Why is there a plastic piece inside some of your jars?
Do your olives need to be refrigerated after I have opened the container?
Do your marinated olives need to be refrigerated after I have opened the container?
I put my jar or tub of olives in the refrigerator and the liquid congealed and turned
      cloudy. Why?
Can I freeze your olives? Feta cheese? Peppers?
How long will olive oil last after its container has been opened?
What’s the difference between Extra Virgin Olive Oil and just plain Olive Oil?
       How about Pomace Olive Oil?



Answers:
Why is there a plastic piece inside some of your jars?
The piece is called a sifter and is intentionally placed in certain jars to keep the product beneath its brine marinade so as to properly preserve it.


Do your olives need to be refrigerated after I have opened the container?
No. Neither our jars of olives nor our plastic tubs need be refrigerated. So long as the olives are submerged in their brine marinade and kept out of heat and direct sunlight, they will last up to 6 months at room temperature.


Do your marinated olives need to be refrigerated after I have opened the container?
Yes. Unlike olives in only brine, all olives marinated with other ingredients should be refrigerated after opening. If refrigerated, they will last up to three months.


I put my jar or tub of olives in the refrigerator and the liquid congealed and turned cloudy. Why?
This is perfectly normal. The liquid that has congealed and turned cloudy is olive oil. Once at room temperature, it will return to its normal state harmlessly.


Can I freeze your olives? Feta cheese? Peppers?
No; No; and No.


How long will olive oil last after its container has been opened?
Olive oil needs to be stored in a cool, dark place. If properly stored, it can last over 6 months after the bottle or tin has been opened. Eventually, however, it will go rancid.


What’s the difference between Extra Virgin Olive Oil and just plain Olive Oil? How about Pomace Olive Oil?
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil there is. Is unrefined oil made from the first pressing of olives. The resulting oil must have good color, taste and acidity of less than 1% in order to qualify as extra virgin.
Olive oil, formerly called Pure olive oil, is a blend of refined and virgin or extra virgin olive oil. A percentage of extra virgin olive oil is added to oil obtained from the second pressing of olives to make Olive oil.
Pomace oil is a highly refined and blended oil. Solvents are used to extract the remaining oil after a second pressing of olives and that oil is then blended with extra virgin olive oil. The result is an oil that is somewhat pale and bland..