Is olive oil bad to cook with? No. It’s wonderful. It’s flavorful, mostly stable, and packed with benefits. The fear is overblown by people who want to sell you something else or make you feel guilty for liking toast.
So go ahead: Sauté your garlic. Roast your broccoli. Drizzle it over pizza. Just don’t incinerate it. And if you do? Open a window, light a candle, and try again. Your kitchen will thank you. Your taste buds will thank you. And your heart? It’s doing a little Mediterranean dance already.
Now go cook something and stop worrying. Coffee’s getting cold.
