[Vwdiesel] Hi, My Names Stephen and I am a procrastinator

[Dave Cook]

Just for reference for everyone:  Last night I cooked chicken wings in oil that I've had for two years!  

Bought it to cook the 2008 Thanksgiving turkey.  Then the oil sat in my garage sealed in the original boxes (keeps air and light away) and it cooked the 2009 Thanksgiving turkey.  Cooked some wings a couple times last winter and then the oil was stored away in the same manner again until this last Thanksgiving, where it cooked it's 3rd turkey.  

I figure (from info gained on this list when considering it's use for the 2009 turkey) that if it doesn't taste funky and doesn't smell funky, it is probably ok.  Sure helps me feel better spending all that money for the oil if I can get a lot more use out of it.  

I'm thinking that I'll keep my eye out for fresh oil on sale between now and next year's Thanksgiving and get a fresh batch then.

Moral of the story: If it doesn't smell funky, burn it!
Dave Cook


--- On Mon, 12/20/10, Will Taygan <william at taygan.com> wrote:

> From: Will Taygan <william at taygan.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Hi, My Names Stephen and I am a procrastinator
> To: "vwdiesel at vwfans.com" <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 12:35 AM
> Sun, light and water are the enemies
> of oil.  It can last for years in
> cool, dry, dark storage.  A painty smell means it's
> broken down.
> Interestingly, vegetable oil gets lighter and looks clearer
> in the
> beginning stages of degradation (it's the peroxides
> forming).  I will
> use oil up to a year, but it rarely hits 70F here, and it's
> frozen for
> at least 6 months.
> 
> Will in Alaska.
> 
> On Sun, 2010-12-19 at 14:25 -0800, Bud wrote:
> > What do you think the shelf life on WVO is?
> > 
> > Bud
> > 
> > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 1:22 PM, mikitka <mikitka at embarqmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > The only thing I have really procrastinated about
> is making biodiesel.  I
> > > have a ton of WVO in the shed but never got
> around to making Biodiesel. So
> > > now all that WVO is probably no good since it is
> so old. Now to find a way
> > > to dispose of it all.
> > > Nick
> > >
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