Really? I only ever cook with extra virgin olive oil. I really can't tell the difference :P
You need this: http://www.oreilly.com/free/cooking-for-geeks-2ed.csp
Seriously your cooking can get a lot better aka will taste a ton better because your not cooking at the right temperature for most of your food.
PS My wife said the same thing when we got married. She would now slap out of any one's hands if they even tried to use Virgin Olive Oil on anything besides salad dressings and hummus.
PSS Food channel quick cooking shows are really poor.
Re:Which oils are best to cook with?
by DerKommissar on Tuesday July 28, 2015 @01:01PM
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I agree in general, but in many parts of Italy they generally fry everything in extra virgin olive oil.
Olive Oil and Virgin Olive Oil have different smoke points. Are you sure it is Extra Virgin Olive Oil???
That's because possibly there wasn't a difference.
http://lifehacker.com/the-most-and-least-fake-extra-virgin-o...
In Turkey we have a variety known as "naturel sizma", which is what comes off the olives before pressing even begins. In contrast to other olive oil varieties, it's appearance is cloudy, and you can barely warm it before it starts smoking.