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tiff
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When I'm frying food I usually use olive oil, as well as for salad dressings. This can be expensive to buy, does anyone know the cheapest place to buy a large bottle or can?
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Not a direct answer sorry, but an observation ...
I generally find it a waste to use Olive Oil for frying "everything". It has quite a distinctive taste so I only use it where I want the olive flavour. Otherwise, I use groundnut oil which has no taste and doesn't taint the flavour of what I'm cooking. Cheaper than OO too
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Aldi Olive Oil 750ml £1.85I am a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Wales, Small Biz MoneySaving, In My Home (includes DIY) MoneySaving, and Old style MoneySaving boards. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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Lidls olive oil is quite good, and is under £2 a bottle ( its been a little while since i bought one). \it's nice as part of a salad dressing. 0
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Olive oil does not stand very high temperatures so it is not really a good choice for deep frying, while it is great for sauteeing gently.
Always try to get 100% extra-virgin because the other stuff is chemically extracted and not a very healthy choice.
I agree with the Aldi and Lidl suggestions but also try local greek and italian deli shops, sometimes they have good offers on 5 lt cans.
I buy mine in bulk, Spanish organic extra virgin works out at £22 per 5lt can, which is expensive compared to Lidl's own, but it lasts me forever and it is lovely!
If you buy in bulk you need to decant a small amount in a bottle and keep the rest well closed, in the dark in a store cupboard, as it can go off and change taste otherwise.
As a frying alternative I use organic unrefined sunflower oil, which has a lovely nutty taste as it has not been deodorised. It is also great to use in baking as it gives a great flavour to the bread. Again, I buy it in bulk and it lasts forever!
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I buy my bog standard olive oil from Morrisons - I think it's £1.99 for a litre bottle. It's in a plastic ridged bottle the same as sunflower/vegetable oil. I use that for shallow frying & just use basic sunflower oil for deep frying (on the rare occasion that I deep fry anything). Extra Virgin olive oil is much more expensive & I use that for salad dressings etc. I think my current bottle wa on offer in Asda when I bought it.0
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I always buy a few bottles if I see it on offer anywhereI am a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Wales, Small Biz MoneySaving, In My Home (includes DIY) MoneySaving, and Old style MoneySaving boards. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com.All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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I know its a bit off tangent here, but wanted to remind you that olive oil makes an excellent cleanser for any type of skin. After you apply it, get a flannel wrung out in hot water and wipe the oil off your face. It leaves your face glowing.0
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I dont really like the taste of olive for cooking (yes I'm a heathen) but I have found the fry light spray version to be pretty good Blah0
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so thats why your cheeks are so sweet?!I know its a bit off tangent here, but wanted to remind you that olive oil makes an excellent cleanser for any type of skin. After you apply it, get a flannel wrung out in hot water and wipe the oil off your face. It leaves your face glowing.Blah0 -
I used to use extra virgin for all my cooking and sometimes things diddn't taste quite as they should. Then I tried different oils and have a better 'taste' rating for many dishes. The standard ones I have in my cupboard are;
extra virgin olice oil - use in italian dishes and salads and over mozarella etc
sunflower/veg - use for shallow frying etc
groundnut - use where I don't want any taste left behins and in stirfrys
sesame - amazing in stirfys and salad dressings
butter - often use in soups and sauces. always have some in fridge. DOn't eat butter or marge on bread or anything so just have it for cooking/baking purposes.
r.mac
I can't promise that all my replies will illicit this responser.mac, you are so wise and wonderful, that post was lovely and so insightful!
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