[frangipanis]

Okay, you've convinced me. I'm out to find some sesame oil. The salad sounds delicious Linnealand.

[N0help4u]

Remember the oils in the section with the Crisco/wesson are not good
The oils with the olive oils are good.

[wildandblue]

But you have to store your oil properly because rancid oil contains baddies the stuff that you take antioxidants for (heating oil past it's smoke point oxidizes it)Also our local pet supply store had a whole lot of 50# bags of oil sunflower seed for sale. Later when they were all sold to people (as birdseed I guess)the spot where they had been sitting on the salesfloor looked highly suspicious to me. I'm just avoiding trouble, let other people buy it, not me. Also it's called canola oil but the plant it comes from is a form of mustard/radish called rape. Rapeseed oil just doesn't have the same sales appeal. You can make mustard gas from that plant too. No thanks!

[frangipanis]

We had Trout cooked in sesame oil last night with a vegetable mix including fennel. It was delicious. We mostly use extra virgin olive oil, so apart from anything else, it was nice to have a change.

I hadn't known canola oil was so controversial which we've also used from time to time.

Where do you store your oils wildandblue?

[linnealand]

Sounds delicious, fran! That's the way to eat!

EVOO should be kept in a dark or green bottle, away from heat and sunlight. Keep the bottle well closed. Easy as pie!

[wildandblue]

Yes that's right keep it inside a cabinet or pantry in the dark but not a cabinet too close to the stove which would be too warm.

[linnealand]

One more note - anyone with expired oils should just throw them out immediately, no matter what it cost when you bought it. Time can turn it rancid and render it extremely unhealthy to your body.

My dad used to be the cook in the house, and then he left the kitchen for a long time. Now my sister and I are major cooks, and when we were over at his place, we found a ton of products that he wanted to keep but we just had to throw out ourselves. It's a hard bullet to bite... but it's a bullet! :)

[wildandblue]

We mix leftover oil with a little water, a squirt of dish detergent, and all the hydrated lime it will take to make a creamy consistency. This makes good cheap whitewash paint for fences and barns and sheds.