Olive Oil

I have heard that you can create botulism from putting garlic in olive oil. Is that just making garlic infused oil? Or does the same risk appear if I want to use it in a soup? This is the recipe...

by Jim Leff 1 month ago

I'm still trying to replace TJ's "California Estate" extra virgin olive oil, which was my previous every day EVOO (per this thread: https://www.chowhound.com/post/replacing-trader-joes-california-e...

We will be in Rome this week for the last leg of our 2 month adventure. I would like to bring home some dried porcini and small tins of olive oil. Any suggestions on where to buy those things? ...

by erica 2 months ago

I recommended their house brand in a thread years ago. I take this back. I was astounded today when I looked at their olive oil selections. The house brand, from many different regions, bears no...

by maria lorraine 9 years ago

UC-Davis has just published an extensive report on the fraudulent labeling of extra-virgin olive oil. Imported olive oil has been known to often have fraudulent or misleading labels, now certain US...

by Jim Leff 7 months ago

I've been informed that Trader Joe's California Estate Olive Oil is discontinued, and that TJ's is searching for a new vendor. So the product will either disappear or change. Anyone know an EVOO...

I like cooking with olive oil but I doubt use extra virgin for cooking I use pure or light Filippi Berio from Costco. But recently someone told me these are highly processed and not healthy. Ca...

by trolley 6 years ago

I know this has been a big topic for a while. I read about it and then sort of shelved the idea that my extra virgin olive oil is probably fake. I just recently met a nutritionist (brief chance enc...

Sometimes when I go to make an egg, be it sunny side up or over easy/medium/hard, the egg is this beautiful, white, glossy oval. Almost like something out of a cartoon. (Then sometimes I can't make...

How long after opening a bottle does it start to taste bad and begin getting rancid?

Hi, I am looking for virgin olive oil from California. I am not looking for EVOO, but one level down. Needs to be produced by mechanical means, not refined. I am trying to make a blend for general ...

by Melanie Wong 1 year ago

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I buy semi large cans sometimes and they are a mess to use on a daily basis any recommendations ? I see rachaelray has one and it's cute but it looks too complicated plus it's stoneware ...

I really wanted to love the new mayo in town. Bought a jar; tried it out spread on a meat sandwich--very nice. I am known for my egg salad and chicken salad. Knew I would taste the differ...

Hi, I like making chicken pesto pasta, but major disaster today - for the first time, I wanted to cook together the chicken, pesto and pasta, and after frying the chicken with some onions and garli...

Hello, so, we use a lot of olive oil, I buy the extra virgin (big plastic bottle) and their "pure" olive oil .... After reading an article about olive oils saying that companies mix other cheaper o...

I usually get my fix of Early Harvest from Mcevoy Ranch, in California. I wondering where others get their fix, espcially how italian and domestic EH oils differ. thanks..