Anonymous wrote:Best place to get them is from Middle Eastern stores. They are packed overseas and imported directly to the US. The ones from Lebanon are the best. The Tunisian and the Greek ones are a bit heavy.

They're no more or less likely to be fake, bought at a US grocery store, a special store, or in the Middle East. A lot of olive oil is real and a lot is fake, sold in this country and throughout Italy and the Middle East. If you know where it came from, then it's likely real. If it's unclear exactly where it came from...

Best place to get them is from Middle Eastern stores. They are packed overseas and imported directly to the US. The ones from Lebanon are the best. The Tunisian and the Greek ones are a bit heavy.

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Anonymous wrote:Costco Organic EVOO. Way to go people.

I have bought this in the past. Is this "real"?

It's real olive oil. Not sure if it's "extra virgin," however, and I don't know how any retailer can guarantee it.

I order mine from vineyards in CA, certified by COOC.

Anyone have experience with the olive oil store in Georgetown?

Anonymous wrote:Stick with olive oil certified by the California Olive Oil Council.

https://www.cooc.com/
https://www.cooc.com/seal-certified-oils/

We get California Olive Ranch from Whole Foods

Walmart sells it cheaper

Stick with olive oil certified by the California Olive Oil Council.

https://www.cooc.com/
https://www.cooc.com/seal-certified-oils/

We get California Olive Ranch from Whole Foods

Anonymous wrote:I buy regular olive oil, not evoo, intentionally. No reason to get evoo.

Depends on what you are using it for. If I'm making a salad dressing or using it as a condiment for bread, evoo is best. Real evoo also contains the most nutrients. It has a lower smoke point, though, so for high-heat cooking, light olive oil tends to work better.

Anonymous wrote:Follow up. What is the next best general cooking oil other thank olive. Vegetable? Corn?

Peanut Oil.

If you put it in the fridge and it doesn't harden it's not real.
All TJ's olive oil is not the same. Some has been tested as real olive, some less so. They have many labels/types.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy regular olive oil, not evoo, intentionally. No reason to get evoo.

I will sometimes get EVOO, because I think it tastes better (but haven't really done much comparative tasting) I believe the health benefits are identical though.

There are better health benefits. And the taste is much much better

Eat butter, don't eat butter, eat eggs, don't eat eggs. Nobody really knows.
As for the taste: for salads I prefer a strong tasting evoo, but I rarely make salads with dressing. For frying/sauteing I prefer regular because of the taste.

I agree with this, but I try to buy the smallest bottle of high quality California olive oil that I can, so that it will be fresh. I don't keep two different types of olive oil on hand, so I just stick with EVOO although regular is fine/better for cooking.

Follow up. What is the next best general cooking oil other thank olive. Vegetable? Corn?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I buy regular olive oil, not evoo, intentionally. No reason to get evoo.

I will sometimes get EVOO, because I think it tastes better (but haven't really done much comparative tasting) I believe the health benefits are identical though.

There are better health benefits. And the taste is much much better

Eat butter, don't eat butter, eat eggs, don't eat eggs. Nobody really knows.
As for the taste: for salads I prefer a strong tasting evoo, but I rarely make salads with dressing. For frying/sauteing I prefer regular because of the taste.

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Anonymous wrote:Costco Organic EVOO. Way to go people.

I have bought this in the past. Is this "real"?

Kirkland frequently changes providers. Their olive oil has varied, sometimes from Greece (probably fake), other times from Italy (probably fake) and other times from California (probably real).

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Anonymous wrote:Costco Organic EVOO. Way to go people.

I have bought this in the past. Is this "real"?

No. Also, Kirkland organic milk is not high quality, and their organic chicken factory is frequently cited for problems. But it's cheap.

Anonymous wrote:Costco Organic EVOO. Way to go people.

I have bought this in the past. Is this "real"?