Extra virgin olive oil is great for dipping bread or as a base for a salad dressing. But can you also bake and roast in it?
That you can't fry in extra virgin olive oil turns out to be a persistent myth. Wilma followed a 4-year training as an olive oil sommelier. Here's what she says about it:
‘You can fry in extra virgin olive oil, in fact, it is very healthy. Just don't choose the most beautiful and expensive one, because the flavor is lost when heated; after all, you don't make the sangria with a Barolo either.'
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Manufacturers are increasingly successful in filtering the sediment (small remnants of olive that remain after pressing) from the olive oil. This creates a more stable olive oil that does not burn in the pan and which you can use for baking.
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For the new Bake &Roast extra virgin olive oil, Oil &Vinegar has applied a special filtering method that allows you to heat the olive oil up to 210°C. This way you know for sure that you are in the right place.
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