Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 51-Ounce Bottle

by Bertolli

Product Features

• One 51- ounce bottle
• Comes from the first cold pressing of olives
• Imported from Italy
• Best for salads and vegetable dishes, for marinades and sauces, to season soups and for basting.
• Light weight bottle with an easy to grip handle

Product Description

Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil stands out for its flavor, color and aroma. It comes from the first cold pressing of the olive and is filtered before bottling to remove the natural sediments. Its fruity full-bodied flavor is perfect for salads, vegetarian dishes and soups. It is ideal for sauces and marinated dishes, meats, fish and poultry. Use it where a strong, full-bodied olive taste will be appreciated.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 4.5 x 3.8 inches ; 2.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000WHPNI0
• UPC: 041790002256
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,455 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)

Customer Reviews

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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars PLASTIC bottle! Oils absorbe PVCs even at room temperature., December 11, 2009

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Rossana (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 51-Ounce Bottle (Grocery)

I have been using lots and lots of Bertolli Oil for long time. I use it only raw, so I can fully appreciate its flavor.
I was really pleased to see it here on Amazon, at a price that is slightly lower than in any local stores.

What a huge disappointment it was to see, upon delivery, that the bottle was cheap transparent plastic.

Decent quality extra virgin olive oil MUST be in glass bottles or at most cans (e.g. Carli oil has some big cans along with glass bottles), even better if dark glass, because light and oxygen deteriorate its quality very easily. You will never ever see a good quality oil is plastic bottles!! I am Italian and this is something that any Italian knows very well.

I could not believe that they ruined the Bertolli oil storing it in cheap plastic, and the taste reflect this poor storage. It does not nearly have the same rich taste as the oil that is stored in glass. I believe this is because it has been stored for too long in that worthless bottle. It expires in 1 year so probably it was bottled about 10 months ago.

This oil as it is in the plastic is really not worth the price, for the taste it has, you can find some better oils for lower price (while to me the Bertolli oil in glass bottles is UNBEATABLE for its rich taste, and I have tried many many oils).
This is why I am canceling my subscription and I am going back buying again the same oil in a local store that sells it in respectable glass bottles.

You can google "extra virgin olive oil plastic" and you'll find many results that advice to stay away from plastic bottles as oils absorb PVCs a lot, even at room temperature. This is unhealthy and it also affects the taste of the oil. Some people think this is no big deal because they cannot notice any difference in taste. But it is a matter of fact that, even if you cannot taste anything different, the oil deteriorates in plastic. Many other foods are perfectly fine stored in plastic, I am not against plastic at all! But not oils, especially the less refined (extra virgin) ones.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value, June 26, 2008

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Kam Wong "holykam" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 51-Ounce Bottle (Grocery)

Good price for a good product. Don't even think about getting the supermarket/generic brand. This matters more when olive oil is used to add flavor (pasta, salads, etc.) and not just cooking/frying.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great value, great quality, October 23, 2009

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Jon (Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bertolli Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 51-Ounce Bottle (Grocery)

ok - i was buying smaller bottles at wal mart for $18.. when i found out i can buy the bigger bottles on a subscription deal for cheaper? i of course signed right up.

bertolli is the standard in olive oil.. i use it on everything - it tastes better than the other oils and is so much healthier.

i heard a chef on tv one time state he hated using that because his belief was that once heated, any health benefits were eliminated.. NOT TRUE.
after i switched to olive oil, within 5 months my good cholesterol rose SIGNIFICANTLY to the point my doctor asked what i did..
but the funny thing is - i didnt change my diet AT ALL.. and i mean they said it was raised ALOT which is great news! i told them about the Olive oil change and the dr. accredited my change to that.

trust me - taste and health u just cant beat it.