Are you buying the right olive oil?

[@marcosmartinez8088]

Ethan as editor: how many shots you want in video filling the jars with olive oil? Ethan: yes

[@urwholefamilydied]

haha... I was thinking the same thing.

[@craigmurdock4740]

What I love about Ethan's videos is the complete lack of pretension and the vibe that we are kind of learning together. It's simple, motivating and fun. Thanks!

[@JuicyOlive-sx2ho]

We are producer of Organic premium quality EVOO you may check the product once and you will notice the difference.

[@anashiedler6926]

Because i never have seen type 3 and 4, i just went to the supermarket again, and yes, now i am sure: Here (in Austria) there is only extra virgin and virgin olive oil for sale. Different brands, different types of these, and sometimes even mentioning the type of olives used (in the higher priced versions, and of course the origin: mostly greek or italian oils)

[@lilleaton]

So what should I do to ensure I get the odour- and tasteless version? Most olive oils taste far too much of olives, making more or less useless for culinary use...

[@belongaskip]

Great video. Didn't intend to watch it as it was on autoplay but it kept hooked so I guess thats proof enough

[@johnlong384]

Thanks for your interesting tips, we buy the Members Mark 'EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL' at Sam's Club but can't find much information on the 3 Liter bottle, would you happen to know how to get details about that brand?

[@Gerclun]

You also could find the Virgin Olive oil labeled as "Early season olive oil" or "Green Olive Oil". This means that this olive oil comes from the first harvested olives of the season. This olives gonna be in an early stage of maduration, the olives are more green and have less quantity of oil inside, but the quality and flavour and taste will be more intense, giving more "green" aromas, like fresh grass, fennel, green tomatoes. This "Green" olive oil is usually not filtered, consequently his life is shorter. We usually don't use this oil to cook, is used to dress salads, make pesto, etc. When the harvest season advances, the olives gonna turn brown and black as they are more ripe. The flavour and aromas gonna be more refined, less intense, giving more mature aromas (dry fruits, ripe tomato, etc.) This is the olive oil we usually use to cook. One of the advantages of cooking with olive oil is that you can reuse it until 9 times (taking care of never exceed the temperature of 160ºC / 320 F ). Hope it helps someone, and sorry for my English. I'm not a native English speaker and in a bit of a rush right now to take sometime to correct de text.

[@Felaura]

This was SUPER helpful, and exactly what I came to the comments looking for! What is Late-Season Olive oil like?

[@coltaine503]

Had a thought while watching: will refrigeration extend shelf life? I've never done it so just wondering. Perhaps a negative effect on flavor?

[@GuilleNGUY]

Ethan, have you tried deep frying in rice bran oil. If so, how would you compared it to the peanut oil?

[@francisdsouza9499]

Which olive oil keep the body warm and strength MUSCLE gain 🙄🙄🤔🤔.

[@bhavanapatelabsolutelytrue2625]

What about cotton seed oil ? How healthy is it ?

[@caroldanson5476]

The Canadian government allows certain rules concerning olive oil to be broken meaning as long as a certain % is in the oil which is very deceptive. If you are payer very little you probably don't have a good pure quality. I pay $37 for a 750 ml bottle .

[@Splarkszter]

THANKS!

[@Giannis_Sarafis]

Thanks for sharing. I live in Greece, in Halkidiki, a place with thousands of hectares of olive trees, most of them being cultivated and processed traditionally. We only use extra virgin olive oil for cooking and sometimes unfiltered for salads. Those of us who don't have olive trees, we buy olive oil directly from the producers, which are usually neighbors!

[@abruzzese_vero]

Same here in Italy dear cousin!!

[@oumaimab979]

same here in morocco 🇲🇦

[@LoreGrizzly]

and in Spain too :) specially in the province of Jaén

[@Giannis_Sarafis]

Hei Mediterranean friends!

[@Banihani01]

Same in Jordan 🇯🇴

[@greenlife168]

back in Morocco when i was a young kid, I went with my father to some villages and bought green/purplish olives and it was pressed in front of us in a traditional way, we picked up the oil, and headed home, the whole neighborhood smells like fresh olives, best oil i ever had

[@jsauer68]

I actually LEARN more about food, cooking and the intricacies around it from this channel than anywhere else. You got a talent for teaching, my guy.

[@EthanChlebowski]

Much appreciated, as I learn, I'm bringing you all along with me!

[@onejuan9574]

@@EthanChlebowski do what now

[@zinc8909]

Hell of a thing can be said about a person who can walk the walk, AND talk the talk. Thanks for these well made videos Ethan.

[@UrMom-qh5re]

@@onejuan9574 😂😂😂

[@aresorum]

@@onejuan9574 What did Ethan’s post say before it was edited? 😅

[@ZuyFean]

My favorite olive oil is actually of Greek production, from Crete. The brand is Agro Creta and it is sold in 5 liter cans (probably in smaller batches too). Highly recommended if you can get your hands on this one. I am from Poland, so it might be much more accessible here than in the US. This oil has a very nice, slightly bitter punch that you feel after yo swallow.

[@maldarado]

When in doubt, buy olive oil that's produced in Crete! I'm an olive oil producer myself and I think no oil can beat Cretan olive oil!

[@flok462]

@@maldarado do you ship to Germany? Have always been buying Crete oil and would love to try yours.

[@CrimeVid]

An Italian restaurateur of my acquaintance always said “ don’t buy olive oil you would not drink” I totally agree, some of the popular supermarket oils are horribly bitter and throat scrapingly harsh !

[@josephj6521]

I’ve bought Cretan olive oil in Australia and I agree it’s very good.

