Commonly, when recommendations are put on to how high you can heat an oil before it reaches rancidity, smoke point is used. My question is, is there a scientific basis for this oth …

Oxidized fat seems like a bit of a bogeyman. We claim that way before you can taste or smell rancidity, innocent-looking fats are becoming toxic -- and the healthiest ones become t …

Hello everyone, I've been buying the same brand of coconut oil for a long time now, and I've been very happy about it... Until now. When I opened a new jar, I just ate a table sp …

I'm not sure I would recognize rancid fat if I encountered it. When I make bone broth, after reheating the bones and the broth several times, depending on the source of the bones a …

My bone broth is kind of oily. When I made it, I stirred the fat that cooled on top of the broth back into it and froze it that way. I defrost jars and eat, but wonder -- does the …

I got the So Delicious brand coconut milk (I know it contains additives but I got this before I learned how to make my own coconut milk). Why does it taste soapy? Is it due to ranc …

Im a bit confused about this issue. So the point of going to all the laborious trouble of making pemmican is to separate the fat so it doesn't go rancid, render it to oil, and add …

It may be my imagination but whenever I do a longer simmer to make bone broth-- say over 7 hours-- it seems like the fat in the broth begins to smell and taste slightly rancid. Pos …

I'm always trying to make healthy cooking more convenient for myself and was inspired by this article: http://nourishedkitchen.com/perpetual-soup-the-easiest-bone-broth-youll-make/ …

Both my kids have diarrhea and I gave them both raw milk for the first time a few days ago. Obviously there are so many factors that could be the cause, but I wonder if this is co …

I see websites saying butter goes 'bad' after a few months in the fridge. How do I know if my butter has gone 'bad?' To me, it can sit in there for a year and still taste, smell, …

I had a huge bottle of organic olive oil from costco in (dark, cool) storage for about 6 months. I pulled it out and have been using it lately but am paranoid it's gone bad. How ca …

This Mercola interview with Dr. Rudi Moerck is quite interesting. These points stood out for me: 1) EVOO goes rancid faster than minimally processed olive oil due to it's high chl …

Do you ever wonder if all the damage we did to our bodies will sooner or later catch up to us despite our otherwise healthy diets. How messed up are our insides from all those ranc …

Will it really help in preventing or slowing rancidity, either in its detectable or non-detectable form? Does anyone have some good scientific reasoning for this one? Or some goo …