Food Vegetable & Cooking Oils - Shelf life & Solutions

[Millwright]

I keep all oils in the fridge.



Grapeseed oil - high smoke point, great for searing meat.

Flaxseed oil - Polymerizes very well for seasoning cast iron.


Have used 2-3 yo peanut oil with no issues.

 

[Hfcomms]

Wanted to pick up another jug of extra virgin olive oil and thought it would be $35 or $40. For once I was pleasantly surprised and picked one up for $15 normally $30. BTW the jug I’m currently using I bought in 2019 and is still just fine. In a dark bottle and keep in a dark cupboard.

 

[Barry Natchitoches]

Grow oilseed sunflowers (small, black seeds) not the giant Russian types with gray striped seeds. Much higher oil content. As far as shelf life, kept cool and away from pests, it should be decades...

Ebay has been a good source of oilseeds..
Summerthyme

My chickens LOVE black oil sunflower seeds!

It is like candy to them.