[@mistertestsubject]

There's something to be said for taking advantage of olive oil's generally low smoke point for some things. Quickest way to fry eggs perfectly every time for me is to heat a bit of olive oil till it starts to smoke, drop the eggs in, kill the heat and put a lid on it. About 2 minutes and you're good. Coincidentally that's about how long my toaster takes. It's quick and easy enough that I can't mess it up when I'm straight out of bed and still groggy.

[@mcfatty007]

Thanks Churgus Wurgus. Great tip, insane name.

[@zinc8909]

Ohhh, definitely would like to try this!

[@jameslahey6358]

Definitely not taking cooking tips from someone who has things smoking every single time they fry an egg.

[@person9854]

@@jameslahey6358 well tbf, that’s kinda the point. Naturally as olive usually has a low smoke point, he would take that as an advantage to cook the eggs with the smoke

[@djobnoxious6407]

I don't know all great comments but I posit this applies for greatest comment in history.

[@octapusxft]

I am so glad to live in one of the Olive oil countries (Greece). It seems that anything bellow Virgin olive oil is almost never bought by a household here. There are even some seasonal versions of extra virgin olive oil that are even more special like extra virgin olive oil from unripe olives with even stronger flavors which feels almost like a juice. You can drink that one like fine wine

[@maximalia44]

I've bought a bottle of olive oil from Delphi and it was the best olive oil I have ever tasted !

[@musashidanmcgrath]

I'm in Southern Spain and I've only ever seen extra virgin. I didn't even know about some of the others. 😂

[@octapusxft]

@@musashidanmcgrath Well, Greece, Italy and Spain are kind of the olive oil trinty. Olive oil is a staple food since the ancient times

[@musashidanmcgrath]

@@octapusxft Well, not only that, but olive was one of the 3 food staples that allowed the ancient Greeks to begin the creation of western civilisation. The agricultural revolution that they created led to the first time in history that humans truly began to realise their intellectual capacity. We all owe the Greeks, and olive oil, a debt of gratitude. 😂

[@octapusxft]

@@musashidanmcgrath No wonder the olive tree was considered a gift from Athena

[@poison7806]

I'm From Spain, from an area full of Olive trees and also worked as tourism guide for an Organic Olive tree plantation. There are some things you should also know about the olives and the olive oil. The olives go from a vibrant green to black. The greener they are, or the earlier you get them, the more concentration of flavour and good cualities from the oil. Also, the greener they are, the less oil you can get from them. When they are black they have more oil, but also less quality. That's why people who are really into olive oil look for first press of the season. And also why the campaign extends for months, while the quality gets worse. Also, there is another type of oil. Here we call it "lampante", and it is the one whose caracteristics don't allow them to be used for human consumption. In fact, the name, lampante, is because it was used to light the lamps. And just so you know, a big cuantity of the "italian olive oil" is actually spanish. We sell it in bulk, and they bottle it, so that's why it is labelled as italian, it is manuifactured, or bottled in Italy. Also, there are quite a lot of frauds in the olive oil business; they say it is Extra Virgin, but it is or Virgin, or just olive oil with a little more of extra virgin to pass it as good cuality. Also, don't buy unfiltered. In the process they also take out the water in the oil (that water comes from the olives). Unfiltered is watered and dirty olive oil, but you pay more and has a shorter shelf life. As a personal tip; never buy an aolive oil that smells like oil. When you try the good stuff, you undertand it.

[@argus0ia]

I'm from Itlay and what he said are just hard facts. There is a lot of shaming going on for those type of practices, lots and lots of cases where they put a percentage of extra virgin olive oil over olive oil to pass it as higher quality. To confirm it there are reports about consume, production and export of olive oil for Italy and for how much we produce we can't even cover our consumption, so we are getting ripped as everyone else while they are importing from Portugal, Spain and other countries to mix or bottle here and then export with the made in Italy label, truly a big shame. That's why we make our own or buy from others directly without going through supermarkets and companies, tons of people here produce their own and tons of little producers make enough to sell, buying locally ensures the best quality and the price is the same if not cheaper Honestly, don't bother buying olive oil that's imported if there is production locally, lower cost and helps them. The export won't suffer cause there are tons of country without a proper environment for good olives, no point in focusing in places where they already have consumption covered. Other than that if you consume from places you know you could appreciate more the flavor, different types of terrain produce different flavors and it's easier to know those things of your country and places, like rocky base (the one i like the most usually), volcanic, etc...

[@MK-eu3es]

Thanks dude. Opinions on Klamata Greek olive oil ?

[@anasibndawood6696]

Beautiful info , thanks

[@bboyonit96]

Sorry, but I partially disagree with the statement on Italian oil. Generalisations like this are just trying to discredit an entire nation with long tradition of producing the finest oil. Granted, the mass-produced/exported one will have quality problems like the one you mention but this happens everywhere, and I’m sure it also happens in Spain to some extent. Also, an oil can be ‘produced in Italy’ with olives/a blend of oils from different countries. Information about the origin of what was used to produce this oil is what counts. Lower quality oils (you can see one example in the video) will be a blend of oils from all over the place. But there are plenty of examples of supermarket-available oils that are 100% Italian and there are great regional varieties too. Also, when it comes to food, Italy has some of the strictest regulations in the world and labelling is no exception, hence one cannot really get away without doing what I said above. I know it’s a trend to speak badly of Italy for everything but please, ‘free’ statements like this are not accurate and not welcome as that’s what people who don’t know any better end up believing.

