Thread: Costco Olive Oil

On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:34:07 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am thinking mainly of the contamination issue. What is the
> potential issue? Salmonella? I don't remember, but I do remember
> that it is not something to play around with.

I can only tell you what I observed... the oil got cloudy on the
second day, so there was obviously an issue with decomposition. Never
tried that again.

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On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:33:14 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:10:22 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> My Costco finally ran out of the
> >> Toscano, and I'm not sure what to get to tide me over.
> >
> > They usually have Sicilian EVOO (here) in a bottle that looks exactly
> > like the Tuscan. Ask them if they plan to stock it.
> >
> I forget the name of what seemed to be the replacement for the
> Toscano. Perhaps I'll have to go back in the near future. Seems
> to me there was something else I wanted there--and a friend is
> letting me sell some antique books in his area at a nearby co-op.

They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
(I gar-un-tee).

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I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

On 10/1/2012 11:34 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:11:43 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Annie's? Ooooo! And I was just thinking I wanted some
>>> garlic-flavored EVOO.
>>
>> You'll love it if Costco carries that brand in your neck o' the woods.
>>
>>> ISTR that it is not wise to make it oneself.
>>
>> I tried making rosemary flavored EVOO many moons ago and I knew the
>> second day that it wasn't a good idea. I wasted a whole gallon of
>> EVOO back when it was still *expensive* to buy.
>>
>>
> I am thinking mainly of the contamination issue. What is the potential
> issue? Salmonella? I don't remember, but I do remember that it is not
> something to play around with.

Botulism

sf wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:33:14 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:10:22 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> My Costco finally ran out of the
>>>> Toscano, and I'm not sure what to get to tide me over.
>>> They usually have Sicilian EVOO (here) in a bottle that looks exactly
>>> like the Tuscan. Ask them if they plan to stock it.
>>>
>> I forget the name of what seemed to be the replacement for the
>> Toscano. Perhaps I'll have to go back in the near future. Seems
>> to me there was something else I wanted there--and a friend is
>> letting me sell some antique books in his area at a nearby co-op.
>
> They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
> so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
> (I gar-un-tee).
>

Uh-oh. But I generally take list when I shop.

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Cheryl wrote:
> On 10/1/2012 11:34 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:11:43 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Annie's? Ooooo! And I was just thinking I wanted some
>>>> garlic-flavored EVOO.
>>>
>>> You'll love it if Costco carries that brand in your neck o' the woods.
>>>
>>>> ISTR that it is not wise to make it oneself.
>>>
>>> I tried making rosemary flavored EVOO many moons ago and I knew the
>>> second day that it wasn't a good idea. I wasted a whole gallon of
>>> EVOO back when it was still *expensive* to buy.
>>>
>>>
>> I am thinking mainly of the contamination issue. What is the potential
>> issue? Salmonella? I don't remember, but I do remember that it is not
>> something to play around with.
>
> Botulism
>
Thanks. As I thought, nothing I want to risk.

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On 10/1/2012 11:33 PM, Jean B. wrote:

> I forget the name of what seemed to be the replacement for the Toscano.

It's from Spain. Similar looking bottle only it's wrapped into
a pair of bottles. Extra virgin olive oil, Arbequina.

nancy

On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:55:07 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> >
> > They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
> > so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
> > (I gar-un-tee).
> >
>
> Uh-oh. But I generally take list when I shop.

Good idea, that way you won't forget anything.

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I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

Nancy Young wrote:
> On 10/1/2012 11:33 PM, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> I forget the name of what seemed to be the replacement for the Toscano.
>
> It's from Spain. Similar looking bottle only it's wrapped into
> a pair of bottles. Extra virgin olive oil, Arbequina.
>
> nancy
>

Thanks. Now... is it any good.

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sf wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:55:07 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
>>> so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
>>> (I gar-un-tee).
>>>
>> Uh-oh. But I generally take list when I shop.
>
> Good idea, that way you won't forget anything.
>

Yes. IF it makes it onto the list. Oddly enough, as I need the
lists more, I seem to be making them less.

