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Olive oil

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  • 10-06-2009 2:47pm
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    keefg
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    Can anyone give a quick explanation as to the difference between the various olive oils?

    Most commonly "virgin" vs "extra-virgin" :confused:

    I'm never really sure which one to buy, I watch loads of cooking shows where they just day....drizzle this & that with olive oil but they don't tell you which type or what the difference is.

    Thanks.


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    foodaholic
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    extra virgin olive oil is from the 1st press of the olives. its used as dressing or to 'drizzle over' but not to cook with as its too good a quality. Regular olive oil that u use to cook with is from subsequent pressing of the olives


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    Black Swan
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    Virgin is for salads and dressing, while regular is for cooking.


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    keefg
    Registered Users Posts: 3,187 ✭✭✭keefg


    Great stuff, thanks for that.


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