[@argus0ia]

@@bboyonit96 no no, maybe i was a bit too harsh, it's the big companies that are doing shady stuff just for profit, they tread on the limits of what law permits and ruin the made in italy brand, it's not the wrong doing of the entire industry, it's the wrong doing of 2/3 major companies, in fact "small" producers are actively going against them and push for stricter regulations to keep all the stuff made in Italy to the highest standards possible cause that's were we shine. You are absolutely right, they should buy Italian olive oil but not from the major names, there are thousands of better ones to choose from. As you said labeling and regulations are already one of the strictest, they can be absolutely trusted when contents are listed, controls are done regularly. But you know how it is when stuff reaches markets that aren't European, regulations become shitty and big companies will absolutely use them to make more profit, they can afford changing labels while normal producers (the majority for Italy) won't bother to do this usually, it's a big cost and not worth it, it's better for them to keep the honor and quality. Italy has quality imprinted inside its brain, globalization and chasing profits are ruining the fundamentals of it but hopefully the government will keep pushing stricter regulations that won't harm small producers but to keep that quality high. When i said production of oil isn't enough to satisfy us i wasn't considering that a big portion of production is done privately to satisfy personal needs and those of our friends, most of those won't be listed and it's very probable that numbers add up when considering everything.

[@wasd____]

Counterfeit olive oil is also an absolutely rampant problem. It's hard to know most of the time if the labeling on the bottle even means anything, or if they just bottled the cheapest oil they could get and then slapped on whatever label would make it sell for the best profits.

[@Vedad88]

Yes, I thought this video would address that.

[@tek_lynx4225]

Yes I don't waist my money anymore on olive oil cause of it, 9\10 bottles are lying and its just 95% corn\veggie\canola oil and there allowed to get away with it.

[@heatherduke7703]

@@Vedad88 lol, thanks for letting me know I could stop watching about 1/3 through

[@JuicyOlive-sx2ho]

We are producer of Organic premium quality EVOO you may check the product once and you will notice the difference.

[@wasd____]

@@JuicyOlive-sx2ho "Organic" is a scam label. It's a word with no well-defined meaning. The only real use it has is to let companies increase product prices without really qualifying what exactly is fair to the consumer about that increase.

[@abbashammoud3250]

Thanks Ethan! I'm from Lebanon and we actually harvest olives from our back garden. We extract the oil from the olives in the most traditional way and almost all the time, it yields extra virgin olive oil that has a dark green color. We're actually expecting to harvest next month and I wish I could send you a bottle for you to try! Appreciate your videos!

[@andrewbell9929]

Hi could you explain the process of how you extract the oil?

[@randomassortmentofthings]

@@andrewbell9929 it's crushed, like how grapes and apples are, I would assume. It's just more oily. With seeds like sunflower I know they're just crushed

[@RoddieH]

There's nothing like buying a huge tank of zeit zaytoon from Lebanon!

[@civilbeard]

That's awesome. Here's to a good harvest!

[@abbashammoud3250]

@@andrewbell9929 it's crushed under a huge stone wheel that goes round and round, grinding the olives, exactly how Ethan explained it. It's much much better than the commercial oil one can buy from a grocery store - like way way better.

[@shreyas4359]

I don't even know why I'm here and why i watched the whole video

[@emsa5034]

Fr it’s 5am I need to be up in 3 hours dear god what am I doing

[@Sybaris_Rex]

Years ago I was mostly indifferent to using olive oil; It was okay. Then I went to Greece. I was blown away at both the quality and variety of of different oils and just how differently one oil can taste from the next. Times have changed and we have both a lot more US grown olive oil and a greater degree of imports but still, every time I go back to Greece, nothing beats an olive oil pressed last week by old Niko down the road.

[@panosvrionis8548]

True 😋😊

[@Sybaris_Rex]

@@panosvrionis8548 Hell yeah man. Some chopped greens, olive oil, a lemon and a bit of salt. ΩΠΑ.

[@panosvrionis8548]

@@Sybaris_Rex i use green tint and bit raw olive oil a lot!! I like it more if its not cooked For example i eat legume salads and i use it as dressing mixed with lemon juice. The same with meat! It doesn't cover the taste of meat like mustard or tomato sauce 🙂 It makes it better! Next time dip grilled chicken in this mixture 😋😋 I don't say οπα like my fellow Greeks 😆😆 Im not so much traditional👻👻 And not so loud 🤣🤣

[@imatzav]

FYI large quantities of Greek olive oil actually end up in other countries with stronger marketting (not gonna say which) in order to be mixed with local olive oils, improve them and be sold as local product. "Old Niko" could probably tell you more one this...

[@woutertje026]

Allthough it can be made in calafornia. Olive oil is a Mediterranean thing.

[@victordesanderobledo4522]

My grandfather has about 20 olive trees in his backyard. We collect the olives in early December, and we get the best olive oil somebody can get. Living in Spain has its downsides, but also has some upsides ;)

[@yasmineelboubsi6038]

Samze but morocco

[@justgivemethetruth]

What downsides?

[@EduardoGonzalez-bm1mk]

@@justgivemethetruth lack of job

[@connorhay5823]

@@EduardoGonzalez-bm1mk Spain is a far better place to live than most countries, including the US 👌👌👌

[@kikimdo]

@@connorhay5823 - I lived in Spain for two years, but happy to be back in California. The whole living abroad isn't for everyone. The olive oil from Spain is great, though.

[@shekharmoona544]

My daughter brought some olive oils from Greece last week. I tried it straight from the bottle. It has a spicy after taste that hits you in the back of the throat. It was like a whiskey type feeling but not harsh at all.

