[amarcheschi]

If possible, try more expensive varieties as well. In some cases they're so strong you'll need less oil for a better result (or in my case, same amount of oil but for a heavenly experience). If you can find some online farmers, look for 5lt tins of oil, this way you'll save a bit. I just looked how much would be to buy oil in Tuscany where I live and get it shipped to France and it almost doubles the price, so I guess buying online from italy is a no no

[adrian_b]

You are right about the expensive varieties, which I buy sporadically, but I do not use olive oil for flavoring, but as actual food (it typically provides around two thirds of my daily intake of fat, or even more in the days with increased physical work that requires a higher energy intake).

So using a better olive oil would not make me reduce the amount that I eat, therefore I choose the cheapest EVOO most of the time (which is still quite good, even if with a less intense flavor; since I use great amounts in cooking, the flavor is strong enough anyway).

[amarcheschi]

I didn't think about that. It makes sense, I was talking about flavoring specifically

[indigodaddy]

Have no idea why you are getting downvoted. You definitely do need to pay more than average for a decent olive oil. And if you look, there are plenty of good options for high quality and high polyphenol oil at reasonable prices. Just have to dig. r/oliveoil is a good place to start as there are some good discussions and people like to post their finds. Be aware that there are lots of people in that subreddit that kinda sorta shill their own olive oil. Usually they are excellent oils but often quite expensive. Again, you get what you pay for for the most part.