Why choose corto for your olive oil?
Why choose corto for your olive oil?
Get scheduled shipments right to your door. Get scheduled shipments right to your door. Say hello to fresh extra virgin olive oil. Chefs across the US trust Corto because we treat olives as what they are — fruit. Rather than picking them when they’re black and rotten, we gather them at their freshest using over-the-row harvesters.
How to grow Malassezia from olive oil?
As already mentioned, lipid supplement is required for growth and in culture this can be as simple as adding an olive-oil overlay to the Sabouraud-Dextrose surface. Specialized media, specifically for the isolation and growth of Malassezia species is commercially available.
What is the best media for the isolation and growth of Malassezia?
Specialized media, specifically for the isolation and growth of Malassezia species is commercially available. Malassezia is resistant to cycolohexmide and therefore will grow on selective media such as Mycosel™ & Dermasel™. Urea test is positive.
What does Malassezia look like when it grows?
Colonial Morphology: Malassezia grows fairly rapidly, maturing in about 5 days at 30 -35˚C. It has a rather narrow temperature growth range as it grows poorly at 25˚C and some species will not grow above 37˚C. Colonies are cream to yellowish-brown in colour.
How do you know when your olives are ready?
Well, you’ll just have to try it for yourself. Our olives are harvested at peak freshness when they are green with a hint of violet. Cold-extracted within hours of being harvested straight off the tree. Our climate controlled cellar keeps our oils perfectly fresh until they are ready to be packaged.
How are your olives cold-extracted?
Cold-extracted within hours of being harvested straight off the tree. Our climate controlled cellar keeps our oils perfectly fresh until they are ready to be packaged. Our olives are harvested at peak freshness when they are green with a hint of violet.
Are there any misconceptions about olive oil?
There are a lot of misconceptions about olive oil. Knowledge is power. I hope that once people know the difference, they will embrace companies like Corto who are bringing fresh olive oil to our kitchens. Using La Padella ® definitely improved the dish. The moisture of the chicken cooked with this oil far exceeded my expectations.
