The normally respectable St. Petersburg Times runs a rather poorly considered list.

A nut oil that’s pleasing to use and look at.

If you’re not into cooking with home-rendered pork fat, why not make soap out of it?

Some savory, many sweet.

poppy seed

Buying expensive single-estate olive oil only makes sense if you’re going to serve it in the raw. For cooking, once you add other flavors, the subtleties of the really fruity oils are lost, advises Texas Toast. So...

A lovely platter of choice Berkeley Cheeseboard Collective advice.

If I were to make cupcakes today with buttercream frosting, how many days can I keep them out of the fridge without them going rancid on me?

it can go rancid if it is left too long exposed to heat, light and oxygen. best to keep in the fridge. It will last a few years that way.

ok friends – after my (hopefully) last battle with making slightly-rancid olive oil not overpower a dish, can anyone give me any good suggestions for a good brand of olive oil to try...I guess I’m not looking for the...

i know anything nut/seed based can go rancid. I have likely had this tahini (open)going on a year. I have kept it in the fridge the entire time. it seems to smell ok. opinions?

I have some tahnini kicking around the fridge from the last time I made hummus (its about six months old). Is smell a good indicatation that it is still ok to use (I know it can go rancid)? Mine smells strongly of sesame seeds,...

Yes! Oil will get rancid when exposed to air, and heating further causes it to break down. Old oil can taste pretty bad (and upset your stomach).

hi friends, i received a bottle of walnut oil as a gift. i know this stuff does rancid quickly. what’s the best way to store it? in the fridge? many thanks! elizabeth

It’s fine. Under certain conditions wheat germ can become rancid if left out of the fridge, but (1) that’s pretty unlikely, and (2) if it were rancid, you would smell it. Many, many things say “refrigerate after...