What Pull Tabs on Oil Bottles Are For

I’ll admit, I’ve never really given much thought to those little plastic pull tabs that oil bottles come with. You know the ones. Twist open a fresh bottle of olive oil, peel that seal off, toss it in the garbage, and you’re done. That’s what I did for years. However, after recently learning about what these pull tabs on oil bottles were for, it literally stopped me dead in my tracks while I was cooking, like… wait, have I been doing this incorrectly the entire time?

Pull Tabs on Oil
Bottles & Their Second Life
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