Shelf life of cooking oils (I need to get out more….)

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I never trust use-by dates on things as I know food companies put them on to make us buy things we don't need (cynic, moi?), BUT - wondering how long cooking oils last once opened. In theory I have a rather good selection (hazelnut oil, avocado oil, chilli oil, garlic oil, sesame oil etc.), but have a nasty feeling probably needs chucking out. Can anyone throw some light on the matter?

If they smell and taste OK, I'm sure they'll be fine*

*disclaimer - I cut mould off cheese and generally throw nothing away.

I find most oils go rancid pretty quickly - its really obvious when you smell it unless you are my mother

Smell them. Ignore dates.

MrsLeigh, you sound like my kind of woman!!

However, I think I am pushing things on this particular front and may have to concede defeat and pour God knows how many pounds worth of posh oil down the sink - ouch!

Unless you want to block the drains don't pour it down the sink! Just bin the bottles oil and all

D9 not pour any of it down the sink, just chuck the bottle with the oil in the bin

Sh*te. Done it already. In the interests of recycling the glass bottles.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/10-tonne-fatberg-removed-from-west-london-sewer-after-causing-400000-worth-of-damage-10194474.html - this is why you shouldn't pour it down your sink