most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-25T22:14:24Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/76778 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/76778/how-do-you-scoop-coco-oil balor123 2011-11-13T04:08:17Z 2011-11-13T18:18:44Z

<p>It's very hard - I have to chizzel it off and it comes in a tight glass container. How do you all do it?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/76778/how-do-you-scoop-coco-oil/76780#76780 Kewpie 2011-11-13T04:27:36Z 2011-11-13T04:27:36Z

<p>I'm not sure if you are talking about coconut oil or cocoa butter. If you are talking about coconut oil, I just scoop it out with a spoon, but I have a pretty large jar of it. If you are having that much trouble you can always put the jar in warm water (just hot from the tap is fine) to let it melt a bit and then you can pour some out in liquid form. It melts at 76F, so you don't need a lot of heat to get it softened up.</p> <p>The same thing should work for cocoa butter, but it melts at a higher temp--around 100F--so you would need hotter water. However, I would think hot water from the tap would still work fine to get it softened enough to make it easier to scoop out of the jar.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/76778/how-do-you-scoop-coco-oil/76787#76787 Greg 2011-11-13T04:53:43Z 2011-11-13T04:53:43Z

<p>I put it in the microwave for 15 or 20 seconds, then stir.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/76778/how-do-you-scoop-coco-oil/76788#76788 sage_ 2011-11-13T04:56:42Z 2011-11-13T04:56:42Z

<p>when i was a kid my dad used to buy coconut oil in tapered neck bottle and to get it out he rolled the glass bottle over the gas flame on the stove to liquify and then pour.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/76778/how-do-you-scoop-coco-oil/76817#76817 Carl_Stawicki 2011-11-13T12:36:26Z 2011-11-13T12:36:26Z

<p>I liquify it and pour it in to an ice cube try that I keep in the fridge. It's then easy to pop out perfect portions.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/76778/how-do-you-scoop-coco-oil/76823#76823 yogini345 2011-11-13T13:41:44Z 2011-11-13T13:41:44Z

<p>I keep my jar of coconut oil on a shelf above my stove. In the evening, the heat from cooking dinner warms it enough to make it more easily scoopable. If I need it in the morning, I just pour some hot water into a bowl and put the jar in the bowl till the edges soften enough to use. </p> <p>Love the ice cube tray idea, though. That's how I store coconut butter in controllable portions. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/76778/how-do-you-scoop-coco-oil/76861#76861 Royce 2011-11-13T18:18:44Z 2011-11-13T18:18:44Z

<p>First comment asks the same question and here is the reply <a href="http://balancedbites.com/2010/01/5-things-to-love-about-coconut-oil.html" rel="nofollow">"You can DEFINITELY take that oil out of the fridge! I would never tell someone to store it there…even in a hot climate. Coconut oil is a tropical oil and it's NATURAL state is in a warm climate and liquid."</a></p>