Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L vs Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Vienna Dark Roast Whole Beans 500g
What separates them
These two differ on 1 recorded specification. The Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L is ₹420 dearer.
Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L vs Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Vienna Dark Roast Whole Beans 500g
Borges
Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L
₹1,290
Extra virgin has a smoke point around 190 to 207 degrees, and Indian deep frying runs 180 to 190, which is uncomfortably close -- but the better argument against cooking with it is economic.
Full details →Blue Tokai
Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Vienna Dark Roast Whole Beans 500g
₹870
Printing a roast date rather than only a best-before is the mark of a roaster who expects you to care, and it matters: coffee is best roughly seven to twenty-one days after roasting and noticeably flat past six weeks, so a best-before months away tells you nothing.
Full details →Who the Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L is for
Buy it if: Anyone dressing, finishing or cooking at low to medium heat.
Avoid it if: Anyone deep frying -- use a refined high-smoke-point oil and keep this for finishing.
Who the Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Vienna Dark Roast Whole Beans 500g is for
Buy it if: Anyone with a grinder who will use 500 g within about six weeks of the roast date.
Avoid it if: Anyone without a grinder -- most of what you are paying for is lost in pre-ground coffee.
Specifications, side by side
1 of 12 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L | Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters Vienna Dark Roast Whole Beans 500g |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,290 | ₹870 |
| Storage | Dark glass, away from heat. Light and heat degrade it, and a bottle by the hob is the worst place | Airtight at room temperature. Not the fridge, where it absorbs odours and condenses moisture |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Grade | Extra virgin -- first cold pressing, under 0.8 percent free acidity | not published |
| Origin | not published | Indian estate grown |
| Roast date | not published | Printed rather than only a best-before, which is the mark of a specialty roaster |
| Roast level | not published | Vienna, a dark roast -- lower acidity, heavier body, and less origin character |
| Shelf life | About 18 months unopened, and best within 3 months of opening | not published |
| Smoke point | About 190 to 207 degrees C. Indian deep frying typically runs 180 to 190, which is uncomfortably close | not published |
| What to use instead | For deep frying, a refined oil with a higher smoke point. Extra virgin is for dressing, finishing and low to medium heat | not published |
| Whole bean | not published | Ground coffee loses most of its aromatics within about 30 minutes. Grinding to order is the single largest quality variable |
| Why not to waste it | Heating extra virgin oil destroys the polyphenols and aromatics that justify its price. Cooking with it is paying for something you then remove | not published |
| Why roast date matters | not published | Coffee degasses after roasting. It is at its best roughly 7 to 21 days after the roast date, and noticeably flat beyond about 6 weeks. A best-before date months out tells you nothing useful |
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