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<pre>The point of the stainless steel tank is that it can
be easily adjusted to the volume in the tank either by
means of a pneumatic lid or by the addition of
nitrogen. Also stainless steel is much easier to clean
than plastic. Large volume correctly stored EVOO in
stainless steel retains its freshness better than in
smaller bottles just as wine takes longer to mature in
magnums than 1/2 bottles. Many producers / judges etc
believe that plastic is only suited to short term
storage and does affect the flavour of the oil.
Cheers,
Antony Whiting
First Creek


--- Mike Wilson <mike.wilson@...> wrote:

> > The answer is yes, I have stuffed up, and thank
> you to
> > > Guido, João and Antony for all pointing out the
> folly of storing oil in
> > > plastic containers.
> > >
> >
> > Hi Mike
> >
> > was the plastic food grade? If it was there
> should be no problem with
> > contamination.
> >
> >
>
> Yes, food grade plastic. I don't think the plastic
> itself was the problem,
> more the exposure to air. I don't think that the
> plastic helped, and may
> have been a contributing factor whereas stainless
> steel would have been
> better. However, a plastic drum is heck of a lot
> cheaper than steel.
>
> From the various comments and other research on this
> topic I believe my
> mistake was to only bottle small amounts at a time,
> leaving a huge surface
> area of oil in the drum exposed to the air. All the
> other factors are
> secondary, and while they may have contributed in a
> lesser degree, the main
> culprit was the air and oil contact.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mike.
>
>
>
>
>
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