I’ve always wanted to buy those bottles with spouts for my olive oil and vinegar. You know that kind with pouring spouts attached to cork stoppers. On one visit to Tiendesitas, I almost bought one with handpainted sunflowers. But it was the last piece and I wanted a pair. Anyway, my husband found a more practical alternative–removable spouts.
With these spouts, there’s no need to pour the olive oil or vinegar into another bottle. Just remove the cap, attach the spout and pour away. There’s even a cover for the spout.
What’s the big deal about the spouts anyway? Well, it’s about control. And control is especially important when making salad dressings. You can’t pour too fast or too much olive oil or vinegar. What you want is to drizzle them over your vegetables. And that’s a little difficult to do with the size of the bottle openings. Some people use their finger to cover part of the bottle opening but I don’t like doing that especially with olive oil because nine chances out of ten, the oil will drip onto the sides of the bottle. And that’s additional work for me. That means I have to wipe the bottle before putting the olive oil away. Same thing with the vinegar actually.
Now, with my removable spout, when one bottle is empty, all I have to do is remove the spout and attach it to the new one. Simple.
where did your husband buy the spout? how much? thanks.
South Supermarket, if I remember correctly.
Hi, happy new year!
This is a bit off topic…is there a proper way to store olive oil? I once bought 1L bottle thinking it’s good to stock but then the next time i’m supposed to use it for my pasta, it has this funny smell to it already. now, i’m only buying the small ones yet still always end up feeling wasteful whenever i find my last drops of olive oil smelling funny
is there a way to salvage this leftover olive oil? and a “proper” way of storing them?
thanks
Hi Joy!
I suggest you store your olive oil in a cool dark place away from direct heat or light, if it’s stored properly it will usually last for more than a year. If you usually buy the large bottles of olive oil, pour what you need for a week in smaller bottle and the rest just keep it in your pantry.
I don’t think there’s any way for you to salvage your leftover olive oil once it has turn rancid.
I hope this helps.