Why do most professional cooks ONLY use olive oil?

[Nocturnal]

Is it due to it being healthy?

 

[DAGTA]

I hope not as olive oil is NOT healthy after being heated to high temperatures. Coconut oil is much more healthy.

 

[hjo3]

It doesn't burn like butter, has better taste than Pam.

 

[PlatinumGold]

it tastes good.

 

[klah]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

I hope not as olive oil is NOT healthy after being heated to high temperatures.

Link?

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
I hope not as olive oil is NOT healthy after being heated to high temperatures. Coconut oil is much more healthy.

Link to ze coconut oil healthiness?

 

[wfbberzerker]

its quite delicious

 

[Aquaman]

Because the "God Father" has a offer most pro chefs can't refuse

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: DAGTA
I hope not as olive oil is NOT healthy after being heated to high temperatures. Coconut oil is much more healthy.

Link to ze coconut oil healthiness?

Coconut Oil by Raymond Peat, Ph.D.
The Skinny on Fats by Mary Enig, PhD, and Sally Fallon
Coconut Oil: Loaded with Real Health Benefits
The Truth About Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil Promises to be Anti-Viral Agent
Coconut Oil on Healing Daily

Plenty more found with a google search, if you choose.

 

[swimscubasteve]

I was a professional cook and I used assloads of butter and peanut oil.

edit: and olive oil of course

 

[Lithium381]

Originally posted by: swimscubasteve
I was a professional cook and I used assloads of butter and peanut oil.

edit: and olive oil of course

hmmmmmmmmmmmm you didn't use olive oil and you were a pro cook....correlation?

 

[swimscubasteve]

sorta sucks when you get my edit in your quote, huh?

 

[Alkesh]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
I hope not as olive oil is NOT healthy after being heated to high temperatures. Coconut oil is much more healthy.

Coconut oil is actually one of the few plant oils that are SATURATED fat and not healthy. Olive oil has the highest concentration of UNSATURATED fat and is healthy.

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: Alkesh

Originally posted by: DAGTA
I hope not as olive oil is NOT healthy after being heated to high temperatures. Coconut oil is much more healthy.

Coconut oil is actually one of the few plant oils that are SATURATED fat. Olive oil has the highest concentration of UNSATURATED fat and is healthy.

True about it being saturated fat.

Educate yourself on saturated fats and their role in the body and you'll realize that they're not all bad. Coconut oil is full of good saturated fat. If you care to learn, read The Skinny on Fats as linked above.

 

[biostud]

They don't. Butter is widely used. Only in the Italian kitchen and other South European kitchens is Olive oil the main "fat".

 

[LuNoTiCK]

How expensive is coconut oil compared to olive oil?

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: LuNoTiCK
How expensive is coconut oil compared to olive oil?

In my experience, more expensive. It varies quite a bit in price depending on where you get it from and the quality, though.

 

[0roo0roo]

its reasonably healthy. but it wont work for frying and such.. its smoke point is low or something

 

[s0ssos]

Originally posted by: DAGTA

Originally posted by: Kelvrick

Originally posted by: DAGTA
I hope not as olive oil is NOT healthy after being heated to high temperatures. Coconut oil is much more healthy.

Link to ze coconut oil healthiness?

Coconut Oil by Raymond Peat, Ph.D.
The Skinny on Fats by Mary Enig, PhD, and Sally Fallon
Coconut Oil: Loaded with Real Health Benefits
The Truth About Coconut Oil
Coconut Oil Promises to be Anti-Viral Agent
Coconut Oil on Healing Daily

Plenty more found with a google search, if you choose.

what about not quoting companies that are trying to sell you stuff? they have incentives to say what gets you to buy their stuff. and what's mercola, and thai food and travel?

harvard
that says coconut oil is bad. what do you have to say to that?

 

[DAGTA]

Harvard's studies are out of date? That link made a good point about eggs... In the 80's everyone was told, "don't eat eggs!" and in recent years more studies are showing that eggs are good. Things often flip flop... as is the case with coconut oil.

Mercola is an MD. Thai food and travel is a link I found in google.

 

[s0ssos]

Originally posted by: DAGTA
Harvard's studies are out of date? That link made a good point about eggs... In the 80's everyone was told, "don't eat eggs!" and in recent years more studies are showing that eggs are good. Things often flip flop... as is the case with coconut oil.

Mercola is an MD. Thai food and travel is a link I found in google.

the problem is, you need to critically analyze articles before you believe what they say. just because someone is a md doesn't mean very much. and just googling isn't right either. anyone can put up a site. and say anything on it. your links aren't quite as good.

i would rather trust harvard. and the national library of medicine. if you look on there, there are quite a few items listed.
you need proof to say that saturated fat is good, when nobody else (that is respected) says that it is. where's your proof?

 

[Siddhartha]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold
it tastes good.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

They don't.

It depends on what you are making. Olive oil imparts a flavor that compliments many foods, but not always. You would not use olive oil in baking. Olive oil pastry? Na.

Chefs will use a vegetable oil with a higher smoke point and neutral taste for frying.

Butter or butter and oil can be used to sautee many things, but not fry chicken.

It's all about what you want to do.