The best olive oil to buy

The best olive oil to buy

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We tried 18 types of olive oil and will only buy these six from now on. Find out what each type is best used for.

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Best Olive Oil To Buy Now

Breana Lai Killeen MPH RD is a Chinese and Jewish chef and dietitian who has worked in all facets of the food world. She is a recipe developer culinary nutritionist and marketing specialist with over 15 years of experience creating editorial and digital content for top food and kitchen brands. Breana spent 10 years as a food editor and went on to become the test kitchen and editorial operations manager for EatingWell Magazine where she oversaw the development production and nutritional analysis of over 500 recipes per year and helped manage the day-to-day operations to keep everything running smoothly.

Olive oil is a pantry staple but there are so many different options at the store. How do you know if you’ve chosen the right one? Besides looking for a pretty label it can be tricky to decipher which one to use for cooking baking or drizzling. To help you out we tried 18 different brands ranging from the cheapest you’ll find at your local grocery store to a fancier version from your local wine shop. Here’s what we found.

To taste the pure taste and aroma of each olive oil we tasted all the oils directly on a spoon. Tasting olive oil is actually like tasting wine where the mouth smell and taste all play a role. Without knowing the prices the 6 tasters then noted the most prominent flavors and ranked the oils in order of their favorites.