most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-22T00:01:07Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/142720 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/142720/storing-coconut-oil-in-the-desert courtart 2012-08-14T21:55:08Z 2012-08-14T22:17:08Z

<p>I live in Phoenix, AZ. We like to keep our house around 78-80 degrees because most of the time it doesn't bother us, and we save a ton of money that way. Once the temps drop below 90, we usually nix the A/C altogether. </p> <p>My jar of coconut oil is completely liquid due to it's low melting point. I know it is typically okay to store "in a cool, dry place" such as the pantry, but is it okay to store it in the pantry if it's slightly above "cool" in the house? I don't mind that it's liquid, I typically use it for cooking so I don't particularly need it in the more solid form, but is it bad for the coconut oil? Should I be storing it in the fridge?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/142720/storing-coconut-oil-in-the-desert/142724#142724 miked 2012-08-14T22:17:08Z 2012-08-14T22:17:08Z

<p>Of any fat/oil coconut is the most heat-stable (maybe palm too), that's why coconut trees "chose" to store their energy as coconut oil (they usually exist in the tropics!).</p> <p>It's totally fine to keep coconut oil at those temperatures. You could even leave it exposed to air and you'd be fine, but I still feel more comfortable keeping a lid on it. I'd also make sure it's in a glass jar, I worry over time of plastics leaching into the oil.</p> <p>Coconut oil is almost 100% saturated, which means that it's the least reactive of all fats. So don't worry about it.</p>