Massimo Gusto - Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 1 Gallon Tin Can (128 FL OZ)

This EVOO is much thinner and lighter in color than any other EVOOs I've ever tasted. That characteristic surprised me when I opened the can. However, after using it for about a month I will say it is a good value, at a price that can't be beat in 1 gallon quantity(Try and get ANY EVOO at your local supermarket at this price point. Forget about it).This oil fries and sautes well, stays balanced in high temp frying (400F) and esp. good as a salad oil. Being a light EVOO, it drizzles well.Would I order again? Eh, probably not. Personal preferences here. I'm more of a fragrant, dark EVOO fan myself, since I enjoy those stronger flavor EVOOs for dipping and as a salad oil. But, like I said is a great EVOO for the money. To each his own.

After reading some of the reviews and briefly seeing the color of the oil, I had my doubts. Tonite I had the opportunity to taste it and it is good olive oil. Great flavor that reminded me of the olive oil my parents would give us with salt and pepper to dip celery in as a snack. The flavor is slightly different from the can of Colavita EVOO I am finishing, but the flavor is so appealing to me, I will stick with it from now on because of the price, as long as it stays low.

Extra virgin Olive oil is not only a great value but quality is among the best we've purchased in many grocery stores. Design of can is easily transferred to smaller containers.

I bought this for the price (about $7 per liter, compared to $10 per liter, the best price at the local stores), but from the very first taste it was heavenly. My whole body feels good afterwards. The taste is more intense than the bland olive oil I'm used to, but I like and prefer the intense taste, though I am not an olive oil expert.The main problem I had was opening the can, which an expert or someone with common sense would probably know how to do, but I managed to improvise a solution and pour from the can, using a funnel, into a glass bottle. Small amount of spillage due to my clumsiness, probably best to do the pouring somewhere where a little spillage doesn't matter :)Thanks Amazon, for making this available. Will purchase this again regularly.edit: Just ordered my 4th can. While my main motives for including this top quality olive oil in my diet were for pleasure, consuming even large amounts caused no noticeable symptoms associated with heart problems, such as chest pain, rather such symptoms have been reduced. Serious research ought to be done on the therapeutic uses of olive oil for patients with heart problems, and quickly, could save a lot of lives. In the meantime doctors could consider recommending olive oil for their patients, based on existing studies, and individuals with heart problems ought to consider using such top quality olive oil exclusively in their diets, in preference to other oils and fats.

The oil itself is rich and lovely without being overpowering each meal fresh in a salad or for cooking but the nozzle on the container is very difficult to pull out if you aren't the strongest person so my first two uses were very messy loosing a lot of oil until someone was able to pull the nozzle out for me.

My only complaint is that the container is hard for me to pour from. I have transferred the olive oil to other containers using a funnel for that reason. I have bought and used half gallon containers of olive oil like this before, but that seems to be the size limit for me for this style of container.

4 gallon tins ordered, 3 of the 4 were pretty beat up with one slightly leaking. To me flavor was ok compared to my usual store bought olive oil. It will be used for cooking and cold process soaps After further testing my results... I ordered 4 gallon of this Olive oil expecting it to be 100% EVOO which is not, it has to be a blend that is not advertised on the packaging. It does say that the OO comes from multiple locations. I repackaged a gallon of this product in a plastic gallon container and placed it in the refrigerator for more than 5 hours. Come to find out it did not congeal at all, so it not completely OO Reporting it as such. UPDATE... After sitting in the fridge for a week it indeed congealed. So its the real deal as best I can tell.

I like this oil, cause it has a taste as an olive oil should taste. It has a bit bitter flavor, but it supposed to taste like that. My daughter likes it as well and asks for it on her plate.