Olive Oil

Morocco is ranked as the fifth-largest producer of olive oil in the world, producing 200 thousand tonnes of olive oil per season. Moroccan olive oil benefits from fertile soil that is rich in nutrients and favorable weather — but what really sets it apart is the exceptionally high polyphenol content you’ll find in the best…

If you’re looking to buy extra virgin olive oil from Greece, you’ve come to the right place. To make finding high-quality extra virgin olive oils easier for you, I created this list of the best Greek olive oils you can buy in the USA. Greece is well-known for high-quality olive products, especially when it comes…

If the olive oil you want to consume is solidified, you can’t use it immediately. We need to turn it back to its normal, liquid state. And while doing that, you have to follow some guidelines in order to keep olive oil’s healthy nutrients intact, and in this post, I’ll show you the methods I’d…

I’m sure you’ve heard phrases such as “olive oil is genuine if it solidifies in the fridge”. Well, that’s not always the case, and in this post I’ll show you the real reasons why some olive oils solidify and others don’t. Key Takeaways: What Does „To Solidify“Mean? To solidify means to go from a liquid…

You’ve just emptied your favorite olive oil bottle. It’s sturdy, kind of elegant, and feels wrong to throw away. If you’re like me, you’ve probably stared at it thinking, “There must be something I can do with this.” Well, there is. Actually, there are quite a few things you can do – and most of…

You should have perfectly ripe olives if you want to produce high-quality olive oil. But when you harvest olives, it’s normal for some twigs and leaves to fall in the net as well. Leaves, twigs, and other debris can indeed affect the olive oil quality, which is why people remove them during the process. Let’s…

With olive oil prices going through the roof, it may now be the best time to think about growing olive trees and making olive oil for your needs. In this post, I’ll share my thoughts on this topic and explain why I think that it’s worth making your own olive oil, even if you only…

After consuming all of the olive oil from the bottle, I never throw the bottle away. Instead, I wash it and refill it with fresh, homemade olive oil. In this post, I’ll show you how I wash olive oil bottles so that you can do the same. Steps For Cleaning Olive Oil Bottles: How To…

The goal with olives is to get as much olive juice (oil) as possible when pressing them. But squeezing the last bit of olives doesn’t mean that you’ll get more high-quality oil. In this post, I’ll show you how many times you can press olives and what I recommend you if you want to get…

In a perfect world, you might only need one bottle of the finest olive oil in your kitchen. But with the rising prices of olive oil, using a premium bottle for everything isn’t always practical. This is where balance comes in. That’s why I always keep two bottles of olive oil at home—a versatile everyday…