On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:31:27 -0400, "Dee Dee" >
wrote:

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>"James Silverton" > wrote in message
>news:udRLi.965$6Y5.836@trnddc07...
>>> I never seen that that freezing and thawing olive oil makes any
>> difference but it's a nuisance to wait.
>>
>> MK> Ciao,
>>
>>
>> James Silverton
>> Potomac, Maryland
>
>I don't freeze mine, but it does turn pretty much solid in the refrigerator.
>But usually there remains enough soft on top-middle that I can get a wee-bit
>out. I've always wondered about this wee-bit, why it didn't go along with
>the rest of it.
>
>I usually keep a small portion of the bottle in a jar/pourer beside the
>stove for cooking. Then when that's gone, I'll get some out of the
>refrigerator. Sometimes I will even transfer the whole bottle to a quart
>jar to keep in the refrigerator, so I can spoo it out.
>
>Different methods of madness.
>Dee Dee
>
i've been keeping the last bottle of peanut oil i bought (not a
boutique, just planter's, i think) in the refrigerator, and it turns
semi-solid, which surprised me a little bit.

your pal,
blake