[Food] MIDDLE CLASS THREAD ALERT! EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL! WTF???

[Jim in the West]

Buy your own olive trees at the garden centre.

We've got an olive tree on our patio. Production last year was 50% up on the previous year...ie, 3 olives instead of 2.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Crap for cooking most things.
Great with balsamic and hot crispy bread though

Would this be cheap unhealthy bread or artisanal and expensive bread?

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Accepted wisdom, perhaps, but a myth. Though it does have a lower smoke point you absolutely can fry in EVOO.

Yup, no self respecting Grandma here would use anything less than EVOO for ALL dishes.

 

[Bakero]

Yup, no self respecting Grandma here would use anything less than EVOO for ALL dishes.

Same in Spain, Italy and no doubt all other Mediterranean countries.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

I find my cooking goes best with this.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

We've got an olive tree on our patio. Production last year was 50% up on the previous year...ie, 3 olives instead of 2.

You’ve got to start somewhere.

 

[Questions]

Would this be cheap unhealthy bread or artisanal and expensive bread?

Crostini or Forcachii

Would this be cheap unhealthy bread or artisanal and expensive bread?

Crostini, focaccia or Morrisons saver range bread.
Nothing else will do.

 

[tedebear]

Just been to Aldi.

One litre bottle of extra virgin olive oil that used to be £1.99 not so long ago, now... £5.99!!!

What are the best (and cheaper) alternatives?

A litre of olive oil for £1.99?? I'd hate to think what is actually in that, or which small farming family has been screwed to the wall to produce it...

 

[maresfield seagull]

Saw something recently that alluded to the fact
there’s not enough olive tree s to produce the amount of oil on the shelves ! And that a lot of it is mixed with other oils diluting the purity Would I be correct in saying genuine olive tends to solidify in the fridge Where as the other stuff stays fluid ?

 

[WATFORD zero]

Same! Love Greece and their oil and food and women.

I have a soft spot for a good tache myself

 

[HeaviestTed]

I have a soft spot for a good tache

 

[AstroSloth]

Crap for cooking most things.
Great with balsamic and hot crispy bread though

Well yeah, you use olive oil for cooking and extra virgin for dressing.

 

[Bakero]

Well yeah, you use olive oil for cooking and extra virgin for dressing.

No.

 

[zefarelly]

Saw something recently that alluded to the fact
there’s not enough olive tree s to produce the amount of oil on the shelves ! And that a lot of it is mixed with other oils diluting the purity Would I be correct in saying genuine olive tends to solidify in the fridge Where as the other stuff stays fluid ?

Who puts olive oil in the fridge? And why?

Diesel waxes when it gets cold . . . Just saying.

 

[Bakero]

Saw something recently that alluded to the fact
there’s not enough olive tree s to produce the amount of oil on the shelves ! And that a lot of it is mixed with other oils diluting the purity Would I be correct in saying genuine olive tends to solidify in the fridge Where as the other stuff stays fluid ?

It's definitely true that olive oil solidifies and others stay liquid (eg. rapeseed oil)

 

[zefarelly]

No.

Good call . . . I use Olives oils for dressing, sometimes Lithium grease . . . . Depends on the outfit/gig

 

[maresfield seagull]

Who puts olive oil in the fridge? And why?

Diesel waxes when it gets cold . . . Just saying.

Think it was more that the ones that didn't solidify had additives preventing it happening Apparently a good starting point in identifying faux EVOO but IDK for certain

Although the diesel comparison does make me wonder

 

[Weststander]

I find my cooking goes best with this.

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Unai Emery uses it as a hair styler.

 

[Bakero]

Who puts olive oil in the fridge? And why?

Left over salad dressing.

 

[nicko31]

Only ever use it for dressings, never for cooking as it was a low smoke temp. Better to use light olive oil, cheaper too!!