Thread: To EVOO or Not to EVOO?

On 2012-03-04, Terry Pulliam Burd <[email protected]> wrote:

> was so complicated and so occasionally nefarious? Pandora and Giusi -
> ye never told us!

Someone did. I recall the brouhaha over the big adulterated EVOO scam
that's been going on for years. Big expose by some research outfit.
It was posted and discussed here at length. How alsmost no name brand
of EVOO is free of some percentage of lesser grade OO.

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On 4 Mar 2012 17:57:20 GMT, notbob <[email protected]> wrote:

> Big expose by some research outfit.

UC Davis

> It was posted and discussed here at length. How alsmost no name brand
> of EVOO is free of some percentage of lesser grade OO.

Costco's EVOO got high marks.

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On Mar 4, 1:54*pm, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> On 4 Mar 2012 17:57:20 GMT, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
>
> > *Big expose by some research outfit.
>
> UC Davis
>
> > It was posted and discussed here at length. *How alsmost no name brand
> > of EVOO is free of some percentage of lesser grade OO.
>
> Costco's EVOO got high marks.
>
All OO is nutritionally wonderful. EV is just more flavorful. I view
EVOO as a flavorant, rather than a staple oil. For most uses I'd far
prefer the *sluttier*, extra light OO. Lately, I have developed an
olive problem. I have to will myself to stop eating Kalamata olives.
I could easily polish off a pound of them, and that's too much sodium,
too many calories, and even too much carb. The way some folks feel
about potato chips, brownies or ice cream, I'm like that about ripe
olives. I really need to start rinsing them, maybe even soaking them
in ice cold water to remove much of the salt. I'm not salt-sensitive,
but there are limits to how much salt is healthful, even if it's just
for the kidneys. I remember mentioning how I could polish off a whole
jar of pickles, but I can easily stop with those. Olives are
addictively delicious, and fun to eat. After I post this, I am going
to drain the brine out of a tub of olives, replace it with icewater,
and return it to the fridge.

--Bryan

On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 17:05:29 -0800 (PST), Bryan
<[email protected]> wrote:
....
>All OO is nutritionally wonderful. EV is just more flavorful. I view
>EVOO as a flavorant, rather than a staple oil. For most uses I'd far
>prefer the *sluttier*, extra light OO. Lately, I have developed an
>olive problem. I have to will myself to stop eating Kalamata olives.
>I could easily polish off a pound of them, and that's too much sodium,
>too many calories, and even too much carb. The way some folks feel
>about potato chips, brownies or ice cream, I'm like that about ripe
>olives. I really need to start rinsing them, maybe even soaking them
>in ice cold water to remove much of the salt. I'm not salt-sensitive,
>but there are limits to how much salt is healthful, even if it's just
>for the kidneys. I remember mentioning how I could polish off a whole
>jar of pickles, but I can easily stop with those. Olives are
>addictively delicious, and fun to eat. After I post this, I am going
>to drain the brine out of a tub of olives, replace it with icewater,
>and return it to the fridge.
>
>--Bryan

Your GLUTTONY problem is easy to cure, Bryan. But you just won't do
it. Just measure out what is a reasonable serving of olives, put the
rest away and eat *only* that reasonable serving!

Something I suppose you are incapable of doing!

John Kuthe...

On Mar 4, 7:14*pm, John Kuthe <JohnKu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 17:05:29 -0800 (PST), Bryan<bryangsimm...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
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> >All OO is nutritionally wonderful. *EV is just more flavorful. *I view
> >EVOO as a flavorant, rather than a staple oil. *For most uses I'd far
> >prefer the *sluttier*, extra light OO. *Lately, I have developed an
> >olive problem. *I have to will myself to stop eating Kalamata olives.
> >I could easily polish off a pound of them, and that's too much sodium,
> >too many calories, and even too much carb. *The way some folks feel
> >about potato chips, brownies or ice cream, I'm like that about ripe
> >olives. *I really need to start rinsing them, maybe even soaking them
> >in ice cold water to remove much of the salt. *I'm not salt-sensitive,
> >but there are limits to how much salt is healthful, even if it's just
> >for the kidneys. *I remember mentioning how I could polish off a whole
> >jar of pickles, but I can easily stop with those. *Olives are
> >addictively delicious, and fun to eat. *After I post this, I am going
> >to drain the brine out of a tub of olives, replace it with icewater,
> >and return it to the fridge.
>
> >--Bryan
>
> Your GLUTTONY problem is easy to cure, Bryan. But you just won't do
> it. Just measure out what is a reasonable serving of olives, put the
> rest away and eat *only* that reasonable serving!
>
> Something I suppose you are incapable of doing!

I am capable, but just barely, and the limiting factor with olives is
the salt. Other than that, olives would be a great choice as a staple
food. I enjoy olives more than cashews, avocados, almonds or pecans.
I have a container of olives that have been rinsed and are soaking in
cold water in my fridge
>
> John Kuthe...

