Making flavoured oils? Where to buy oil?

mummybearx

Im thinking of making up a few different flavoured olive oils as christmas gifts this year. Can anyone recommend where to buy cheap (but nice!) olive oil? Not sure how much I will need, is 250ml okay per flavoured oil? Maybe making about 12-14 bottles of oil, so maybe only need approx 4litres.

And any links to how to flavour oils, how much herbs etc to use would be brilliant

thanks x

cattyboo

What about a wholesaler? Know anyone with a Macro/Costco membership or similar?

C xx

midnightraven3

forgive me if i am teaching granny to suck eggs here
but flavouring oils isnt as easy as its made out
there is a high risk of botulism if its not done properly

a quick link
http://www.nutritionatc.hawaii.edu/HO/2001/128.htm

apologies if this is already known:o
i just thought some may not know

i make many flavoured oils for myself and as gifts
and they go down VERY well
just best to be safe about it

mummybearx

Oh thank you for that! I really did think it would be a case of slapping chillis in oil and mixing it about

Will read through this before I start

adouglasmhor

Lidl do good olive oil. It's not dear.

midnightraven3

i really felt a bit bad posting
but i thought better safe than sorry
it IS easy
it really is, you just need specific methods for specific things

i do wonder at people buying flavoured oils TBH
it is easy and they can be so expensive

garlic infused oil, oh myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
yum!:D

Tamster150

i was also going to suggest lidl. Cheap & usually comes in a posh glass bottle.

iglimpse

Not been here for very long time. Searching on exactly this topic and glad I did. Botulism OMG

I only use dry ingredients to flavour oil, garlic salt, chilli powder etc for my different oils. In fact when any spices have lost their mojo, I throw them in yet another olive oil bottle.

Makes for some easy lovely flavours on pasta etc........I just can never replicate them again :rotfl: