If you know us, you know that we love decanting. Swapping your packaged olive oil for a classic metal cruet offers an instant upgrade for your kitchen counter, with the bonus of protecting olive oil from sunlight. Here, we profile our 10 favorite metal dispensers in stainless steel, brass, and copper.
Above: Schoolhouse offers the Spanish Oil Pitcher, a traditional European-style pitcher made from polished stainless steel; $39.99.
Above: The Gentner Oil Decanter 2 is available in polished tarnished brass or darkened brass (shown here); $419 at Gentner.
Above: The Olipac Elegante Olive Oil Dispenser has a slim profile and is available in stainless steel or brushed brass; $30 at Food52.
Above: The Georg Jensen Alfredo Stainless Steel Oil Carafe is made of stainless steel with the sort of refined silhouette Georg Jensen is known for; $89 at Neiman Marcus.
Above: The Brass Oil Cruet is made by Bloomingville and available for $38 at Hawkins New York.
Above: The Cigno Olive Oil Dispenser comes in stainless steel and with a gold or gunmetal finish; $45.95 at Sur la Table.
Above: The Spanish Classic Olive Oil Can comes in 500ml and 250ml at Flotsam & Fork; $45.95 and $40.95 respectively. They also offer a Olive Oil Can Tray for $12.
Above: The Tanucci Copper Oil Cruet is handmade by master coppersmiths and features polished cast brass handles; $109 at Luxx Design.
Above: The Olipac Stainless Steel Tosca Olive Oil Dispenser has a shorter profile than most and is made entirely in stainless steel; $22 at Food52.
Above: The simple stainless steel Ilsa Oil Dispenser is $47.50 on Amazon.
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