[@DMp-xp6mj]

As a Greek, this is the type of olive oil that we eat raw here, usually in salads or snacks like dakos and it's so delicious

[@xRyroxGHx]

I appreciate how Ethan cites his sources as if he were writing a scholarly essay. You can tell this guy has done his research and knows the science behind the cooking methods.

[@possummagic3571]

Mmm, yes. The science 👌👌

[@longplaylegends]

@@possummagic3571 Trust "The Science (TM)"? lmao

[@dosgos]

I lived on an olive farm. One issue was someone between the farm and table mixing in non-olive oils. Some farmers told me mass-market brands might have up to roughly 20% cheap, non-olive oil. Popular tests were not able to detect below that threshold although that may have changed.

[@WaseiSub]

Also small Italian local BIO company are doing same dirty stuff, so as I told in another post, there is NO CHANCE you can buy real exv oil in market, Italy EU, USA or every country.

[@badatpc]

Great video! But I'm surprised that you didn't mention the huge issue with counterfeit olive oil - another benefit of the seals! California ranch is also my go to

[@richardhaselwood9478]

Great point. As an Australian, I strongly suspect that very few of the "Extra Virgin Oils" we get here actually are. Apparently, especially Spanish oils.

[@AlohaBiatch]

Thank you for interesting videos as always! Could you do more videos with tofu? I think tofu is an often overlooked ingredient because people think of it always as a substitute for meat. Many dishes such as Mabo tofu show that it's amazingly delicious pared together. I think more content like that can help improve the negative image it has gotten in many western countries. Perhaps a making tofu at home video could be interesting

[@EthanChlebowski]

I'll have to look more into tofu!

[@AfterlifeBlack]

@@EthanChlebowski One of my favorite simple weeknight meals is peanut crusted tofu steaks with rice and grilled asparagus. I think you'd be able to put a great spin on this dish!

[@beanodado101]

I know how they say that tofu is just a flavor sponge, but the actual flavor of unmarinated, fresh tofu is so deliciously subtle, like a slightly sweet chunk of goodness. And when you cut firm tofu up into cubes and fry it in some oil, the differences in texture from the nutty, crunchy skin and the soft and pillowy insides is just heaven 😌 Edit: To add, sometimes when i've got the time (or when I'm craving it at 2 in the morning) I like to cut tofu up into thin slabs and shallow fry in a pan with oil until crispy. The thinner you cut them, the more chip-like they become. These taste amazing with either a sweet and sour sauce or some chili crisp! It's honestly such a versatile food, i'm in love 💕💕

[@Missingnoleader]

Knowing the different kind of tofu helps, though not all are easily available without going to an Asian supermarket

[@Rossski]

@@EthanChlebowski I second this. If I had one request it'd be for more vegetarian and gluten-free recipes

[@thehello88]

As a former olive oil farmer from Italy I think this is one of the few videos online that get it right !!

[@thefoodvikings9411]

What a beautiful video for information. You did a wonderful job, Ethan. Liked, and favorites for you.

[@leonidasg2257]

As a greek person who loves olive oil the best uses for it are: on feta cheese with oregano, on greek salad of course, when cooking vegetables in the over sprinkle them with olive oil and finally for all raw dressings that require it. However, one of its BEST uses is to cover one side of a bread slice, add FRESH oregano and toast it (do not burn it, make it nice and golden). This guys is one of the easiest and freaking tasty recipes you can make.

[@grgstrts4051]

Για 'μένα δεν υπάρχει άλλο λάδι από το ελαιόλαδο

[@666mrcrowley666]

Μλκ μου ο αλλος πληρωνει 28 λεπτα τα 15 γραμμαρια, μια παπαρα και μονοευρω ειναι η φαση εκει

[@grgstrts4051]

@@666mrcrowley666 ;Απολαμβάνουμε κάποια προιόντα που είναι τα καλύτερα του πλανήτη, το ελαιόλαδο, το μέλι, την μαστίχα, τον κρόκο.

[@debodatta7398]

8:21 Ethan you gotta add Coconut oil if you're making Indian/Southeast asian cuisine. Trust me the curries are taken to another level of amazing when you use proper high quality coconut oil

[@im_not_rado3026]

I've been living in Portugal for more than a year and olive oil here is amazing and cheap. Here it's used for all the things, except deep frying, and most people like frying in virgin olive oil, while using extra virgin for finishing

[@franekkkkk]

I have never seen olive oil that isn’t extra virgin here in Poland. Not that I pay a lot of attention to olive oil, but it is a staple in my house and when either buying it or using it at home I’ve never seen anything not extra virgin. Also why y’all got 3 organisations in america instead of one? A little sus.

[@El-Californio]

That California brand has a type intended for fresh eating and you can definitely taste the difference! It's light, and fruity, and delicious! :)

[@EthanChlebowski]

Spot on, once you start tasting them side by side it's crazy just how different they are!

[@kostirakasiani0]

The quality starts with the fruity flavor

[@gerRule]

Why didn’t he talk about how the refined olive oil is extracted using previously banned cancer causing chemicals?

[@AndNowThis..]

Should I refrigerate the extra-virgin olive oil? Will it keep longer or lose its taste?

[@nheliam]

I'm spanish and I live in a region that there is nothing but olive trees around me. We don't use another oil (ok maybe corn oil just for popcorn), so I'm pretty capable of answering your question: nope, dont refigerate it, just keep it in a dark place, far from extreme temperatures and remember to close the bottle after using it. That's it.

