Drizzling good olive oil over perfectly ripe tomatoes and mopping it up with a crusty knob of bread is one of the greatest pleasures of summertime. But that moment will quickly sour if the oil you’re using is rancid.
Out of the dizzying variety of olive oil brands at your local supermarket, we wanted to find the ones that are actually worth buying. Many bottles have been sitting on store shelves far longer than they should, with oil that’s past its prime or cut with inferior oils.
After researching over 100 bottles of oil and speaking with trained olive oil tasters to help define our criteria, we’ve tested 28 olive oils that you can purchase at national grocery store chains or order online. We focused on those with printed harvest dates, which are the most reliable way to make sure your oil is fresh.
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