Graber Olives Size 14 7.5 oz. Can

My family visited this olive grove in the early 1980's. We tasted all their products but were impressed by the EXCELLENT and unique flavor of these olives. A light salty brine taste and a delicate flavor unlike any other olive I have ever tasted. If you have only ever eaten black ripe olives or the green ones with the pimento sticking out, you will not even recognize these as olives. They are truly unique - and so wonderful that since the invention of the internet, my family, who all live on the east coast, have ordered these Graber ripe olives every year for our Thanksgiving dinner table. With shipping they become a little salty (Pennsylvania Dutch speak) but are well worth the investment.

Olives were so mushy they just deteriorated in your mouth. Bought three cans because I used to love them. Order them in September to save for Thanksgiving and now it's past the return period but currently contacting seller to see if they will refund me.

- The appearance of the Olives are high in quality and you can tell that "Grabers" was very selective in the olives that were being canned. - The Olives are unpitted. - The taste is a lot like the black olives that you would find in a grocery store with somewhat of a more buttery taste. - The texture of the olives is not as firm as the canned black olives but softer (in a good way) but not mushy. Having said this, I think they are a bit overpriced (especially if you are paying for shipping) and I wouldn't buy a second can for $12.99... but that's just me. Some "personally" may really like them enough to get them because they are not common in Grocery Stores but I buy a lot of olives and have tried many varieties from brined to oil cured and from different countries and honestly, to me, these taste just like the common canned black olives.

Graber olives are simply the best. They are also expensive and have limited availability . . . Hard to find. Are they worth the price and bother? You have to judge that for yourself. I think so. They are tree ripened and have a flavor that brings new sensations of the Earth, and the Olive tree itself. Buy a can of the jumbo's and see what you think.

Many years ago my parents home cured olives and kept a large barrel of these delicacies at the back door. We never passed it without grabbing a handful. Graber olives are delicious and are great reminders of those pit spitting days some seventy years ago. My wife and I truly enjoy them.

I prefer firmer flesh and a stronger flavor. Frankly, these olives are everything I don't want in an olive. Clearly others love these so take my opinion with a grain of salt (which these could also use).

Wasn't quite as good as we remember it.

Nice olives. Saw them on TV and had to give them a try. Not available locally. Not our favorite olives, although interesting. We prefer more of an olive flavor. I can see why so many people rave about them. We had never purchased canned olives before this.