[@bloxsclaymation]

This video is really peaked my interest as I’m curious now about the Olive Oil I get from my property in Crete which I own. Oliver we get from our friends in the village to press says the entire villages olives is quite interesting it’s a beautiful golden colour very pleasant to the taste with a peppery aftertaste but sometimes catches the back your throat and rather curious as to what pressing it is for its beautiful flavour and general overall good clarity it’s not the milky green of the unrefined olive oil and yet it seems the pack such a beautiful flavour in it. So they use very small olives in Crete for the Olive Oil they don’t grow the big one like the ones you eat from somewhere like Kalamata in mainland Greece.

[@prisakte]

8:46, 6:32 What should we use as a filler shot? Ethan- Let me sip some olive oil daintily from a little jar. P.S. - Highly appreciate all your content. As an emerging home cook, videos like these really intrigue AND educate me. Thank you!

[@thepunisher9928]

I’m 9months late here. I fry in Avocado Oil and use a similarly high quality first cold pressed EVOO for Italian cooking (sauces) and for dipping and dressings. The avocado oil is expensive so I don’t submerge my food in it, but more so for sautéed peppers and onions it works really well with the high smoke point. Interesting facts though, looking forward to more! Love the content overall man!

[@dojohansen123]

The smoke point fallacy. Don't feel bad, this myth is *incredibly* widespread. But you need to search "adam ragusea smoking point" and update your knowledge. Unlike what 99% of the internet says, science says extra virgin olive oil is in face the most stable high-heat oil there is - and no, oil "breaking down" (changing chemically) does NOT have anything to do with smoking point.

[@anthonyscaccia4072]

Ethan, excellent video! Question: Are there significant health differences from one oil to the next? I remember being convinced years ago that olive oil was, in some way, healthier than other oils. I wonder if that is actually true.

[@missmee97]

Wondering the same thing!

[@chasefox3100]

Hello party people. At least according to the research I read all cooking oils are basically comparable to each other as far as health goes. So olive oil, peanut oil and the like aren't really worse or better than each other health speaking. The good thing about olive oil however is that it is a more neutral oil to cook food in which may be desirable to some.

[@AndrewSkalak]

Olive oil is significantly better for you than industrial vegetable oils. A quick google search will demonstrate this.

[@craigh.151]

There are significant health differences from one oil to the next. The biggest differences tend to be in fat composition and antioxidant concentration. EVOO is considered the healthiest fat in the world because it has the highest concentration of mono unsaturated fat (good fat) and plant based antioxidants (also known as phenolics). In this case the specific antioxidant (phenolic) is oleocanthal. I hope this helped!

[@pimvisschers2061]

It is

[@loganwolv3393]

I wouldn't ever use Peanut oil, it's simply heavily oxidized creating a lot of toxic chemicals like the rest of the seed/legume/grain oils and has a lot of omega 6's wich will cause inflamation and further long term damage. Even EVOO has, but it's not that bad and it's also anti inflamatory and contains anti oxidants so in moderation this shouldn't hurt. But coconut oil and ghee are in the league of their own with next to no oxidation and not many omega 6's.

[@timnergaard3831]

Is there a refined and non refined coconut oil types or are they all ok? And can coconut oil be used for high heats or?

[@thegentlemandrummer8753]

Ethan! I have a video(or series) idea that I think you are most equipped to handle in an effective way. I have high blood pressure and need to reduce my sodium intake. I basically need to cut out my favorite ingredient to use in every dish, SALT. How can I make my food still taste good without using salt? What are some other low-no sodium ways I can bring out the most flavor in my dishes? This can apply to other areas like for those who need to cut out cholesterol for example. This would be a great take and I can’t think of anyone who would do it as well as you in a practical way!

[@rlb2444]

Ethan, love all your videos. There are no absolutes in olive oil for sure. Everyones taste is different. Trader Joes Sicilian Olive oil was a game changer for me. Stopped buying anything else once I bought the first bottle. Others in the area must like it too. Today there was only two bottle left and I grabbed both of them. Grab a bottle when you go to PJs if you haven't tried it.

[@Isabel_fit]

Would you ever consider doing a deep frying oil video where you compare different oils for taste and texture? For example, avocado oil, coconut oil, peanut oil, beef tallow, duck fat, etc. I’ve seen a wide variety of these oils used for deep frying but I’ve never seen a comparison video before. Plus, I love how thorough you are in your videos!

[@hagestad]

You are absolutely not recommended frying anything on any plant based oil

[@guillarmo1032]

@@hagestad Why not? Here in Spain everyone only ever uses olive oil for everything and in some cases (not mine I stick to olive oil) sunflower oil if you're looking for a flavorless cheaper option.

[@hagestad]

@@guillarmo1032 you are basically consuming plastic at this point. Taste wise its fine but used as a frying oil its terrible for you

[@nonsuch]

Peanut oil is usually hard to beat for "most" frying/deep frying situations. That being said, you really need to experiment with a few because, even if you think it'll be the best for a specific application, it's not always the case. If you want the item you're frying to taste it's absolute best, try it in many different oils including butter and lard. It'll be a pain in the butt at first but, once you find the right oil for the job, it can make a HUGE night and day difference.

[@JuicyOlive-sx2ho]

We are producer of Organic premium quality EVOO you may check the product once and you will notice the difference.

[@KyrieFortune]

The right olive oil for me is the one the "paisane" makes with his own olives and then brings at work to exchange with another "paisane"'s homemade wine or homegrown oranges

[@rogerroger7536]

I'm glad I have my own Olive orchard in Kalamata Greece,extra virgin olive oil without being filtered makes food taste amazing,especially fried eggs and potatoes😋

[@ChrisValencia]

Like avocado oil (and coffee beans), I also look if EVOO is single source compared to gathering olives from multiple countries (like what you see @ 2:26 vs one that's made 100% from CA ). The FlavCity channel has good vids on this as well and it's nice you provided the proof and studies to back it up.

