How long does olive oil last

Keep the bottle in a cool, dark place, cap tight, away from the sun and the stove. FoodKeeper’s line is olive or vegetable oil. Unopened, the pantry is 6–12 months. The bold number is six months. The fridge is No time is printed for this cell. No time is printed in that cell. The freezer is No time is printed for this cell. This page does not invent a freezer month. A sooner date on the bottle wins. Date types are on the use-by and best-before guide.

After opening, wipe the lip and close the cap. The pantry is 3–5 months. The bold number is three months. The fridge is 4 months. The bold number is four months. Oil can cloud in the cold; that clouding is a quality look, not a second clock beside the printed fridge cell. The freezer is No time is printed for this cell. No time is printed. This page does not split the numbers into an olive-only chart. If you are still unsure, the still-safe tool asks from the short end of the chart.

Get perishable food into the fridge within 2 hours of cooking it or bringing it home, and within 1 hour if the kitchen is above 32°C (90°F). USDA FSIS and Turkey’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry both publish that cutoff. A closed deep pot stays warm; a shallow box cools.

A chart is a window, not a verdict on the container in your hand. A sour smell, a slimy surface, or mould means it is finished, even on day one. This page is not medical advice.

• A sharp smell like paint, wax, stale nuts, or wine. Fresh oil’s own smell is not that.
• Mould in the neck or under the cap. It is uncommon, and wiping does not rescue the bottle.
• A taste that stays metallic or like a solvent.
• A bottle left in the light whose colour has darkened and whose smell has gone bitter.

Clouding in the fridge can be quality. A bitter smell is not. This page does not tell you to taste a doubtful bottle to decide.

FoodKeeper prints no freezer time for this line. The unopened cell is No time is printed for this cell. The opened cell is No time is printed for this cell. This page does not invent a month for olive or vegetable oil, and it does not write a refreeze recipe for an empty cell. USDA says food held continuously at −18°C (0°F) stays safe. That sentence is not a month printed for this line.

A thawing note is for a food with a printed freezer time. These cells have none. The opened fridge cell is separate, 4 months. The bold number is four months.

Thaw in the refrigerator, not on the counter. Do not refreeze a portion that has thawed. The ministry states the same rule: thaw frozen food in the fridge and take out only what you will eat.

• The numbers are olive-only. FoodKeeper’s line is olive or vegetable oil. The unopened pantry is 6–12 months. This page does not split the numbers into an olive-only chart.
• The freezer has a month. The cells are No time is printed for this cell and No time is printed for this cell. No time is printed. This page does not invent one.
• An opened bottle keeps the unopened pantry window. The opened pantry is 3–5 months. The bold number is three months. The unopened pantry is 6–12 months. A sooner date on the bottle wins.

The windows assume a generally healthy household. Pregnancy, young children, older age, or a weakened immune system are reasons to keep the shorter figure, to skip raw or undercooked food, and to reheat leftovers until the centre is steaming. USDA’s figure for reheating leftovers is 74°C (165°F).

In pregnancy, for young children, in older age, or with a weakened immune system, do not taste a rancid or mouldy bottle to decide. Heating does not undo a bitter smell. This line is olive or vegetable oil, and it is not ketchup. This page does not add a freezer month.