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Cooking & Baking

Old Crank

(6,097 posts)

4. Bitter is not my favourite taste.

Reply to mike_c (Original post)

Mon Aug 25, 2025, 01:12 PM

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I use mainly a fruity oil for salad dressings and bread dipping.
I use an inexpensive olive oil, or a neutral oil for actual cooking. Especially when starting a recipe with onion and garlic. I think the flavour gets overwhelmed.
If you can go to a place where you can taste the different oils to see what you like in a flavour profile.
Good olive oil, all olive oil, has gone up the last couple of years. European weather patterns have played havoc with the crops.

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does anyone know what unfiltered extra virgin olive oil is good for? [View all] mike_c Monday OP

Draining your budget. Traildogbob Monday #1

The fruity olive smell/taste should be much stronger, but it should not be bitter unblock Monday #2

Good for seasoning cast iron! lastlib Monday #3

That's an awfully expensive way to season cAst iron kozar Monday #7

Bitter is not my favourite taste. Old Crank Monday #4

Probably good for gut microbiome bucolic_frolic Monday #5

I got some unfiltered olive ol and it was what I would call "peppery". Not bland for sure. A finishing oil for salads. mitch96 Monday #6

Unfiltered will have delightful justaprogressive Tuesday #8