[@silviusprince5235]

My local kitchen store (That sadly went out of business) used to sell Greek olive oil from a big metal barrel. I can’t remember it’s name, but it was delicious (!) and I could eat it on bread or vegetables all day. It was highly flavorful/nuanced, buttery/fatty, and smooth (With maybe a hint of natural sweetness). How can I find an olive oil like this? (I don’t have an specialty store). Any time I buy olive oil in the store I end up with oil that is acidic tasting, bitter, harsh, spicy/peppery, and astringent/sharp (And I don’t enjoy any of these qualities in my olive oil). Thank you to anyone that can help, that olive oil/a similar olive oil has been so hard for me to find over the years.

[@marekss]

Very interesting

[@flubitz3432]

I like Bragg Organic Extra Virgin Olive oil .. from Crete. At Whole Foods

[@silviusprince5235]

@@flubitz3432 Thank you 😊 I don’t have a Whole Foods, so I’ll see if I can get it and check it out!

[@flubitz3432]

@@silviusprince5235 prob available online

[@silviusprince5235]

@@flubitz3432 I hope so! 😄

[@Dan27894]

I love how well researched and informed you are about your topics before making a video. We’re so lucky to have amazing content like yours available for free!

[@Ranzord95]

from someone living in mediterranean cuisine, we do use lighter olive oil for frying, but it's mostly because it's more avaliable and affordable than other oils here, so yeah, if olive oil is more of a luxury where you live just get any affordable neutral oil and keep the fancier virgin olive oil for seasoning and vinagrettes

[@GHFrankie]

If you're using peanut oil, you may as well use sunflower oil. Neither of them are good for you. Stick to olive or coconut oil.

[@Frosty-cg8xf]

Hey Ethan, i exclusively cook in cast iron and carbon steel. I avoid using peanut oil because if I ever need to cook for someone with a peanut allergy, the seasoning done from cooking with peanut oil could cause a reaction. That's my thinking at least, but I don't know if this has any merit. Do you have any info on this. Love the channel, thanks

[@Flare03l]

I have a peanut allergy and I never cook with peanut oil. Apparently it shouldn't cause an allergic reaction if it's filtered properly but I just avoid it anyway because it's not worth the chance of dying.

@@Flare03l There's nothing wrong in dying

[@Flare03l]

@ its worth it for the crunch aye

[@ziyad1809]

Think they'll be fine. Peanut allergies are caused by specific proteins found in peanut. Peanut oil, if properly processed, shouldn't have those proteins present. But even if it did, the proteins would either be denatured at the height required to season your pan, or you'd wash them off if you gave it a good scrub with soap. And the actual seasoning involves polymerization of oil, which not only doesn't enter the food, but if it did, it wouldn't trigger an allergic response

[@bobafett4457]

@@Flare03l 💀💀💀💀

[@nicomeier8098]

In my experience the best olive oil comes from..........small independent farmers. The large volume productions are all just that - large volume, highly commercial. I buy mine from a local shop, the owners fathers makes the olive oil from olives grown on his own land in the Mediterranean area. Non filtered, non heated, 100% pure and the difference with commercial olive oils is enormous.

[@KetilDuna]

This was informative. I have however sort of given up on the oil quest and extract ghee from butter for all things involving heat, and use olive oil for sprinkling - like salad dressing and the like. Thank you for sharing.

[@PedroCostaLopes]

...Or just buy Extra Virgin from Portugal (and probably Spain, Italy or even Greece) and be certain to get some of the best olive oil in the world...

[@KouklaEleni]

I’m so thankful my pappou gets us olive oil shipped straight from kalamata 🇬🇷 . Better than anything you could possibly buy in store imo.

[@Portugal2100]

Hi guys, I am from Portugal, one of the European countries that produce a lot of oil, and I do not advise to use Olive oil no matter if it is EVOO or VOO for cooking in high temperatures. You can use it for low temperature and short time, for example I use for scramble or fry eggs, for high temperatures I prefer Sunflower or peanut oil.

[@buddah_baddy]

I actually work at a store that primarily sells specialty Italian olive oil direct from specialty producers. There’s a whole world out there if flavor in olive oil, that although is on the pricy side I honestly still find it totally worth. We actually do tastings of straight olive oil, and it’s weird at first but you get the full experience.

[@mysterymeat586]

California Olive Ranch domestic beats the pants off any Italian import I ever tried.

[@buddah_baddy]

@@mysterymeat586 to give you the price point of where I work it’s roughly 35-42$ for a 500mL bottle from our producers. It’s not a shop that does those metal vats you refill, but has a selection of blends and monovarietal oils from Italy. Don’t knock the good stuff till you’ve had the *good* stuff. Easy brand I recommend is fattori ramerino, frantoio Franci is also a favorite of mine. Look for oil/farms rated by Flos Olei greater than 95.

[@mysterymeat586]

@@buddah_baddy The problem is the US lack of regulations on olive oil. We have become a dumping ground for batches that may have turned out bad, outdated, or other reasons. Most people don't know the difference. I was ignorant early on until I tried Cal Olive Ranch and I was hooked. Also it's consistent from bottle to bottle. It was rated #1 in a taste test on America's Test Kitchen cooking show on PBS, which reaffirmed my choice.

[@buddah_baddy]

@@mysterymeat586 are you just advertising California oil at this point? Using a very monotone vocabulary, usually only seen on company documentation.

