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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by misja111 on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:29AM (#36042789)
I never said it was not possible to sear meat with olive oil. It is certainly possible, but you have to be more careful not to overheat your oil.

> Light/refined olive oil has a smoke point of up to 470°F.

Where did you get that number? Any source I found gives olive oil a burning point of at most 410F. E.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Smoke_point_of_cookin...

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Re:Why do recipe writers lie and lie about how long it takes... by bearmode on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @08:04AM (#36043118)
Recheck the link you provided, look for refined olive oil. It's just the virgin olive oils that have the lower smoke points.

Also seriouseats puts it at 465°F https://www.seriouseats.com/cooking-fats-101-whats-a-smoke-p...

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