Olive oil goes bad sooner than you assume—Here’s how to keep yours fresh for as long as possible
, a premium olive oil purveyor. In particular, Iyer notes that olive oil that has sat idle for too long loses many of its green, grassy, fresh flavors. She also says that aging depletes an olive oil's health benefits, particularly its antioxidant potency.According to Iyer, exposure to light, heat, and air will all speed up the aging of olive oil.
Lastly, keep in mind that once you’ve opened up a new bottle of EVOO, it needs to be used relatively quickly. That means thatis likely a good call, unless you’re cooking pasta or pizza for a crowd on the regular. So the next time you gift a bottle of fancy olive oil, be sure to also give your lucky recipient the gift of knowledge: encourage them to make quick use of that all-important elixir.
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