[@mysterymeat586]

@@buddah_baddy Nope. Just a happy customer. I like Olive oil and avocado oil. I endorse without pay any product or service I'm happy with. For example, I've been driving and endorse Toyota pickups since '87, two imported from Japan. I can't knock your product since I haven't tried nor heard of it. But a flag goes up when I read "imported" when it comes to olive oil. I stopped looking for a good oil after I tried California Olive Ranch domestic. It goes beyond my expectations. I'm retired from trucking/construction btw.

[@lrn_news9171]

One would want to pay for an expensive more neutral flavoured olive oil like refined olive oil because it's primarily MONOUNSATURATED fatty acids and are avoiding polyunsaturated because it's unhealthy. So it's for health reasons but the thing is that most health conscious people don't even realize that neutral tasting olive oil has the same fatty acid profile pretty much, they think it's as bad as any refined seed oil on the market

[@LinkMEP]

I don't think I would want to regularly cook with peanut oil though, very unhealthy. My stomach is sensitive to oils. I have no sensitivity to refined olive oil, generally very slight sensitivity other olive oils, and high sensitivity to what ever they tend to use to fry and deep fry in fast food, diners, bars, and take out.

[@chasefox3100]

I mean peanut oil isn't great for you but it's not substantially worse than most other cooking oils. It's been shown for quite some time that our body's don't turn fat into fat. In general if we take two people of similar age, sex, health, activity level and whatnot the person that says eats 300 grams of fat in a day vs someone who only eats 100 grams the first person is not going to have 3 times as much fat. In fact, research shows that the first person will have barley more fat if at all compared to the second person all else being equal.

[@sallymay3643]

Good 2 know. ✌🇺🇸 Buy American other olive oil producing countries dump bad olive oil in the USA @ a high price.

[@Bulbassador]

This was really fantastic. I recently read Salt Fat Acid Heat and I feel like your videos are in the same spirit. Its fantastic.

[@escarlet1203]

Hi is pomace equivalent to refined olive oil? Thank you

[@hammerfallsokk]

It's also worth mentioning that adding herbs or spices (eg. thyme, peppercorn or dried chillies) to a batches of high quality olive oil can give some variances to the taste profiles of dishes. A good example is adding some heat to a standard neopoletan style pizza, by flavoring the olive oil with dried chillies instead of just putting the peppers directly on the pizza. This can either be done, like it is normally in italian cuisine by heat treating the chillies in the oil or by storing the chillies in it for some time. It is a good tool to have in your back pocket if you're trying to enhance a salad too. It is also somewhat ok to add garlic to it, but i wouldn't trust anything that isn't dried to hell and back, at least for medium to long storage.

[@screambluemurder101]

When I get to the stage in life where a genuine concern is “what type of olive oil should I use” then I’ll know I’ve made it 🤣🤣🤣

[@woroGaming]

Basically, use extra virgine for salads/pasta's. The rest is for cooking, since you are prone to ruin the good stuff in extra virgine during cooking.

[@dutchman7623]

@@woroGaming That's what I learned too. Use extra virgin only for cooking when it doesn't get hotter than butter would. If heated higher it gets somewhat bitter and loses it's fruitiness, waste of good oil and spoils the rest in your pan.

[@jambomambo3808]

You had not explained why refined olive oil is not recommended. It's flavourless, and has a lower free fatty acid count. Wouldn't that be preferably as a general cooking tool?

[@ceralor]

I've generally been in a fan of the stuff that's just labeled as olive oil for my cooking purposes, because to me it has just the right amount of flavor. Most of the ones that are labeled as extra virgin seem to be just way too strong, really only good for bread dipping, and many of them are still a little bit overwhelming at that. That said, I should probably look into peanut oil to replace using canola oil, since I don't know anybody with a peanut allergy and I think it would improve flavor because I kind of hate canola oils flavor.

[@The_Chef2511]

Good video. Cooking oil selection is an area where a lot of people, pros included, get tripped up so there should be more guides like this.

[@azmc4940]

Unfortunetaly, olive oil is often mislabeled, and the quality of a given brand changes from harvest to harvest, so it's very difficult to make a good choice as a consumer. A high price doesn't guarantee a good quality oil either.

[@KoushaTalebian]

I use avocado oil as my primary cooking oil (instead of peanut oil) if not deep frying. It has one of the highest smoking points, it is neutral in flavour, and is one of the healthiest oil. The only con is that it is also pretty expensive (hence why I don't use it for frying). I personally rarely ever deep fry, so my two oils are olive and avocado.

[@ashsqx3246]

I use macadamia oil for cooking, olive oil for salads, peanut oil for Asian food and IKEA butter flavour rapeseed oil for deep frying and baking and sweet foods That apart always have ghee, butter, duck fat for cooking. Pungent mustard oil is also great for south Asian food, just like sesame oil is nice for east Asian dishes.

[@msaadah1223]

I'm Palestinian. Never bought commercial olive oil EVER in my life. Have a closet full of tins that relatives got straight from the holy land

[@jacobzadnik3875]

Great video! I'd love to see more deep-dives into specifics of common kitchen staples like this. It's nice to learn about what makes quality, when to use certain varieties, and what price points are 'worth it' vs 'just hype'.

[@JuicyOlive-sx2ho]

We are producer of Organic premium quality EVOO you may check the product once and you will notice the difference.

[@mohamedazzouz5113]

I am a Moroccan and guys if you want some good fresh olive oil come to Morocco. It is all fresh and all natural no additives no nothing. But make sure to buy from a trust worthy seller; also, it is easy to buy olive and produce your own olive oil. My family always does that :)

[@juuuurgenful]

I really appreciate this video. I definitely learned a lot. Would you consider making a video on oils in general at some point? I know you did cover both you use, but peanut oil is not really as cheap here where I live. It's about the same as extra Virgin olive. Rapeseed and sunflower oil are typically the cheap ones...

