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Need some EVOO advice/opinions
The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 16 May 2012 07:14:13 -0700, sf > wrote: > >> On Tue, 15 May 2012 20:58:09 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote: >> >>> Janet Bostwick wrote: >>>> On Fri, 11 May 2012 22:07:06 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Janet Bostwick wrote: >>>>>> On Fri, 11 May 2012 19:12:55 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Christine Dabney wrote: >>>>>>>> On Fri, 11 May 2012 07:56:54 -0400, Gary > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Any responses will be appreciated. I almost bought Pompeian again this >>>>>>>>> morning but then decided to ask. >>>>>>>> First of all, I would like to echo what some others have said, in that >>>>>>>> your oil has probably gone rancid with that long storage. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Second, where are you located? Are you near any metropolitan areas? >>>>>>>> If so, that might give me a better clue as to what is available in >>>>>>>> your area. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you are near a Costco, there is an olive oil that they import every >>>>>>>> year that is good. It is not in the large bottles and it has the >>>>>>>> special seal on the bottle that indicates it is really Italian olive >>>>>>>> oil. I forget the name of it: maybe some others here will know. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, as others have mentioned, if you can find a place that has olive >>>>>>>> oil tastings, or specializes in olive oils, I would recommend going to >>>>>>>> a tasting. It can be a revelation. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Out here on the west coast, there are quite a few places that sell >>>>>>>> local olive oil. When I am in the San Francisco bay area, I pick up >>>>>>>> Bariani olive oil, which is lovely to my tastes. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I doubt you are going to find a good olive oil at prices you pay for >>>>>>>> Pompeian, to be honest. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Christine >>>>>>> I'm not sure whether it is what you were thinking of, but I got >>>>>>> more of the Kirkland Toscano olive oil at Costco today. I believe >>>>>>> I first read about it here, and it also stuck in my mind as one >>>>>>> EVOO that actually is what it claims to be. >>>>>> Yes, that's it. Where are you? >>>>>> Janet US >>>>> I am near Boston and just got some in Waltham, Mass. (2011 vintage). >>>> So the East Coast has it and the West Coast does not. Bummer >>>> Janet US >>> Could be. (I, too, see regional differences. And we won't even >>> SPEAK of Trader Joe's in that regard.) >> I posted a couple of days later that I went to a different Costco and >> found it. Not sure what the deal was with Costco #1 because that >> wasn't the first time it wasn't on the shelf at that one. It's the >> busier store, so if they have allotments, maybe they'd used theirs up >> or maybe they were sold out and waiting for another shipment. This is >> the time of year when they switch over to the Sicilian EVOO, so maybe >> they'd run out of one and were waiting for the other to arrive. > > > DH looked in one of the cabinets and asked if I knew that I had 5 > bottles of the good Costco EVOO up there. I have to start putting > away the groceries. Time for Imam Bayeldi or something like that? -- Jean B. |
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