Olive oil lovers have lower stroke risk - study

[PatMarlin]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...7HG05A20110616

I've been an "intensive user" for years. We cook exclusively with it.

Also note they mention help with Adult Diabetes. Something that is out of control these days.

Drop the bacon fat and use olive oil. Your Patmarlins health tip of the month...

[44man]

Olive oil is great but don't tread on my bacon!
I can't stop with less then a half pound! We eat real butter and drink real milk.

[SharpsShooter]

We do the same 44man, but if it requires frying in oil, we use extra virgin olive oil. The flavor is really great! Try it.

SS

[PatMarlin]

If cost is a concern, which it is...

You can still do the heavier frying with regular second pressing (inexpensive) olive oil, and then the light frying (like an egg, or meat) and dressing with virgin. Costco's got the best deals on olive oil.

We drink whole milk and eat butter too.

I buy organic milk as it tastes better, and we don't go through that much. In fact, I can taste the difference between brands that come out of central and southern california, vs. upper N. Cal and Oregon. The southern raised milk is horrible compared to northern farms. No kiddin'.

[blackthorn]

Extra virgin Olive Oil--(from really ugly trees) +1

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

Nothin' beats Hash browns fried in bacon grease

[Char-Gar]

Extra Virgin Cold Pressed olive oil is all we have used for years. I will eat some bacon from time to time, but cook it pretty crisp and remove as much grease as possible.

[winelover]

We too use olive oil for most frying but have been hesitant to deep fry fish in it. Has anyone tried it for that application?

Winelover

[DrB]

No, but I'm interested in the fry question too. I always use peanut oil for frying for stability and flavor, but we use gallons of olive oil a year. If I'm sauteing it's the only thing I reach for is olive oil (+butter occasionally ).

You know, there was a serious experimental article a few years back where they fried ground meat with canola oil. It actually dissolved out a lot of cholesterol from the food... Something that could work with browning meat for dishes, I suppose.

wish I still had a source for fresh milk. Had one several years back, it was the best. A gallon of sweet milk or buttermilk didn't last long!

[PatMarlin]

Yep- can do everything with olive oil as with any oil.

We deep fry with it as well. I don't know if it will hold up any better or worse than any other oil, just know it works.

[Moonie]

Keep in mind that the smoke point and flash point are lower with extra virgin than with the lighter olive oils, and they are all olive oil. Use the right kind for the right job. Use an olive oil with a higher flash and smoke point for frying, they will also impart less flavor to the fried foods letting the foods flavor come through better.

We also use a large quantity of olive oil, mostly extra virgin.

[Shooter6br]

Works good in home made bullet lube

[PatMarlin]

Keep in mind that the smoke point and flash point are lower with extra virgin than with the lighter olive oils, and they are all olive oil. Use the right kind for the right job. Use an olive oil with a higher flash and smoke point for frying, they will also impart less flavor to the fried foods letting the foods flavor come through better.

We also use a large quantity of olive oil, mostly extra virgin.

Ditto +1

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

We use Extra Virgin Olive Oil . . . really like the Kalamata version, makes really good German Potato Salad!

[MT Gianni]

I like it as a butter subtitute on a heavy bread. It also works good on my 8" x6" bald spot.

[PatMarlin]

I like it as a butter subtitute on a heavy bread. It also works good on my 8" x6" bald spot.

ANy Youtube video? ...


Last night I made french fries with regular second press olive oil. Poured in about 1 1/2" oil, in a 6" diameter cast iron pot- one I use for popcorn.

Cut up 3/8" fry strips out of potatoes and deep fried em'. Works great. No smoke.

[mousegun]

Makes a good light oil for percussion revolvers.
Used to be called "sweet oil" back in the day.
Fry yer eggs and lube yer piece with one trip to the store.

[Changeling]

I've been using olive oil instead of the other oils for about 10 years now( Beretoli, Extra virgin) I started because of a report that Italians showed less heart diseas and cancer than all countries!!! Get from SAM's.

I read another health report about 3 or 4 years ago that said regular olive was better for frying than Virgin or Extra virgin, however I have never tried it.

[MT Gianni]

Pat I just shine it up for photo opportunities.
As I understand it any olive oil is fine for frying. They all give you the same benefits. The Virgin and Extra Virgin oils get you better flavor when used as dressings.

[shdwlkr]

Pat
The food the cow eats controls the taste of the milk, so could be what they are fed that gives the milk the taste difference you notice.
I can usually tell the difference in the butter fat in the milk too
dad was a Ag teacher so i got to do all kinds of things with milk as a kid growing up and worked on a dairy farm for 8 years and learned a lot you can do to make the milk taste better or worse