You know what’s a real abomination? Olive oil in plastic bottles.
And manufacturers know that they are doing something very wrong, so they mask the plastic bottle as much as they can. I usually have to palpate up to 15 bottles until I find a glass one.
Of course, we have a specialty olive oil store in town that sells real olive oil in real glass bottles made out of darkened glass, but I can only afford to go there every 3 months.
Get a high quality olive oil, the kind that comes in a a 6+ liter tin can, and use an oil dispensing bottle with a pourer (with a top flap to minimize any oxidation).
Something like this:
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I still prefer buying olive oil in glass bottles–darkened, of course….
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Other than aesthetics, what’s the problem with olive oil in plastic bottles? Does the plastic affect the taste, or does the oil go bad more quickly?
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Both! The taste is different and the oil is more likely to acquire a bitter taste. In terms of taste, it’s the same difference as drinking good wine from a paper cup or a glass.
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