Looking for some gourmet oil for cook, then you must consider Italian Olive Oil, this is a wonderful oil full of hidden health benefits and because it is Italian and the way the Italian process their Oil it s guaranteed to have all its antioxidants that other Olive Oils may not, this is because all Italian Olive Oil is cold-pressed keeping the oil cool where as heat pressing heats the oil and kill antioxidants.

Virgin or Extra Virgin

When the quality of your Italian Olive Oil and Gourmet Olive Oil is in concern you should look at the properties that that confirm its value. As with wine there a good oils and exceptional oils in the same family, so you need to know which oil you are specifically looking for to know what its value determining properties are.

Premium Extra Virgin Oil is the best that nature can provide and you will rarely buy it in your local store, this oil is very pure and should not be used for cooking but rather drizzling on a finish meal when the table is set or my favorite is to pour some in a small bowl mixed with crushed fresh garlic and basil, and used for dipping toasted bread. The second in class is Extra Virgin oil this too should not be used for cooking as it is precious and very high quality use it to enhance a meal after the meal has been cooked.

When Italian Olive Oil is in question it is generally higher in price for good reason but if buy Virgin Olive Oil read the label and look for its acidity percentage, 1% is good but many let an odd percentage slip thanks to commercial pressure, and that is why I recommend Virgin oil for cooking. And as said before it is rare to find top quality Italian Olive Oil in stores your best bet is to buy online where they can be shipped to your house

When cooking you will quickly find that olive oil is little different to wine in that every meal needs the different wine as with its different oil, but a key note to remember is that Wine gets better with age and more expensive but Olive Oil does not, it will lose its vibrancy with age, but don’t worry it can stay fit for up to 4-6months, and thats plenty of time to enjoy it.