What is a really good tasting olive oil? For eating and cooking.?

Question

I mean a good brand.

Answer 1

i use olive oil in my kitchen all the time to cook, use as a dip, to fry etc and i have found that the extra virgin olive oil by Bertolli or Pompei both are wonderful for the good olive oil taste. If you are going to use it for frying, i would suggest that you sautee instead so you dont have to use as much. Also i have tried several of the store brands and they too are ok, but for the best overall taste and end product try the 2 i mentioned. They also come in different degrees, light, virgin, and on the bottle they list "best for dipping" for sauteeig and frying so get a small bottle and try it and make sure that it's the taste that you are looking for.

Answer 2

In general, always buy extra virgin olive oil. Any other olive oil has been processed chemically or mechanically, other than the original pressing of the olives.


olive oil is not the best oil for cooking, because it breaks down at high heat.

It is better for flavor - so you add it to the pasta when the pasta is done, you add it to the sauce at the end, you put it on a salad. You drizzle it over vegetables, etc.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

extra virgin has a really distinctive taste that can create a great flavour to many foods.
you can use it as a dressing for salads and most italians reccomend it on ciabatta bread!
its the best olive oil around as more effort has gone into its production!
you can even use it on baguettes and it taste sublime!

Answer 5

If you are going to use it to fry something, use salt in your oil, because olive oil has a distinctive taste it make your foods taste more like a fried treat and still be healthier than veg. oil.

Answer 6

for eating get extra virgin. for cooking get regular olive oil. the reason is extra virgin tastes better but will burn quickly when cooking

Answer 7

extra virgin