Olive Oil Tip~Guest Blogger Lisa
I try to buy in bulk at all times—that can make for some pretty BIG sized packages and containers to lug around the kitchen. As I was pouring some Olive Oil out of the 55 gallon drum container (okay maybe it was only a few gallons) and OVERpoured, again, had a lightbulb moment . . .
I grabbed an adorable little gravy pitcher (that does not get enough use to justify its home here, but hey… it was from a set of china my Dad gave me…hence it’s still here) and poured it almost to the top with Olive Oil, and set it off to the side of the stove. Now I have it handy for pouring a bit of Olive Oil in the cast iron, adding a bit to a recipe, greasing a dish/pan, or my hands for kneading bread & my counter top without lugging out that 55 gallon drum (I mean large bottle of oil) everytime!
Just a little tip from our homestead kitchen to yours….
Lisa
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I too have had issues with that over-sized Olive Oil jug from Costco. I solved it (somewhat inexpensively) by re-using the glass bottle of my prior Olive Oil purchase at the local shopping center. Flippo Berio markets their oil in a very nice, square bottle that doesn’t look too terrible taking up residence beside the stove. As the bottle opening is fairly wide (no problems pouring oil into the vessel either), I particularly like the plastic insert for pouring as I can easily remove before and then replace it after refilling from the econo-jug.
Additionally, as oil will go bad if a person does not use it in a timely manner, I think it’s only fair to note if the cook is not an avid user of this (or any) kind of oil, you should consider purchasing the smaller containers at the supermarket instead. I had this happen once (a long time ago -before I started cooking every day) so am always a bit fastidious in the storage of these items. Fortunately, my pantry is in a very cool place -so much so that I have to leave the oil on the counter for an hour before refilling my counter-top bottle. I think keeping the oil products cool helps stave off the progression of rancid activity.
Happy cooking ya’ll, and God Bless you & your families!
I went to the local thrift store and bought a beautiful green decanter that reminds me of the I Dreamof Jeannie bottle and cleaned it well and put my oil in it and it now decorates my countertop by my stove.