I started researching olive oil a number of years ago, found the truth in olive oil website (which now looks to be defunct) and purchased a number of oils they recommended. We ended up with two of their recommended as our go tos: trader joe’s kalamata and costco evoo.
Recently came upon this wirecutter article:
where they didn’t test Tjs but somewhere or other it received a terrible review and they sorta panned Kirkland brand. I recognize TJs and Costco are white lableling products and could be sourcing from different producers at any time.
We do like the graza and cobrum products mentioned in the nyt review. Wondering what everyone is using?
There are a few existing olive oil threads you might find of interest (search by title).
In the article, I was surprised (pleasantly) to see the exact Bertolli bottle I bought in India last week when we ran out. After some research (from a very limited selection compared to what we have access to in nyc) I ordered it, was shocked to see a recent date stamped on the bottle, and even more pleased when I tasted it.
I’ve used Kirkland and it was fine but I don’t go through that much fast enough, and it’s not much cheaper than Trader Joe’s selection, so I’m more likely to experiment with that (and am usually pleased by the choices).
Have used COR but don’t seek it out over closer options.
Surprised to see Lucini dinged – their specialty oils are really lovely, don’t know about the everyday one though.
On one of the older threads someone mentioned that the guy who used to select Fairway’s oils and cheeses (and balsamics, which were excellent and underpriced) had started his own import business, but I haven’t ordered from there yet, but Fairway used to have an excellent selection of both oo and balsamic before everything went sideways (pvt equity, expansion, bankruptcy, etc).
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I use my normal supermarket’s own label product for everyday cooking and Zaytoun (an organic Palestinian oil) for “best” (supply is not guaranteed due to the blockade by the occupting forces).
PastaGrammar youtube channel tried some olive oils. I like California Olive Ranch, but they did not like it at all. That one is about 16 minutes into the video.
