299580 Thu Dec 30 13:56:30 -0800 2004 6 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1660251 appreciate your responses! Thu Dec 30 13:56:30 -0800 2004 0 learner 1 1660263 I'm assuming you're asking about extra virgin olive oil. If so, Colavita is a commonly available brand that's generally considered to be good value, though that may not necessarily translate into "reasonably priced," especially in these days of the high-flying Euro. It has good enough flavor and sufficiently low acidity for salads and similar uses, yet isn't so expensive that you hesitate to use it in everyday cooking. Thu Dec 30 15:12:34 -0800 2004 1660251 0 FlyFish 1 1660264 Learner, Believe it or not, Costco's Kirkland brand is excellent. (The green 1 quart bottle, not the plastic bottled gallon stuff.) Use the Kirkland brand for salads' bread, etc. Buy the gallon olive oil for cooking and mixing. Thu Dec 30 15:32:26 -0800 2004 1660251 0 Leper 1 1660271 I've recently switched to Goya brand olive oil and really love it...read about it in Consumer Reports or someplace like that. Very good Spanish olive oil but I can only find it with the other Goya products in the ethnic section of the grocery store, not with all the other oils. Thu Dec 30 16:22:15 -0800 2004 1660251 0 Val 1 1660287 La Española is the one I like. It comes in a can and seems to stay fresh longer than oils in glass bottles. Real good for the price (cheap). Jim Thu Dec 30 19:01:59 -0800 2004 1660251 0 Jim Washburn 1 1660306 Our staple olive oil is the Trader Joe's 100% Italian extra virgin. Fri Dec 31 09:36:40 -0800 2004 1660251 0 Fort Point 2 1660339 mine, too. i was just about to recommend it. Fri Dec 31 16:41:52 -0800 2004 1660306 0 lynn