Updated onMay 18, 2023
Learn how to avoid common mistakes and store your olive oil properly.
Your taste budsand your walletwill thank you.
We all knowolive oil is a healthy kitchen staple.
Over time, however, it will deteriorate and turn rancid.
Learning how to storeolive oilproperly will save you money and eliminate food waste.
Here are some morehealthy oilsyou should keep in your pantry.
Why It Matters
Katerina Mountanos is an olive oil sommelier (yes, thats a thing!)
and the founder of the Greek extra virgin olive oil companyKosterina.
No one wants that!
Not surprisingly, rancid olive oil will ruin the aroma and flavor of anything you make.
you could do the sniff test to see ifolive oil has gone bad.
If the olive oil is off, youll notice an unpleasant smelllike crayons or old peanuts.
If you dont know how to store olive oil correctly, there will be other problems, too.
These begin to break down and release free radicals when they interact with oxygen or sunlight.
This is thebest olive oilto buy, according to theTaste of HomeTest Kitchen.
Whats the Right Way to Store Olive Oil?
Katerina tells us that heat, light and oxygen are the enemies of olive oil.
You never want to store your olive oil bottle above the stove.
And an opaque bottle is critical, she adds.
you might use anolive oil spray bottle like thisfor a small amount of oil at a time, though.
Its not the onlyfood weve been storing wrong, either.)
The best way to store olive oil is in a cool, dry location, away from sunlight.
How Long Does Olive Oil Last?
Kosterina (and other premium olive oils) will usually have a harvest date on their bottle.
According to Katerina, these olive oils will last two years from the harvest date if unopened.
However, other olive oils may simply list an expiration date.
That time frame changes once olive oil is opened.
Find surprisinghousehold uses for olive oil, like polishing shoes and cleaning stainless steel.
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