Butter? Ghee? Tallow? Seed oils?

  • arrow74@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    22 hours ago

    All oils will store well for about 6 months. Unfortunately most long term fats will go rancid. Anything canned will last longer.

    I personally keep an extra bottle of olive oil in the freezer and rotate it when I buy a new bottle. Keeps it very fresh, and in the long term it will keep indefinitely.

    It doesn’t take up much space either.

    • iii@mander.xyzOPEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      I’ve had sunflower oil go rancid before. Is it perhaps due to bad storage?

        • iii@mander.xyzOPEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          I wonder too. Simply in the plastic bottle it came in, unopened, no sunlight. Was 3 years old.

          It was stored in a non climate controlled place. So temperatures will have ranged quite a bit over the years (-10C to 30C are the min/max where I live). Perhaps that was a problem?

  • Grogon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    I keep oils in my cabinet next to the stove.

    Never had issues, while my olive oil is always empty within 2 months the sunflower oil I am still using since 15 years and never had to buy a new one