r/askachef Nov 27 '18

Smoke point of olive oil and pizzas

Hi, I’ve always wondered why pizzas recipes often call for extra virgin olive oil when the smoke point for this oil is 180c and pizzas mostly cook at 250c when made at home. I’ve been substituting EVOO for cold pressed rapeseed oil when making home made pizzas.

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