Topic: Seasoned oil

[Frantheman]

Hi all.
Just made shed load bhaji's (can't get at the lawnmower now!)  ;D
Used the oil on two diffrent occasions for bhaji's.
Intend to reuse this same oil on another 2-3 occasions for bhaji before it's all used up

Using vegetable oil, going to use this now seasoned oil in the base and for making my vindaloos / phal dishes.
I got close to about 3 litres of it which I've sieved and plonked back in it's original container and put in the fridge.


Is back in the fridge the best option?
How long will it last in there? hoping you say months!

Thank You.

[RubyDoo]

Hi all.
Just made shed load bhaji's (can't get at the lawnmower now!)  ;D
Used the oil on two diffrent occasions for bhaji's.
Intend to reuse this same oil on another 2-3 occasions for bhaji before it's all used up

Using vegetable oil, going to use this now seasoned oil in the base and for making my vindaloos / phal dishes.
I got close to about 3 litres of it which I've sieved and plonked back in it's original container and put in the fridge.


Is back in the fridge the best option?
How long will it last in there? hoping you say months!

Thank You.

'Bumping' this up ( is that allowed? ) as I would also like to know how long and how to store seasoned oil.

Thank you

[natterjak]

When I make a batch of about 3 litres of spiced oil I freeze it (texture becomes like jelly) and then I scoop out a cup full at a time and keep it in a beaker in he fridge. Seems to prevent it deteriorating.

[Peripatetic Phil]

'Bumping' this up ( is that allowed? ) as I would also like to know how long and how to store seasoned oil.

I can't tell you what you /should/ do, but mine just lurks ("festers") in an open jar on the working surface (i.e., at room temperature) and never goes off ...

** Phil.

[RubyDoo]

Two different methods and the BIG thing is  .......you are still both alive. 

[JerryM]

i've been amazed how good freezing works. far safer for me than keeping in the fridge. i'd say max 14 days in the fridge yet something like 6 months in the freezer.

[currylover40]

Glad you bumped this up Rubydoo, because it was a question i would like to know. Even though googled it, i think best awnser would come from this thread..
I have a 3.5 litre capacity fryer which i haven't used for the bhaji's, as i thought that a lot of that oil would go to waste / go off, using the remainder as seasoned oil, i tend to stick 1 litre in a wok, fridge it then i know i get the full use of the seasoned oil.
But if you can freeze it, scoop some out, all the better... waste not, want not, innit 

[RubyDoo]

When I make a batch of about 3 litres of spiced oil I freeze it (texture becomes like jelly) and then I scoop out a cup full at a time and keep it in a beaker in he fridge. Seems to prevent it deteriorating.

Do you use the frozen 'scoop' straight into the pan and heat or do you let it thaw first?

Ooops just read it again properly that you put it in the fridge but I suppose it would be ok to throw the jelly in the pan as it will just thaw then heat it.

[natterjak]

Yes, you could do either, but you'll find that because the freezing point of oil is below zero degrees Celsius, in practice it will be melting even as you scoop it out of the tub, and is likely to be mostly liquid by the time you made it to the pan. In other words, it seems to melt far quicker than ice, just because it will be liquid at lower temperatures than water would be.

[RubyDoo]

Well that didn't go quite to plan.  Seasoned 3l of veg oil with some pretty yummy bhajis. Bottled some but also put 500 ml or so in a tub in the freezer. Jelly?  Nope - it is rock hard albeit it does seem to defrost quick.