deep fryer and you just wasted all that oil.





Olive oil has a low smoking point, which means that it thins out too quickly under high heat. You would have to keep adding more oil to accomplish a deep fry.
General cooking.





Deep frying with olive oil (esp virgin olive oil) imparts an 'olivey' taste to foods. Some combinations end up tasting like sh1t.
no Olive oil is not very good for frying,but is excellent for every thing Al's, probably the best of all oils you can yous it but D's not mack frying very crispy,Becca's D's not ho ll the heat over 350* the best oil for frying is soy bean
its for general cooking
Olive oil cannot stand high heat like vegetable or corn oil. Its not meant for deep frying but for adding flavor to foods.
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I would use vegetable oil to fry something. If you do use olive oil let me know how it turns out. :)
Olive oil has a lot of flavor and is very heavy. It is not a good oil to deep fry most things.
I use it all the time to fry as well


I use it for shallow pan fry the most vs. deep fry cause it does cost a bit more.
i think just for cooking cause it gots flavor in it , but u might be able to use it for deep frying
It's no good for deep frying. Smokes too much.


You need the lighter clear oils.
I have never used olive oil for deep frying, I have always used Crisco in the can. I do use it for frying cutlets and other things, I would think if you used olive oil for deep frying, there would be a distinct flavor, not like the flavor of vegetable oil or Crisco. But that's only my opinion.





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No No No way deep fry in olive oil. Also, don't ever let it get too hot--it changes the flavour. yukky
No, it's burn point is too low for most deep frying.
general cooking. you want to use peanut, vegetable or canola oil for deep frying.