Marconi Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil - (Pack of 25)

What can I say, it's good olive oil. I do a lot of backpacing and these packets sure beat lugging around a heavy bottle.

If you need to add a little fat to your backpacking diet, these work great. I add one to my prepared meals and it gives it a little more taste and bulk.

I love the easy portion control and the taste is this oil is amazing. For the life of me I cannot understand how a packet that I need to open with a pair of scissors still manages to leak oil all over! Seriously it confounds my mind! But the oil is excellent even if it leaks and I need to put it in a plastic baggie to take to work 🫠

I bought these to add to dehydrated backpacking meals, as it is inadvisable to dehydrate foods with a high fat content, and trying to package olive oil into conveniently sized packs with a food saver was nearly impossible. I tried. So, I gave up and bought these. Perfect. They’re just the right size to just toss into a foil meal pouch with the rest of the ingredients. The flavor of the olive oil is the same as the stuff I buy in a bottle from Aldi, so I have no real opinion either way on that. It’s olive oil. The packets were not kept together very well for shipping - they were kind of all over in the box with the rest of my stuff. Thankfully none of them had gotten punctured or squeezed, so there wasn’t any mess or product loss. Just seemed weird that they weren’t contained in a sealed bag or something.

Why did you pick this product vs others?: I bought these for travel because I never know whether rentals will have olive oil available, and I don't want to buy a big bottle and try to bring it home or leave it behind. I put them inside a baggie, and they have never leaked for me. Good quality. I wish they came in a smaller quantity. I end up using some up at home because of the expiration date.

Update: Well... One out of maybe 9 that I packed broke while I was backpacking. It was a bummer and most of my food stuff was covered in oil. Luckiky I sort my meals by day, and only had to deal with it for one day. As with most convient little packs of whatevers, it's cheaper to buy a bottle or in bulk. That being said I love these for backpacking, camping, and hiking. I've used a handful on the trail and none have broken or leaked so far. I'm no professional chef, but I think it tastes pretty darn good. The flavor is so good I'll even use a pack with some bread for a midnight snack at home. I'll be ordering more!

Leaked

I add these in a satchel with my focaccia loaves and they work perfectly.