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<pre>Hi Cyndi,

Yep - most of it is solvent-extracted. But mine isn't!

> Nearly all pomace is solvent-extracted. I do not use solvent-extracted
> ingredients (fixed oils, essential oils, etc) in my products. There is one
> source I know of where the pomace is extracted through heat (boiling?).

Check it out at http://www.AV-AT.com I live in Turkey but ship my
products to my American company in Friendsville, MD - we distribute
wholesale and retail from there.

> As for the other post, by Victor, asking about using olive oil to cook
> with. I use EVOO for nearly all my cooking, including Chinese-style. I
> stir fry and saute with it.

I sell only Early-Harvest EVOO and I tell my customers that if they cook
with it, the Great Olive Oil Spirit will visit them and mix canola in
their oil .. ;-) I believe that EVOO is for cold foods - virgin is fine
for cooking. Personal opinion.

> A lot of people don't use olive oil in much of their cooking because they
> say the taste is too strong. But I've found that when I've gone to some of
> these people's homes and checked out their olive oil, the strong
> smell/taste is because it's rancid. Most people don't know the difference
> between a desirable food smell and a rancid smell :-( They also don't know

Most Americans don't know the difference between a true EVOO and the
other off-the-wall handles the slick marketeers have placed on products.
An EVOO should last at least two years - shouldn't become rancid if half
way decently stored.

Y'all keep smiling, Butch http://www.AV-AT.com

Bulk/Wholesale/Retail GC Tested EOs, Rose Otto, Hydrosols, Early-Harvest
XVOO, Water-Extracted Pomace Oil, Rose Petal Jam, 100% Cotton, Deep-Pile
Turkish Bathrobes, Spices, Herbal Teas, and other good things to make
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<pre>From: Butch Owen <butchbsi@superonline.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 17:15:00 +0300

Yep - most of it is solvent-extracted. But mine isn't!

Yes, you're the source I was talking about! I'm glad you're on this list.
I was hoping someone would post your website since I didn't have it
memorized.

Check it out at http://www.AV-AT.com I live in Turkey but ship my
products to my American company in Friendsville, MD - we distribute
wholesale and retail from there.

Btw, I really enjoyed your travel post on a soap list about a recent trip
to...oh now I've forgotten. Someplace a bit east and perhaps south of you.

I sell only Early-Harvest EVOO and I tell my customers that if they cook
with it, the Great Olive Oil Spirit will visit them and mix canola in
their oil .. ;-) I believe that EVOO is for cold foods - virgin is fine
for cooking. Personal opinion.

I can't get cold-pressed virgin at a good price. Extra virgin is actually
cheaper. I think in the US (and I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm
wrong!) oils not up to EV standards get used/refined for the pure oils.
Mind you, I'm talking about large commercial brands *sold* in the US, I
know they're mostly not produced here.

Most Americans don't know the difference between a true EVOO and the
other off-the-wall handles the slick marketeers have placed on products.

Very true. I think a good percentage of people (Americans anyway) think
"lite" OO is lower in calories than other kinds. And most here think the
"lite" aka "pure" is best for cooking because EV tastes too strong (they
say this without ever tasting EV or trying it out).

An EVOO should last at least two years - shouldn't become rancid if half
way decently stored.

Are you sitting down? Would you believe that most olive oil is rancid *at
the point of sale*? Even some of the better stores in the US don't know
how to store OO. And most Americans go out of their way to purchase it in
clear bottles so they can see it. So that's mostly what's sold and of
course it's stored in the light.

I have tasted a lot of olive oil sold here and most of it is rancid. This
includes many from gourmet shops and bulk olive oil from health food
stores. The only readily available commercial brand I have found to be
consistantly not rancid is Star (I get 3 liter bottles of cold-pressed EVOO
from Costco, a warehouse store). Believe me, I have no particular desire
to support the huge brands. I use Sciabica and Sons (which is always
perfect) or bulk oil from a local gourmet shop for salads (I taste it
first but it's always okay at this store).

Cyndi

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