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This review is for Roland Foods Pitted Baby Kalamata Olives from Greece, 4+ pounds. I eat a lot of olives, and Kalamatas are one of my favorites. Tried these and am very happy with the buy. The large plastic jar arrived okay despite poor padding in the box (the first shipment apparently failed, as UPS returned it as un-deliverable). The olives are very good. They are firm, fully pitted, and have a great flavor. Like nearly all packaged Kalamatas, these come in a brine/ vinegar solution that is too strong for my taste, but probably needed to keep them fresh for a very long time. To get them to my liking, I place a cup or two at a time into another container, drain off about 3/4 of the brine, and replace it with purified water. By the next day they taste perfect, and these diluted olives will still remain good in the refrigerator for a month or more. If they are too diluted, a little kosher salt and Balsamic vinegar can be added and the flavor will strengthen. One thing about cured olives, salinity or pH can be adjusted easily in either direction at will with no ill effects other than storage life changes. I will buy these again.

Bought these as part of my pantry stock for the pandemic stay at home order. I knew with the amount of time we would be at home we needed tons of olives, kalamatas can be expensive if you eat them regularly. We eat them with eggs and feta for breakfast, alone for home happy hour, pasta pizza topping & tapenade on fresh bread. Two months and we are only about half way through the olives, great value and nice fresh product. Not mushy, not broken, not foamy, these are fine. Container is a bit tricky to open at first but gets easier as you go along.

Update: 01/23/2021 these olives were purchase in March of 2020 numerous delicious meals made with them, also used for home charcuterie. The were delicious briny olives up until about one month ago, the container is almost empty I will reorder but after 10 months the briny-ness has turned to just salty, they were still briny in November but not January. The olives themselves are still edible and useful in recipes but for snacking a tad too salty. If you are buying for the long term after about 8 months they may get a bit salty.
With that said you can't beat having these along with puff pastry, feta and spinach in your fridge/freezer. Instant delicious meal.

We have ordered this multiple times. This batch is yummy! The container arrived in perfect condition. Previous batches have been too salty for our liking and we would rinse the olives and sometimes even remove the brine and store them in water. The lid can be difficult to open. Here is how to do it;

1. Twist off the outer ring.
2. Pry up the sealing lid. This may take some force.
3. Remove the plastic "screen" that is supposed to keep the olives submerged in the brine during shipping. Previously it has been dislodged and been deeper inside the container, so you may have to fish for it or you may find it later. Once a piece of the "screen" had broken off inside the jar.

As for the olives themselves, we really like them. They are flavorful, small, and we like the texture and that the pits are removed. Some people prefer them with the pits, but it is nice to scoop out some and add them to a salad or pizza. Also, the container is packed with olives, not a container full of brine with some olives floating around it. We will continue to order these olives.

Here are some photos showing the lid, screen and olives. Enjoy!