Comments on: In case you missed it …

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 20 May 2011 13:42:10 +0000

Thanks for the info, Lindsey! I keep our canola oil in the pantry, which is fairly dark & cool. I buy the big jugs of EVOO from Sam’s and pour some in a glass oil cruet that I keep near the stove. The jug stays in the pantry.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Fri, 20 May 2011 11:41:02 +0000

Oil can go bad…I cleaned out one of my mom’s cabinets once when I detected a horrible smell coming from it…a nasty old bottle of Wesson was to blame. It smells really, really bad.

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:12:18 +0000

As an addendum, I don’t ever refrigerate olive oil. I guess because I use a lot of it. I did look up the practice and found this interesting assertion on wisegeek.com:
“Some types of cooking oil benefit from refrigeration, while other types can be safely kept outside of the refrigerator. No oil should be kept near a heat source, like an oven or stovetop, or near central heating vents. Oil can be affected by both light and heat, and over time may become rancid. The oils that should be refrigerated include those with a lower saturated fat content, like safflower, sunflower, and canola oils.

The basic rule for storing oil is that oils with higher saturated fat content, such as lard, palm or coconut oil, tend to be fairly stable. These can be stored outside of the refrigerator for longer periods of time. They should be stored in a dark place, not near a window with lots of light, since light can affect the quality of the oil.”

By: Lindsey Nair

Lindsey Nair — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:08:31 +0000

@ Anj and Lori, I think I heard somewhere it keeps the oil fresh longer. That may not be true, but it takes me a long time to get through a bottle of veg oil that size so I figure it can’t hurt.
@ Forest, Jenny has gone to work at Roanoke College, her alma mater – and mine! Go Maroons!

By: Forest

Forest — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:59:45 +0000

Where did Jen-Nae go?

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 19 May 2011 19:09:54 +0000

That looks a lot like my door, except that there’s less salad dressing and waaay more hot sauce

By: Win

Win — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:52:11 +0000

Lindsey – I am afraid your computer program must have a faulty spell check. The proper term is “condiment rich capability”…not sure what “condiment hoarding” might entail. Ok, so my wife would swear that was my collection in our fridge….

Win

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:47:15 +0000

Just curious – is there a reason you keep your Wesson oil in the fridge?

By: Anj

Anj — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:35:29 +0000

You keep your cooking oil in the fridge?