How long does frying oil last?
#13
Spike
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 1
Cottonseed oil
Hi. I just got a few boxes of unopened cottonseed oil from my work. Although it is about 1year past it's best before date. It is definitely unopened. I work in an oil refinement factory so I can vouch for its production quality. But any help would be great I have never used this oil before and don't know how it should taste or smell. Thanks.
#14
Go buy a small bottle at the grocery store and compare the smell to the stuff in the boxes. As far as the OP goes, cooking oil takes on tastes of what you fry in iteven if it isn't rancid it can impart a bad flavor after it is used a couple of times. If you are asking the question, and aren't sure about the appearance, don't use it, it most likely won't make anyone sick from bacteria because of the high temps it is used at, but it won't make your food taste good either.
#16
I store mine in the basement where it's cool, I strain it through cheap coffee filters. Cooking potatoes will cleanse it slightly. Once you cook fish in it then everything will taste like fish. Usually 4-6 frys is all I get over a period of 4 months. When in doubt ,throw it out.