How to tell if your olive oil is still good
Olive oil does not go off overnight. It fades. Here is how to check the bottle in your cupboard in a couple of minutes, with...
From Dukat
Journal
Notes from Dukat: the harvest, the village and what to cook with the oil.
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Reading an olive oil label without the marketing
An olive oil label has a legal job and a selling job, and the selling words are usually bigger. Here is which lines carry real...
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What “extra virgin” actually means
Extra virgin sounds like marketing, but it is a legal grade with lab tests and a tasting panel behind it. It also tells you less...
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Why good olive oil comes in dark glass or tins
Clear glass shows off the colour of olive oil and slowly spoils what is inside. Here is why the container matters, and how to store...
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Olive oil grades explained: extra virgin, virgin, refined, pomace
Olive oil is a family of grades with similar names and very different contents. Here is the whole family from the top down, what each...
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Supermarket olive oil versus small producer oil: questions to ask
Big is not a warning and small is not a guarantee. Seven questions to ask of any bottle of olive oil, wherever you buy it.
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How to buy olive oil online without tasting it first
You cannot smell or taste olive oil through a screen, but a good product page can tell you more than a shop shelf. Here is...
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Where to keep olive oil in your kitchen (and where not to)
Olive oil has three enemies in a kitchen: light, heat and air. Here is where the bottle should live, where it usually ends up, and...
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How long olive oil keeps once you open it
Opening a bottle starts a clock. Here is what changes after you break the seal, a loose guide for finishing it, and how to choose...
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