Ellora FarmsSingle Estate Traceable Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Liter PDO Tins | 2 Pack

Its important to our family knowing where our food comes from and its quality. We've been using this olive oil for over a year and each shipment has been consistent and on time. The olive oil tasts fantastic and I don't like whole olives. I'm the family cook and use the product daily. Its great in salads and sautéing. Its tge only olive oil we use. Love it!

Very good tasting olive oil. a little pricey

This is a two pack of steel cans of olive oil. I like to buy oil in these cans--the light-proof container keeps the oil from going rancid a bit longer. The spout is clever--it's the typical pull-up spout on oil cans but it has a screw cap. The oil is from Greece--Crete, reputed to be where some of the best Greek oil is grown on 1,000-year old trees. It's single point-of-origin, unlike most grocery store oils, which are multiple origin oil, generally Tunisian, Italian and other oils. The problem is, Italians consume olive oil in larger quantities than they can produce, so a lot of cheaper exported oil is mixed with North African oil to make it available.Worse yet, there is a lot of fraud in oils. I used to talk with a professor at U Mass-Lowell who was using HPLC (High Performance Liquid Chromatography) to discern if oils were being adulterated. He was finding that trendy oils, like rice bran oil, were often nothing like what was listed on the label. Fast forward a decade later, and there has been a huge exposure of fraud in Italian oils in particular. Spanish oils were also involved in a terrible tragedy in 1981 in Spain where non-food grade oils were sold in cans to households instead of the traditional olive, and 600 Spaniards died.I also like some California oils, but unless you can taste them, you don't know if you are going to get an aggressive, bitter oil or a fruity, light oil. I find California oils, due to the wildly different micro-climates there, really are quite variable.I prefer my EVOO to be a bit lighter and less aggressive. This oil is a nice lemony green-yellow with a fruity, grassy flavor that is very pleasant. It's not the most exciting oil I've ever tasted, but it's not for cooking. It makes heavenly salad dressings and drizzles. I made a lemon parsley dressing for a warm salad, and I was very happy with it.For cooking, a plain 100% oil is best. (Colavita and Trader Joes make fine ones.) I have two cruets, different colors. The EVOO is in one, the cooking oil in the other. Rachael Ray Cucina Stoneware EVOO Dispensing Bottle, Agave Blue is fairly nice--light proof and only the flap on the top is a bit annoying as it lets in air, but just don't fill it so full and use it up frequently.

I really liked this oil because it’s not too heavy but still has a bit of peppery kick when it reaches your throat.good for dipping bread and drizzling over dishes.I usually tend to like Greek olive oils more than others and this is one of the best Greek oils I’ve tried yet.

I take 2 tablespoons of this every morning on empty stomach for about 6 months. It curbs my appetite, bowels move easier; skin doesn't look ashy anymore nor is it tight and stingy (especially after showers) from dryness; nails seem to be stronger and my skin looks healthy. I'm sure it's doing other wonderful things to my body but so far I'm happy with the results of my new health regimen. As for the taste, this oil has a fresh taste - kind of grassy or earthy tasting and then after you swallow you can feel a peppery burst in the back of your throat. It's not so peppery that it takes your breath or you have to cough; it's just a sudden, nice burst that fades away in seconds. Also, I've tasted other EVOOs that are so heavy and oily that I couldn't towel-scrub it off my tongue fast enough - I don't get that with Ellora's oil. Oil is oil and it's going to be oily but this is a light oil - great to drizzle on cheese and vegetables with a nice balsamic or take a couple spoons full each morning without wanting to gag. It's just me using this oil. Like I said, I take 2 T. each morning, use it in a caprese salad every day, pour it in my scrambled eggs before cooking and I go through about a litre a month. So $27 a month for better health and a tasty oil to boot is not too bad for now. I like to pair this oil with Chef Jean Pierre's aged balsamic vinegar which you can get on Amazon too - it is so delicious and like EVOO it is excellent for your health too. I may start mixing the 2 together for my morning jump-start cocktail.

The product was amazing! And the container for the amazing oil would've been great to re utilise as an art project. If they were not received dented.