{"id":1732844,"date":"2022-02-09T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/?p=1732844"},"modified":"2024-09-23T08:38:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T13:38:14","slug":"best-olive-oil-brands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/article\/best-olive-oil-brands\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s the Best Olive Oil You Can Buy? Our Test Kitchen Knows"},"content":{"rendered":"\"Tkp\r\n\r\nHome cooks<\/a> know that olive oil<\/a> is invaluable. Use it to sautee veggies and proteins, combine it with vinegar for homemade dressing or simply drizzle on top<\/a> of a slice of crusty homemade bread for a satisfying side.\r\n\r\nBecause we reach for a bottle of EVOO so often, that means we're often running to the store to replenish our stock. But before you grab any old bottle, ask yourself, \"what's the best olive oil?\" After all, if you're going through the work of making a delicious homemade meal, you want a foundational ingredient like this to help those flavors sing\u2014not flop.\r\n\r\nSo our Test Kitchen crew<\/a> took it upon themselves to sample big names in extra-virgin olive oil to find the very best for your vinaigrettes<\/a>, focaccia<\/a> and beyond.\r\n

The Search for the Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/h2>\r\n[dam-video dam-id=\"49501\"]\r\n\r\nBefore we get into the search, let's have a quick primer on olive oil and extra-virgin olive oil<\/a>. Both are oils extracted from olives\u2014that's easy enough! The extra-virgin variety, though, is held to higher standards. It must be cold-pressed and minimally processed. Because of this, it often retains more of the fruit's true flavor.\r\n\r\nNow, to find the very best olive oil<\/a>, our Test Kitchen sampled the most popular and sought-after brands according to these criteria:\r\n