Is oil always part of your cooking?

I sometimes use oil (olive or other vegetable oil) and I sometimes use butter and some things need no fats to cook them, or they contain their own. Too much fat of any kind is not healthy, so I try to keep what I use to a minimum but oils and fats hold and develop certain flavours and can achieve the higher temperatures necessary to produce the Maillard effect (the one that gives roast or fried meat and vegetables that particular flavour).

It depends what I cook. I would say I use oils half of the time, and butters for the other half.

Most of the stuff I cook I don’t need to add oil to at all. Like eggs, making soups, certain baked goods,cooking meats or stream veggies

It's so good to see you back here! I had no idea and stopped looking. I do seem to use a lot of extra virgin olive oil when I roast vegetables. Steaming is done, too. Otherwise I don't use much oil.

Yes it is needful and important for cooking .

Nope. I usually steam my veggies.

As you said, if I steam the food, I don't need the oil.

It all depends on what I am doing,

Our son jokes about starting every dish by frying up onion and garlic.

Yes. Most dishes I prepare require oil.

Yes it's important because I like fried food