How to use
Cosecha Temprana and Premium
We recommend to try the Spanish delight: toasted bread lightly rubbed with garlic and tomato (just the juice), some salt and our Olive Oil.. Simple and delicious. You will love it.
But you can also use our Olive Oil on all salads .....It is really just a magical final touch to your dish.
All the properties this Olive Oil contains also helps you to metabolize vegetables´ nutrients and vitamins (A, E, and K; lutein or lycopene).
For cooking and frying we recommend using our high-end EVOO
EVOO Picual is the best variety of oil for both cooking and frying because it withstands high temperatures without degrading its properties and preserves all the nutritional properties of food.
How many times can EVOO be used without losing its properties?
EVOO has natural antioxidants that, when used for frying, form less toxic components than other oils. The same Extra Virgin Olive Oil Picual can be used five times in frying before it loses its valuable properties.
Vegetable or seed oils (sunflower, soybean, flax, rapeseed, grape, cotton, etc.), in contrast, becomes an indefinite hydrocarbon from the third frying, or even when heated to high temperatures. It releases free radicals and toxic compounds for the health.
This makes Extra Virgin Olive Oil better equipped for frying versus vegetable or seed oils.
Tips for the correct use of the high-end EVOO:
130º-145ºC is the ideal temperature for both frying and sautéing solid food or food with a large amount of water (eg. vegetables ...).
The organoleptic properties of EVOO are maintained up to a temperature of 160 ºC. It is very important that you don´t heat above boiling point (180 ºC), that is to say, "it should not smoke", if this happens, we advise you to change the oil before you continue.
- 160º for pre-cooked foods such as cooked vegetables, breaded meat or battered fish.
- For foods that fry quickly or are cut into small pieces (croquettes, eggs, potatoes ...) you can reach 170º.
- Do not cover the food once fried as it softens the crispy outer layer.
- After use, filter the used oil as small pieces may be left behind and this will reduce the freshness of the Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
