How does rancid olive oil taste?

[kaseyb (Supermom!)]

I've a bottle of Bertolli's Extra Light olive oil that I overlooked in my pantry. It's around 5 years old. I just opened it and tasted, but can't tell if it's rancid or not because the flavor is pretty much the same as another bottle I have which is newer. It's a little more flat perhaps, but nothing rancid tasting.

 

Does olive oil taste awful if it goes rancid? Or is it one of those things that tastes pretty much the same, but is still bad?

 

 

[moonstar]

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Does olive oil taste awful if it goes rancid? Or is it one of those things that tastes pretty much the same, but is still bad?

It tastes terrible and has an off smell. At least the large
bottle I had did.

[ricardo]

I know I'm straying but what about regular oil, such

as vegetable? Can you tell a difference in it?

[Freetobeme]

Same thing. It smells and tastes bad. Just think of how flour smells/tastes if it is rancid. Same thing with nuts. It's the oil in grains and nuts that gives them their characteristic off smell/taste when they go bad.

[kaseyb (Supermom!)]

Thanks for the responses! Well, I guess our olive oil is still good then. I'm very surprised since it is so old and has been stored in its original plastic bottle, but I'm not complaining.

[ricardo]

I use olive oil for alot of my cooking too. Olive oil is

new for me. I've only been using it for about 2 years.

 

I just don't have any as old as yours!

 

I buy vegetable oil in the gallon containers. I have a coulple left, that's why I was asking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Guest]

I was reading something from www.endtimesreport.com, and the anonymous author stated that "stored properly, olive oil can last thousands of years". I'll try to find the exact link. What does he mean by "stored properly"?

~Jo

[Freetobeme]

Cool, even temp and out of the light.