ximmy
28th October 2013, 06:46 PM
I hate to throw out any preps I have not used. I'm pretty good about rotating my stock. but I do keep about 10 gallons of vegetable oil on hand. When it expires I'll find other uses for it.
They say it goes rancid when you can smell it, regardless of false expiration dates.
Vegetable oil doesn't actually "expire" but can get rancid. If it has a funky smell to it, it's gone rancid. Otherwise, it's fine. Just FYI, peanut butter can also get rancid. Same deal.
They say coconut oil lasts longest. I'll have to add that in.
I've heard that coconut oil doesn't go rancid and can be stored at room temperature. I bought a one-gallon bucket of it over a year ago and it's still as fresh as the day I bought it. I occasionally buy quart-size jars of it, too. The health benefits of coconut oil are supposed to be great.
Last year I found a gallon of olive oil in a metal can in my Mother's basement that was outdated by 8 years, and it was still good. Smelled and tasted good, anyway.
Uses for old oil:
Vegetable oil will put a shine on leather shoes. Use a damp cloth to remove any dirt, then run a soft cloth with a drop of oil over the surface to (literally) add polish.
Corn and vegetable oil are excellent wood conditioners. If you have butcher-block tables, cutting boards, wooden spoons, or unfinished furniture you can condition them using regular cooking oil. Just rub the oil into the wood with a soft cloth and reapply as necessary to keep your wood nourished. Unfinished wood can dry out quickly in the winter from the heat but the oil will keep it moist.
Vegetable and corn be used to shine stainless steel. Rub the oil onto your stainless steel sinks or appliances and buff off with a soft cloth and your steel will look brand new.
Can be used in oil lamps as fuel and to make oil candles.
http://cdn.instructables.com/FJ4/FRJK/N6WEV2Z71EP/FJ4FRJKN6WEV2Z71EP.LARGE.jpg
http://perfectwhole.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/candle_supplies.jpg
Vegetable oils are used in various industrial applications such as emulsifiers, lubricants, plasticizers, surfactants, plastics, solvents, and resins. Research and development approaches take advantage of the natural properties of these oils. These oils have superb environmental credentials, such as being inherently biodegradable, having low ecotoxicity and low toxicity towards humans, being derived from renewable resources and contributing no volatile organic chemicals. Recent research has focused on the development of new industrial products, including the use of vegetable oils in paint and coatings, printing inks, engine oils, and biodiesel. Industrial Uses of Vegetable Oils offers new insights into these important (and growing) products of vegetable oils, while also covering developments in biodegradable grease, vegetable oils-based polyols, and the synthesis of surfactants from vegetable oil feedstocks.
Ten Uses for Vegetable Oil in the Garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qn2nVhSc28
They say it goes rancid when you can smell it, regardless of false expiration dates.
Vegetable oil doesn't actually "expire" but can get rancid. If it has a funky smell to it, it's gone rancid. Otherwise, it's fine. Just FYI, peanut butter can also get rancid. Same deal.
They say coconut oil lasts longest. I'll have to add that in.
I've heard that coconut oil doesn't go rancid and can be stored at room temperature. I bought a one-gallon bucket of it over a year ago and it's still as fresh as the day I bought it. I occasionally buy quart-size jars of it, too. The health benefits of coconut oil are supposed to be great.
Last year I found a gallon of olive oil in a metal can in my Mother's basement that was outdated by 8 years, and it was still good. Smelled and tasted good, anyway.
Uses for old oil:
Vegetable oil will put a shine on leather shoes. Use a damp cloth to remove any dirt, then run a soft cloth with a drop of oil over the surface to (literally) add polish.
Corn and vegetable oil are excellent wood conditioners. If you have butcher-block tables, cutting boards, wooden spoons, or unfinished furniture you can condition them using regular cooking oil. Just rub the oil into the wood with a soft cloth and reapply as necessary to keep your wood nourished. Unfinished wood can dry out quickly in the winter from the heat but the oil will keep it moist.
Vegetable and corn be used to shine stainless steel. Rub the oil onto your stainless steel sinks or appliances and buff off with a soft cloth and your steel will look brand new.
Can be used in oil lamps as fuel and to make oil candles.
http://cdn.instructables.com/FJ4/FRJK/N6WEV2Z71EP/FJ4FRJKN6WEV2Z71EP.LARGE.jpg
http://perfectwhole.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/candle_supplies.jpg
Vegetable oils are used in various industrial applications such as emulsifiers, lubricants, plasticizers, surfactants, plastics, solvents, and resins. Research and development approaches take advantage of the natural properties of these oils. These oils have superb environmental credentials, such as being inherently biodegradable, having low ecotoxicity and low toxicity towards humans, being derived from renewable resources and contributing no volatile organic chemicals. Recent research has focused on the development of new industrial products, including the use of vegetable oils in paint and coatings, printing inks, engine oils, and biodiesel. Industrial Uses of Vegetable Oils offers new insights into these important (and growing) products of vegetable oils, while also covering developments in biodegradable grease, vegetable oils-based polyols, and the synthesis of surfactants from vegetable oil feedstocks.
Ten Uses for Vegetable Oil in the Garden
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qn2nVhSc28