olive oil
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I really don't know about brands, but from what I understand nutritionally Extra Virgin is the best. Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Also organic if you can find, and afford it! I have bought expensive name brands and store brands and haven't ever really noticed a difference.
because the have lots of vitamins and minerals not lossed in the heating process(I mean when producing the oil itself not when you are cooking) in them that the heated olive oils do..I know that it will say cold-pressed right on the bottle and comes in all different flavors..I can find cold-pressed right with the heat processed olive oils in the stores..HTH...Love Mylie xx
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I know that Cook's Illustrated magazine recommends DaVinci brand olive oil as the best tasting. I think that, similar to wine, it is a personal taste preference as much as anything. Some are more peppery, fruity, grassy, etc. Taste matters most on salads or bread, for cooking you can use something cheaper. We try to use organic for high-fat content things as pesticides travel in fat more readily (as I understand it) so there are not many choices in the organic brands.
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I've tried a lot of olive oils and they are definitely not created equal. Even if it's extra virgin, cold pressed. Consumer Reports did a report on this last year and their favorite was Goya brand Extra Virgin Olive Oil. It's from Mexico. It's about $4 per bottle and is so far the best I've ever tasted. I think that Carapelli, Alessi Olio, and DaVinci don't have much flavor compared to Goya.
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