I would like to start my collaboration in Great Products with something that is often forgotten. It consists of where we have the oils in our houses, the conditions of conservation and reuse. Ending, of course, on how to recycle them. Read carefully these oil keys.
Where should it be stored? In what conditions? What should we never do when we keep the used oil?
All the keys of the oil to have it at home
We speak of a living product constantly evolving. All fats, whatever their nature, tend to grow rancid. That is why it is very important that we treat this product with respect. Especially if it is extra virgin olive oil and its magnificent quality.
Being a juice without any type of transformation or chemical additives, it will depend on its nature of natural fatty acids and antioxidants. But also about helping her conservation or acceleration if we don't take some safety measures. Follow all these keys to the oil you have at home.
Keep it without light, without humidity and at a constant temperature between 15 and 25 ºC
Nothing to have it on the countertop of our kitchens in transparent containers and with continuous temperature changes. Not close to light sources that will accelerate their oxidation and increase the heat.
Not only where to store them, but also the container It is important. It seems very contradictory that such an exceptional food as extra virgin olive oil keep buying the jugs or plastic bottles.
A cheap container certainly, but that does not benefit any oil at all. If the light hits the oil, it degrades it. Therefore my recommendation is always in dark glass or canned. Under no circumstances the plastic.
Another life to our oils
Regarding waste oil, It is not the same that we are going to use it in a short time to a week. You always have to strain it and save as best as possible. Although my recommendation is to organize our kitchen to reuse as quickly as possible that used oil.
How and where should we dispose of the oil that can no longer be reused?
The most important thing is that never put it in the sinkIt is so polluting that the public is not aware of the impact on our waters.
It must be stored in a container and take it to a clean point. Every day there are more collection points and there are even localities that pick you up at home.
Also the option of our mothers and grandmothers: make soap with it. Respect these oil keys so that you treat him as he deserves.
Article by Mar Luna Villacañas, dDirector of the European Tasting School
