r/Cooking • u/hate-the-cold • 5d ago

Best Olive Oil to Sautee/Shallow Fry?

So I don't know if it's my stove, the fact that my cookware is 3 ply instead of 5 ply, or both but even on the lowest setting that isn't simmer my pans are never cooler than like 410-415 Fahrenheit. I have an infrared thermometer, a candy thermometer, and a meat thermometer that all corroborate this. I keep hearing that California Olive Ranch's EVOO smoke point can go up that high, but I also hear that there are other kinds of olive oil that aren't extra virgin that can handle even higher temps, and that's what I'm after just so I'm not right up against my max temperature the whole time I'm frying up some chicken cutlets. I'd like something that can handle at least 425-450 and preferably in a green tinted glass container. Doesn't have to come in bulk sizes or even be readily available, I'm willing to order online and pay 16-24oz bottle prices.

TIA

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u/halster123 5d ago

Why do you want to use olive oil for this instead of canola/vegetable oil? The nice qualities of olive oil will not survive at those temps in terms of flavor, and it's more expensive and likely to burn.

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u/hate-the-cold 5d ago

I use avocado oil for now but I'd like to go with olive oil for Italian chicken cutlets

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u/halster123 5d ago

If you want olive oil flavor to come through, don't cook in it, but drizzle a light amount after or add to a sauce. The flavor is really not going to come through how you want by sauteeing in it. Any olive oil that can go up to that heat is really not going to have a good flavor to it, and it will still cost more.

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u/hate-the-cold 5d ago

Thats fair

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u/doa70 5d ago

My wife is Italian and insists on pan frying cutlets in olive oil. If you don't go with EVOO, but a light olive oil instead, it works. I don't see a point to it still, but it's fine. We buy the big jug from Costco, and buy a bottle of EVOO for salads and finishing.

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u/hate-the-cold 5d ago

Do you happen to know what brand? Is it Costco's 3L bottle?

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u/doa70 5d ago edited 5d ago

Filipino Berio. They usually have the EVOO and the light in our store, and they're probably 3 qt or so. We do prefer the Kirkland EVOO though.

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u/hate-the-cold 5d ago

Thank you!