Almond oil at room temperature

Irish Flute
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Does anyone if almond oil will turn rancid at room temperature, say 70 degrees F?

I keep a bottle in the fridge for when I oil the flutes, but I have a small glass bottle full which I keep in my bag for when I got the local session just in case the exterior or my hands feel dry.

thanks,
Eddie

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I’ve had a bottle of almond oil sitting on a shelf in my kitchen pantry for a couple of years now and it hasn’t gone rancid. However, I’m pretty sure that this bottle of oil came with vitamin E already in it to hinder rancidity. YMMV.

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Theoretically it goes rancid, but mine never did. I never added the vitamin E either, it was pure almond oil. But if i still used almond oil today, i’d probably add the vitamin. Just seems nice, you know, vitamined flutes.
:laughing:

More importantly, i wouldn’t want the oil to go rancid inside the flute after maybe a couple of years sitting there.

But Beowulf, no big deal, if your little bottle turns rancid, just stop using it, right?

g

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The stuff I picked up already had Vit. E added, so that’s fine.

Yes, but I was just curious how long it would take. I’d hate to pull out the bottle and find out after I poured a drop into my hands that it’s gone bad!

Blech.

thanks,
Eddie

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How can you tell if it’s rancid? Does it smell really bad? I have often read about oils and butter going rancid, but have never seen/smelled any.

madfifer9

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You can easily tell if butter or oils has gone rancid by smell and especially taste.

I have had a bottle of almond oil at room temperature and it got slightly rancid after a year or so. Don´t think a flute care much about that though.

Using on the skin is not much of a problem either IMO. I wouldn´t eat rancid oils though. Let the taste and smell giude you.

Even shelled nuts becomes rancid after some time in room temperature… can´t stand the taste.

/Peter