i cook with sunflower, olive oil, and canola oil. i like to keep them in decorative dispensers, and refill them. i noticed that sometimes my stir fry will have a strange taste, or i can taste the oil. i tried to clean the container before refilling, but they are odd shaped and i dont think it got any cleaner. then i looked at the one that has ( Read more... )

I'm trying some red palm oil for the first time. The things I have read describe the taste as "strong" and "distinctive", but no one takes a stab at actually telling me *how* it tastes.

It smells kind of like sheep or feta cheese or something in my skillet. Is that normal, or might this jar be rancid?