If you’re like us, you don’t have any problem zipping through a giant jug of Trader Joe’s olive oil. But the expensive stuff is reserved for special occasions (aka drizzling on a fresh loaf of crusty bread or over a big ball of burrata). So is it really OK to keep your bottle hanging around for, like, two years?
Think of olive oil like freshly squeezed juice—it definitely expires. It’ll last for about 20 months after it’s bottled, provided that you store it right. Here are some best practices, so your $30 bottle of liquid gold lasts as long as possible.
Keep it in a cool, dark place, like on the counter or inside a cabinet. Light and heat speed up aging, so don’t even think about storing it on your windowsill or above your stove.
Don’t decant it into one of those transparent glass olive oil dispensers. We know, we know, they’re so pretty. But the dark green glass bottle the oil comes in prevents stray light from filtering in.
