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[Food] MIDDLE CLASS THREAD ALERT! EXTRA-VIRGIN OLIVE OIL! WTF???
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MTSeagulls
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- Sep 18, 2019
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R$ 23 (£3) to R$ 80 (£13) here for a litre
GingerBeerMan
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- Dec 29, 2011
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I don't think EVOO has ever been £2 a litre? I'm very budget conscious, will only buy the cheapest EVOO, and I seem to remember it was about £5/litre two years ago?
I'm almost 100% sure it's not £2/litre recently. Happy to be proven wrong..
Edit: I did some research, seems the price has increased 4x since 2020. Pretty staggering.
I'm almost 100% sure it's not £2/litre recently. Happy to be proven wrong..
Edit: I did some research, seems the price has increased 4x since 2020. Pretty staggering.
For cooking, I was under the impression that Extra Virgin Olive Oil isn't a necessity.
GingerBeerMan
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- Dec 29, 2011
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Depends on what you're cooking, the smoke point etc. In general it's healthier, I know one health expert who drinks (pure, from the bottle), 1L a week for the benefits it provides.
For frying light or regular olive oil is better (or that's the accepted wisdom).
beorhthelm
A. Virgo, Football Genius
- Jul 21, 2003
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yes, extra vigin for dressing, sauces or dips, regular for cooking, so i thought. great waste to be using extra-virgin for frying or baking.
Should the producers/retailers sell at a loss?
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It's the bottle we always get from Aldi. Might be 750ml but it's a big bottle nonetheless.
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I would shop somewhere that sold it as a loss leader.Should the producers/retailers sell at a loss?
Machiavelli
Well-known member
Two consecutive bad harvests. Which raises the prospect of regular bad harvests.
Worth adding that chocolate prices are going through the roof due to reduced cocoa harvests.
We're very much in such a world now.
HalfaSeatOn
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Normally have the taste buds of a chain smoker but a bit more discerning when it comes to extra virgin olive oil. Prefer Greek.
- May 8, 2018
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Buy an airfryer innit
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Buy your own olive trees at the garden centre.
- Mar 23, 2023
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No, on the contrary, my hatred is directed at people who take lovely oil and bleach it with industrial processes to make it cheaper for food companies to include in their UPF rancid wet dream.Should the producers/retailers sell at a loss?
- Mar 23, 2023
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Same! Love Greece and their oil and food and women.
Accepted wisdom, perhaps, but a myth. Though it does have a lower smoke point you absolutely can fry in EVOO.
Billy the Fish
Technocrat
The Aldi stuff in the glass bottles is actually quite nice, think its labelled as greek.
The best olive oil is the waitrose own in the glass bottle (non-counrty affiliated, they do a similar Italian one that isn't a nice), much better than some of the expensive branded ones. Use it for dressings, that's when you need the taste.
Veg oil, peanut oil or lard for frying/roasting, higher smoke point innit
The best olive oil is the waitrose own in the glass bottle (non-counrty affiliated, they do a similar Italian one that isn't a nice), much better than some of the expensive branded ones. Use it for dressings, that's when you need the taste.
Veg oil, peanut oil or lard for frying/roasting, higher smoke point innit