Olive Oil is a really good oil to use. It is actually one of the only oils I use, but it does go rancid fairly quickly after opening. To prevent this, after you open olive oil, if you are not going to use it all withing 2 weeks; PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE! Seriously, why pay a bunch for good oil, only to have it go bad and then make your food taste bad? Yes, oil will congeal in the fridge, but the solution is just put it in regular jars so you can scoop it out.
When I first ate at Jacob's family I always wondered how his mom could make such good roasted vegetables and every time I tried to make them at my mom's house they didn't taste as good. I figured it out, it was that at my parents home oil was left out for months and at his house it was refrigerated. (salt and the vegetable themselves also make a difference too)
SO, really, smell your olive oil, if it smells, that means it probably isn't good. Olive oil should not have a strong smell.
Put your olive oil in the fridge.
End of rant.
What brand do you use? I use the costco brand and mine doesn't smell funny... I keep mine in a dark place though.
ReplyDeleteI buy Costco too. Also I looked it up, olive oil can actually stay good for a couple of months if you keep it in a dark cool place, so you probably have great oil. Keeping it in the fridge can extend that time and according to some people (I'm not sure how true) keeps in the vitamins and minerals better and longer.
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