Store oil in a constant temperature.
My coconut oil is liquid at room temperature.
Most vegetable oils should be stored in the pantry or the fridge.
So dietary fats including coconut oil consist of fatty acids that are in the form of triglycerides.
If the temperature is above 76 degrees the oil will be liquid.
This explains why like butter and lard coconut oil is solid at room temperature with a long shelf life and the ability to withstand high cooking temperatures says registered dietitian.
But heat isn t necessarily a bad thing for coconut oil storage and if your coconut oil turns into a liquid that doesn t mean it s gone bad.
Coconut oil has a relatively low melting point about 76 f according to experts at nutivia which manufactures coconut oil so it will almost definitely turn to liquid on your shelf in the summertime.
You can store your coconut oil both in the pantry and the refrigerator.
You can store it in the pantry in the fridge or at room temperature.
The thing you need to know is that its melting point is around 75 f ca.
If the temperature in the room where you keep it is higher it.
If you store it at room temperature it will be in its liquid consistency and will solidify if stored in the fridge.
Coconut oil can take in two forms depending on temperature liquid and solid.
The melting point of coconut oil is generally quoted as being 76 degrees f 24 c.
Carrington farms coconut cooking oil will remain liquid at room temperature approximately 68 degrees so if you find your coconut cooking oil has solidified or is starting to solidify there s nothing to worry about just move it to a warmer location in your kitchen to bring it back to room temperature and it will return to its easy.