oil out of date?

the dane · Post by **the dane** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:34 am

does cooking oil go out of date? The father in law has a 4liter drum of rice bran oil in his beer fridge, never been open but 3 years past its expired date!

yakabot · Post by **yakabot** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 12:54 pm

If it has an expired date, then probably yes. Best before date is a bit different.

stubacca · Post by **stubacca** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 1:36 pm

Rice bran oil is very rich in Vitamin E complex and antioxidants which will protect it from oxidation, and if it's been stored in the fridge the whole time you might have a slim chance of it being ok.

Best bet would be to open it up and give it a smell and/or taste.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 6:40 pm

Everything has an "expiry" date or "best before" date on it these days.
Many things will last a lot longer than these days, give it a smell/taste as suggested

Smokey · Post by **Smokey** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 7:26 pm

Id bet the rice bran oil is probably still good.
Give it a taste, If it has a tin can or metalic taste ditch it as it could be "Canned" Thats kill ya bad opposed to just being stale.
Or just take the loss and ditch it knowing that not picking up the loaded gun and taking it to a gun fight may have saved you.
Thats what I would do. 40 bucks worth of oil or my loved ones in hospital

I know its hard as Ive done it many times. When I make a decision to throw stuff out, I just let it go and get on.
One year?,, sure, Two?,, Maybe, Three?,, Bit long in the tooth and is when "Canning" starts to happen

chriso · Post by **chriso** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:06 pm

Smokey Mick wrote:40 bucks worth of oil or my loved ones in hospital

Maybe test it out on the mother in law.

talisker63 · Post by **talisker63** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:22 pm

I`m with Mick, really $40 is it worth the risk?
3yrs past use by?

ghent · Post by **ghent** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:52 pm

If it's been in the fridge then the chance of 'canning' is even great as the condensation on the exterior may have cause oxidation of the exterior and disrupt any foodsafe lining on the interior.

Nath · Post by **Nath** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:28 pm

assuming its in a can

ghent · Post by **ghent** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 11:37 pm

OP said it was a drum - I buy rice bran oil for frying in a similar size tin so can only assume...

the dane · Post by **the dane** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:39 am

yep in the bin guys, and it was a plastic square container

Bill44 · Post by **Bill44** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:38 am

My golden rule for food, "If in doubt, chuck it out". One dose of food poisoning was enough for me, 4 days, ended up in hospital spewing blood.

chrisg · Post by **chrisg** » Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:29 pm

Heh,

My wife keeps stressing on overdue dates, on things that just do not go off, but oil, no, glad you chucked it

Cheers

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