[@MrsLyds]

Extra Virgin is to be used in salads and once the food is cooked, on top of it (I’m referring to Greek cuisine). Virgin is fine to cook. Also, most “Italian” olive oil is pure Greek or mixed Italian & Greek. And Italians used mostly Greek olive oil

[@28Justchecking]

As a Lebanese even in Canada i buy my olive Oil from Lebanon or Greece 3rd place Spain ( as i know they are good ) Sadly many olive Oil got made in Italy when i taste them raw it ruin many of the food taste it has a vegetable oil after taste. And few years later the gov of Canada was able to target 4 italian brands that they werent extra virgin as mentioned and they were mixed with corn oil

[@mohdfarzly9943]

Use palm oil it's way cheaper and less smoke , 15 g at USD 0.018 . But in term of healthiest oil Olive is the healthiest of them all oil.

[@ihabhatim5825]

I’m so grateful for being born in Morocco and have tasted perfect olive oil before coming to live in France. Here in the grocery store, we only have overpriced Spanish olive oil (it doesn’t make the cut tastewise) and other oils of dubious origins that have no taste. I currently import my own olive and argan oil from morocco (because i use a lot of it), but I’m open to trying greek olive oil as I have read nice things about it.

[@rlkinnard]

i think that there are excellent Spanish and french olive oils. But I mainly use California Olive Ranch.

[@DudeWatIsThis]

"Olive oil is one of the most expensive ingredients we buy as home cooks." Mediterraneans: "No."

[@anon8007]

Ethan, how would you recommend storing EVOO? Keep it in the bottle or put in a glass container like they have at restaurants? The latter gives you better control with pouring but I worry about how air can get in through the top

[@mf3610]

You always want it in dark glass, luckily lots of high quality bottles these days come with that gentle pour top

[@ch12831]

Light (especially UV), extreme heat, and air are the enemies. Keep it in a cool, dark place (or dark container), in an air-tight container for long term storage. Restaurants use decorative glass containers with pour spouts because they go through the oil quickly enough that long term storage usually isn't an issue (or they simply value presentation over oil preservation.)

[@DerMaflon]

Airtight containers out of metal or dark glass are best for storing big amounts. If you have a small container that you refill every now and then, it's not as important, still I'd use dark glass or store it somewhere dark.

[@niyazrahumann]

Refined olive oil is a petroleum bi product, therefore they call it, more work consume so called refined oil most cheap price, they called less work consume virgin oil most Costlier.

[@mitchdaniel5605]

High quality content Ethan. The way you methodically break down all aspects of cooking, giving the scientific reasoning, supplying the best options, but also realizing that most of your audience is the “average homecook” and suggesting the bare minimum of what to aim for.

[@patrickdrury1480]

Why didn't you mention the high percentage of fake olive oil, prevalent in the US market? And how we might negate that fact.

[@GPismymom]

A few years ago I was on a guided tour about olive oil making in Italy and since then we import ours right from there as a 12 bottle pack. It's super expensive but it's so good.

[@kittykat717]

Would you mind sharing where you purchased the oil? I would be delighted to try some, Thank you.

[@JT-dt9fd]

I'm not buy olive oil never. Because in my country not eat it...people not like. When you cook something, all food taste olive oil, not good

[@braedencutler]

As someone who lived in Italy for years and is an olive oil enthusiast, I LOVED this video.

[@ColonelFluffles]

buy olive oil from the Mediterranean. South Spain, Morocco and South Italy has the best in my opinion.

[@maxlee2466]

Firstt

[@Ghost-uj8oc]

congrats mate

[@ΑναστασηςΠαρμακσιζογλου]

If it's not greek, it's WRONG! There you don't have to watch the video🤣

[@jeffweber8244]

I use olive oil, avocado oil, coconut oil, bacon fat, or butter for cooking. They taste great. I have stopped eating any refined seed oils (canola, sunflower, safflower, peanut, corn, soybean, etc.) for health reasons.

[@educlarity]

"Extra virgin" yup it's me "Virgin" me again "Pure" me ain't "Light" joe mama ain't

[@locolalo1364]

Just a reminder that degradation of the body or in other words health is caused by cell oxidation. One contributor to increased oxidation in the human body are seed and vegetable oils. Personally, I'd skip the peanut oil as its too similar to the other traditional, unhealthy oils (canola, vegetable, etc.). As crazy as it sounds in today's world. Fats (butter, lard, etc.) are your best, and most healthy choices to cook with. Followed by olive oils.

[@adammistina590]

I have two gallons of high quality olive oil imported from Italy. Cold pressed, organic, strong in taste spicy and every time I put some on pasta or in salads it feels like going to some very expensive restaurant. It wasn't cheap but trust me it's worth the price considering it's a gallon and it's an investment to one's health.

[@MethshockFilms]

Extra virgin is the best in my opinion. Right thickness, taste, and it makes you shit the best, too.

[@lrn_news9171]

Peanut is not good because it's high in Polyunsaturated fats as well which is the most unstable lol

[@jordicl4325]

4:21 OMFG I'm from Spain and i'm amazed at how expensive extra virgin olive oil is at the US. I just took having a nice olive oil for granted here, since it's almost as cheap as water here and i cook literally everything with it + put it on my salads. wow now i understand why most non mediterranean countries use butter to cook instead of olive oil.

[@gisela1477]

"Almost as cheap as water"? Cheaper than in the States for sure, but it's not cheap at all...