What's the differnece between "virgin" and "extra virgin"?

[MelK]

I know it must be more than just the price.

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Nobody SIIHP either?

[Eurotrash]

this is going from memory, but I believe extra virgin olive oil is made from the very first pressing of the olives. virgin is from the 2nd or some subsequent press.


you can probably just google it.

[gorie]

virgin is when you've only taken it up the butt.
extra virgin is when you've only given a bj.

[lighterjobs]

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virgin is when you've only taken it up the butt.
extra virgin is when you've only given a bj.

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i guess i'm an extra virgin. too bad i'm a guy or this wouldn't be so sad.

[jason_t]

The production of olive oil is a complicated process and there are several ways to do it and the resulting product is different. In short, virgin olive oil is olive oil produced without any chemical treatment; the extraction of the oil is done using only physical processes.

The finest olive oils are extra-virgin olive oils. They come from the first pressing of the olives, have very low acidity and have incredible taste.

Virgin olive oils can contain oil resulting from multiple pressings (the processed material is called pomace, and it can be processed). Their acidity is higher than that of extra-virgin olive oils and they are considered to have good taste.

The best Italian sauces (e.g. vodka sauces) are made with extra-virgin olive oil and it's possible to notice the difference if only regular olive oil was used.

[gorie]

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virgin is when you've only taken it up the butt.
extra virgin is when you've only given a bj.

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i guess i'm an extra virgin. too bad i'm a guy or this wouldn't be so sad.

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oh yeah i forgot guys posted here too.

[CardSharpCook]

Nice post, Jason. I'll add a couple of things...

EVO has an acidity of <1%
VO has an acidity of 1%<VO<2%
OO has an acidity of 2%<OO<4%

Additionally, EVO is less filtered - there are more impurites. This makes it less useful for cooking. That is, If you want to make a killer salad dressing, use EVO. However, if you're gonna saute fish, OO is the way to go. OO has a higher "smoke point" than EVO meaning you can get the pan hotter before the oil starts to burn. VO becomes a nice compromise btwn EVO and OO in that the price, smoke point, and flavor are all btwn that of EVO and OO.

CSC

I keep hearing how healthful olive oil is only I don't like the flavor so I've been buying the 'light' olive oil at Krogers. Am I still getting any of the benefits or is it so watered down now that it's just garbage?

[Patrick del Poker Grande]

Is there a "slut" olive oil? Is that OO?