How to Use Olive Oil & Balsamics
How to Use Olive Oil & Balsamics
How to Taste
Olive Oil
Whether you were raised on olive oil or are new to the quality oil scene, it never hurts to have a full understanding of how to taste this amazing product.
Tasting extra virgin olive oil (yes, you definitely want it to be extra virgin) is quite an enjoyable experience, much like tasting varietals of wine. Your taste buds will pick up on a wide variety of flavor notes and textures that you never knew existed amongst these seemingly simple oils. Forgo using bread for tasting to avoid over looking any of the delicious characteristics in each olive oil.
There are 3 levels of Intensity, or how strong or mellow an olive oil may be:
Mild – Medium – Robust
The more mild oils will be softer, delicate, less pungent – suitable for fish, eggs, raw dipping and salads. More robust oils will have a kick in your throat. That’s due to the high amount of antioxidants present in fresh extra virgin olive oils. – suitable for heavier cooking, stews, & tomato bases. Always listen to your taste buds!


Steps for the Serious Tasters
Now, you officially have the basic steps in tasting extra virgin olive oils covered! Welcome to the wonderful world of unwavering quality. Stop by Pour Olive where we hand bottle any Ultra Premium Plain or Flavored Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegars for you.
Steps for the Serious Tasters
Now, you officially have the basic steps in tasting extra virgin olive oils covered! Welcome to the wonderful world of unwavering quality. Stop by Pour Olive where we hand bottle any Ultra Premium Plain or Flavored Olive Oil & Balsamic Vinegars for you.

How to Use
Olive Oil
Olive oil has been used for thousands of years. From medicinal uses to cooking and beauty, it’s run the gambit. North America is relatively new to the olive oil quality craze and a lot of us have been misinformed for years on olive oil standards and uses. Fresh is best when it comes to using olive oil, no matter the situation. Treat it like fruit juice, it’s at its best just after crushing (unlike balsamic which gets better with age). It’s great for many cooking techniques, health benefits internally and externally as well as household use.


Olive Oil in Cooking
Keep in mind that olive oil, whether plain or flavored, is like a condiment or seasoning. A recipe is not needed, just an idea. You can’t go wrong with a splash of it here and a drizzle there…
Olive Oil in Cooking
Keep in mind that olive oil, whether plain or flavored, is like a condiment or seasoning. A recipe is not needed, just an idea. You can’t go wrong with a splash of it here and a drizzle there…

How to Use Balsamic
There are so many uses of balsamic, it’s seriously incredible. The combo of sweet and tangy marries so well with various dishes and cooking techniques. Look at it as a condiment or seasoning, there is no recipe necessary! The first thing that comes to your mind is salad dressing, and YES our traditional and flavored balsamic make some of the most amazing vinaigrettes you will ever have the pleasure to enjoy! But try using your favorite flavors for much more…
Before this vinegar is deemed balsamic it must go through a long and loving aging process similar to wine. That’s what creates this magnificent product, like all things- time and the love of good quality crafting!


Balsamic in Cooking
Keep in mind that balsamic, whether plain or flavored, is like a condiment or seasoning. A recipe is not needed, just an idea. You can’t go wrong with a splash of it here and a drizzle there…
Balsamic in Cooking
Keep in mind that balsamic, whether plain or flavored, is like a condiment or seasoning. A recipe is not needed, just an idea. You can’t go wrong with a splash of it here and a drizzle there…
