Bertolli Rich Taste Extra Virgin Olive Oil 16.9 oz

Overview

A 16.9 fl oz bottle of Bertolli Rich Taste extra virgin olive oil, cold pressed and bottled in a dark bottle to protect flavor and freshness. It's positioned as an everyday cooking oil for dressings, dipping, marinades and pasta dishes, with a stated 392 F smoke point.

Bertolli's Rich Taste line is the brand's fuller-flavored EVOO, positioned between a mild everyday oil and a single-origin finishing oil. A 392 F smoke point is on the higher end for extra virgin olive oil, which makes it workable for sauteing as well as dressings and dipping, though it still isn't the oil to reach for at deep-fry temperatures. The dark bottle is a genuine freshness feature, since light exposure is one of the main ways olive oil goes rancid early.

• 16.9 fl oz bottle
• Rich Taste, cold pressed EVOO
• 392 F smoke point
• Dark bottle for freshness

Who it's for

Works for anyone who wants one bottle of EVOO to cover dressings, dipping, marinades and everyday sauteing without buying a separate oil for each. Not aimed at buyers chasing a specific single-estate or high-polyphenol oil.

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Performance notes

A 392 F smoke point puts this EVOO comfortably above the temperature most home stovetop cooking reaches, so it can handle sauteing as well as cold uses like dressing and dipping without breaking down. Cold pressing, extracting oil without heat, is what preserves the fruity flavor the brand describes, and keeping the bottle dark and capped afterward slows the oxidation that turns olive oil rancid or flat tasting over time.

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