What Cooking Oils Should I Keep in My Pantry?

The cooking oil aisle can be surprisingly confusing. From canola to vegetable, grapeseed to avocado, it’s hard to know which you should keep on hand — and that’s all before olive oil! We’ll help you determine which cooking oils you need, which you don’t, and which you can substitute for others so that you can save your dollars and pantry space. 

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LINKS 

• The Ultimate Guide to the Different Types of Olive Oil
• 2024 award winning olive oils

Olive oils for cooking in the +/-  $1.00/ounce range 

• Graza Olive Oil, Sizzle for cooking and Drizzle for an affordable everyday finishing oil 
• California Olive Ranch, a quality everyday cooking olive oil easily found at conventional  supermarkets
• Frantoia Olive Oil, one of Stacie’s everyday go-to cooking olive oils

Quality cooking and dressing olive oils priced great in bulk tins 

• This large tin of Frantoia is a great deal
• Iliada Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Quality olive oils in the $2 to 4/ounce range

• Brightland Olive Oil
• Fat Gold Olive Oil 
• Wonder Valley 
• Branche Olive Oil duo 
• Kosterina, a great source of extra virgin and flavored olive oils 
• Yiayia and Friends olive oils, extra virgin and flavored too
• Morgenster Estate Olive Oil, an award-winning olive oil Stacie got to try in South Africa, where it’s made - delicious! 

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