The Wasteful Oil Mistake Too Many People Make With Fried Chicken - Chowhound

Olive oil has a couple strikes against it in terms of deep-frying foods, but when it comes to your wallet, it's just a bad choice for fried chicken. To fully submerge chicken, a large amount of oil has to be used. Olive oil is one of the most expensive oils because of its purity and extraction process, so it doesn't make financial sense to sink so much money into a large pot of oil. Olive oil is best when its…