On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:21:15 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

> sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:55:07 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> sf wrote:
> >>> They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
> >>> so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
> >>> (I gar-un-tee).
> >>>
> >> Uh-oh. But I generally take list when I shop.
> >
> > Good idea, that way you won't forget anything.
> >
>
> Yes. IF it makes it onto the list. Oddly enough, as I need the
> lists more, I seem to be making them less.

Maybe you're developing a sense of adventure!

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I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila

"Jean B." wrote:
>
> sf wrote:
> > On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:55:07 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> sf wrote:
> >>> They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
> >>> so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
> >>> (I gar-un-tee).
> >>>
> >> Uh-oh. But I generally take list when I shop.
> >
> > Good idea, that way you won't forget anything.
> >
>
> Yes. IF it makes it onto the list. Oddly enough, as I need the
> lists more, I seem to be making them less.

What's really annoying? You make a list then forget to take it with you to
the store. I've done that a few times. I can usually remember most on the
list but always forget some things.

G.

On 10/7/2012 7:49 AM, Gary wrote:
> "Jean B." wrote:

>>
>> Yes. IF it makes it onto the list. Oddly enough, as I need the
>> lists more, I seem to be making them less.
>
> What's really annoying? You make a list then forget to take it with you to
> the store. I've done that a few times. I can usually remember most on the
> list but always forget some things.

Drives me crazy. I try to picture the list in my mind, and the
truth is, having written it down kind of fixes it in my memory
better, but I don't usually remember everything I needed.

Forget it (no pun intended) if it's a list for a place like Lowe's.
I walk through the door and whoosh, I forget what I'm there for.
Appears there is science behind that, your mind clears itself when
you go through a doorway, preparing for the unknown ahead.

nancy

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 07 Oct 2012 00:21:15 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:55:07 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
>>>>> so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
>>>>> (I gar-un-tee).
>>>>>
>>>> Uh-oh. But I generally take list when I shop.
>>> Good idea, that way you won't forget anything.
>>>
>> Yes. IF it makes it onto the list. Oddly enough, as I need the
>> lists more, I seem to be making them less.
>
> Maybe you're developing a sense of adventure!
>
No, more likely I am either forgetting to do it, or I am (rather
ironically) thinking I will remember. I think a sense of
adventure, as in unplanned adventure, at the grocery store can be
rather costly. It's also a way to accumulate a lot of staples
that then sit on the shelves. (You can guess how I know that.)

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Gary wrote:
> "Jean B." wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 06 Oct 2012 21:55:07 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>> They should be fully stocked with Christmas types gifts by this time,
>>>>> so chances are that there will be "something" you can't live without
>>>>> (I gar-un-tee).
>>>>>
>>>> Uh-oh. But I generally take list when I shop.
>>> Good idea, that way you won't forget anything.
>>>
>> Yes. IF it makes it onto the list. Oddly enough, as I need the
>> lists more, I seem to be making them less.
>
> What's really annoying? You make a list then forget to take it with you to
> the store. I've done that a few times. I can usually remember most on the
> list but always forget some things.
>
> G.

When I do that, I may walk up and down the aisles, which does seem
to work.

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Nancy Young wrote:
> On 10/7/2012 7:49 AM, Gary wrote:
>> "Jean B." wrote:
>
>>>
>>> Yes. IF it makes it onto the list. Oddly enough, as I need the
>>> lists more, I seem to be making them less.
>>
>> What's really annoying? You make a list then forget to take it with
>> you to
>> the store. I've done that a few times. I can usually remember most
>> on the
>> list but always forget some things.
>
> Drives me crazy. I try to picture the list in my mind, and the
> truth is, having written it down kind of fixes it in my memory
> better, but I don't usually remember everything I needed.
>
> Forget it (no pun intended) if it's a list for a place like Lowe's.
> I walk through the door and whoosh, I forget what I'm there for.
> Appears there is science behind that, your mind clears itself when
> you go through a doorway, preparing for the unknown ahead.
>
> nancy
>

LOL! Yes, writing the list, even if one then forgets it, does help.

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