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93 Oil Defects: Rancidity Takes the Crown

2026/10/07

What exactly is rancidity? How can you recognize it, and why does it develop? How many types are there? Do all oils eventually become rancid? And can you actually create a sample of rancid oil at home?

92 Olive Oil Defects - So Many!

2026/07/15

Cucumber, dried mushroom, winey and earthy notes: sensory attributes or olive oil defects?

91 What an oil mill looks like: the Destoner

2026/05/27

Do you remove the pit to make extra virgin olive oil? And what do train wheels have to do with destoning techniques? Does removing the pit really enhance aromas?

90 What an oil mill looks like: Storing and Bottling

2025/12/17

Funnel or vacuum bottling? And when it comes to preserving extra virgin olive oil, is nitrogen, argon, or a protective air layer the best choice

89 What an oil mill looks like: The Separator and the Filter

2025/12/03

Cotton filters, natural decanting, freezing, or crystallization: Which method harms extra virgin olive oil the most?

88 What an oil mill looks like: the Decanter

2025/11/20

Why oil needs decanting like wine, how 2 and 3 stage decanters differ, and what “differential speed” really means

87 What an oil mill looks like: the Malaxer

2025/11/05

An enamel bathtub and olive oil — what could they possibly have in common? And do we really need all those coils, reels, and metal spirals to make extra virgin?

86 What an oil mill looks like: the Crusher

2025/10/22

Do you have to stab olives to make olive oil? Or bash them with a hammer? Maybe squeeze them between disks and cones? How are olives actually crushed?

85 What an oil mill looks like: the scales, the washing machine, the leaf remover

2025/10/08

Do olives need to be washed? Is certified weighing required? How an Olive Mill Works: The Scales, the Washer, and Leaf Remover

84 How do you design the space that houses an oil mill?

2025/09/24

How do you design the space that houses an olive mill? It takes more than just a site visit!

83 Olive leaves: how to make money from a healthy byproduct, Pt. 3

2025/06/18

How are liqueurs and dietary supplements made from olive leaves? Are they really that profitable?

82 Olive leaves: how to make money from a healthy byproduct, Pt. 2

2025/06/04

How do you process olive leaves? How much can you make? Sold whole or in tea bags? And how are they used?

81 Olive leaves: how to make money from a healthy byproduct, Pt. 1

2025/05/20

Is it really possible to earn more from olive leaves than from making olive oil?

80 Celebrating 25 Years of Slow Food’s Extra Virgin Olive Oil Guide

2025/05/07

How does Slow Food's Extra Virgin Olive Oil Guide work? Who writes it and chooses the oils? How does a producer get into it? What is Great Slow Oil? And the Slow Food Snail of Approval award? Who deserves it?

79 New labeling regulations: everything changes, nothing changes

2025/04/23

1308/2013, 2022/2104, 2568/1991, 2022/2105… EU regulations come and go, but in the end, nothing really changes. Just more legal texts saying the same things in different ways!