>Siobhan Perricone wrote:
>> I have a big, sealed plastic bottle of olive oil in my pantry.

Are you sure it's olive oil... olive oil is packaged in glass or metal
containers... it would be odd for olive oil to be packaged in plastic.

>It's
>> slightly cloudy, and it's never been opened.
>> I was wondering if there was a way for me to confirm if it's bad or just
>> cloudy. Like if it smelled rancid or something. Any ideas?

Provided it is kept in a cool, dark place, unopened olive oil has a shelf life
of about two years... once opened and exposed to light figure on one year
life... do not buy more olive oil than you can use within one year.

One simple way to determine if your oil has spoiled is to give it the sniff and
taste test... now why didn't I think of that.


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