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> not wanting to sound like a smart arse but I think No. 8 is your best
> option. Trade shows are good for industry exposure but the real judge
> is the cash register.
>

Thanks for the vote of confidence Roger, but in this instance I agreed with
the judges - the oil was flat and boring. Entering the oil into a show was
done partly in the hope of winning a medal, but more to get the opinion of
tasters with more experience than me. Am I doing everything right, or have I
stuffed up somewhere? The answer is yes, I have stuffed up, and thank you to
Guido, João and Antony for all pointing out the folly of storing oil in
plastic containers.

I was trying to save myself the bother and expense of buying a lot of
bottles at a time and bottling the whole lot in one go. I reasoned that if I
bottled the oil as I needed it I could spread the cost over a longer period
and recoup enough from the sales of oil to buy more bottles. This has proved
to be a mistake, I should have spent the money, bought and bottled the oil
while it was still fresh. On the positive side, I only have one small batch
of about 30 litres of flat oil and that will now go into my herb and garlic
infused oil so I can still sell the oil and get a decent price for it.

Thank you again to the members of this list for sharing their expertise and
experience.

Regards,

Mike Wilson.
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