--Bryan

On Mar 4, 11:54*am, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> On 4 Mar 2012 17:57:20 GMT, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
>
> > *Big expose by some research outfit.
>
> UC Davis
>
> > It was posted and discussed here at length. *How alsmost no name brand
> > of EVOO is free of some percentage of lesser grade OO.
>
> Costco's EVOO got high marks.

I don't like the way it tastes. OTOH, DeCecco EVOO tastes good to me.

Not liking EVOO can save you money. Mission San Jose has an olive
festival every year, with oil and olive tastings. Their high end stuff
mostly tasted grassy to me. Fresh lawn clippings is not the scent I
like in my food.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
> On Mar 4, 11:54 am, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
>> On 4 Mar 2012 17:57:20 GMT, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Big expose by some research outfit.
>> UC Davis
>>
>>> It was posted and discussed here at length. How alsmost no name brand
>>> of EVOO is free of some percentage of lesser grade OO.
>> Costco's EVOO got high marks.
>
> I don't like the way it tastes. OTOH, DeCecco EVOO tastes good to me.
>
> Not liking EVOO can save you money. Mission San Jose has an olive
> festival every year, with oil and olive tastings. Their high end stuff
> mostly tasted grassy to me. Fresh lawn clippings is not the scent I
> like in my food.

Heh. I guess you wouldn't like food coloring made from grass
clipping then? (Of course, that was back when the grass wasn't
full of chemicals.)

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Jean B.

On Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:15:14 -0800 (PST), spamtrap1888
<[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mar 4, 11:54*am, sf <s...@geemail.com> wrote:
> > On 4 Mar 2012 17:57:20 GMT, notbob <not...@nothome.com> wrote:
> >
> > > *Big expose by some research outfit.
> >
> > UC Davis
> >
> > > It was posted and discussed here at length. *How alsmost no name brand
> > > of EVOO is free of some percentage of lesser grade OO.
> >
> > Costco's EVOO got high marks.
>
> I don't like the way it tastes. OTOH, DeCecco EVOO tastes good to me.
>
> Not liking EVOO can save you money. Mission San Jose has an olive
> festival every year, with oil and olive tastings. Their high end stuff
> mostly tasted grassy to me. Fresh lawn clippings is not the scent I
> like in my food.

Different strokes. I *like* Costco EVOO. I don't like the Spanish
EVOO from Trader Joe's. The next one I'm trying is one of the many
Greek EVOOs found at the local Greek food purveyor's.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

spamtrap1888 wrote:
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> Not liking EVOO can save you money.

My wife dislikes olives. If an oil has an obvious flavor of olives she
will not like that oil. Thus she'll use light olive oils that have no
olive flavor but her only use for EEVO is to let me use it on my food.
Given the price difference, not liking olives saves money because of the
price difference between light olive oil and EEVO.

Bryan wrote:
>
>Lately, I have developed an
> olive problem. I have to will myself to stop eating Kalamata olives.
> I could easily polish off a pound of them, and that's too much sodium,
> too many calories, and even too much carb. The way some folks feel
> about potato chips, brownies or ice cream, I'm like that about ripe
> olives ...

That's me with cashews. I open a container of cashews and then it's
empty. This might not matter when the container is tiny but it's pretty
ridiculous when the container is large enough to make me sick. To me
they trigger compulsive eating. My solution is to not buy any cashews.
I can eat hazels, brasils, pecans, walnuts without that problem so I get
those types of nuts. I've also learned that I can control my eating of
macadamias as long as they aren't covered with chocolate.

> I remember mentioning how I could polish off a whole
> jar of pickles, but I can easily stop with those.

That's the key. Foods that I can and do stop with, those are the ones I
buy.

On Mar 5, 2:54*pm, Doug Freyburger <dfrey...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Bryan wrote:
>
> >Lately, I have developed an
> > olive problem. *I have to will myself to stop eating Kalamata olives.
> > I could easily polish off a pound of them, and that's too much sodium,
> > too many calories, and even too much carb. *The way some folks feel
> > about potato chips, brownies or ice cream, I'm like that about ripe
> > olives ...
>
> That's me with cashews. *I open a container of cashews and then it's
> empty. *This might not matter when the container is tiny but it's pretty
> ridiculous when the container is large enough to make me sick. *To me
> they trigger compulsive eating. *My solution is to not buy any cashews.
> I can eat hazels, brasils, pecans, walnuts without that problem so I get
> those types of nuts. *I've also learned that I can control my eating of
> macadamias as long as they aren't covered with chocolate.
>
> > I remember mentioning how I could polish off a whole
> > jar of pickles, but I can easily stop with those.
>
> That's the key. *Foods that I can and do stop with, those are the ones I
> buy.

You have healthy tastes, Doug. Cashews are more healthful than even
pecans or hazelnuts. I like cashews, but my "compulsive" food is ripe
olives, and they typically have an absurd amount of salt.

--Bryan

Bryan wrote:

>Cashews are more healthful than even pecans or hazelnuts.

And less healthful than butter, although equivalent in calories.