• FishFace@piefed.social
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      2 hours ago

      You have to eat nuts pretty slowly for this to be a problem in my experience. I have had nuts go rancid but they were really old. It’s like sauces - they say “keep refrigerated” on the bottle but if you use them consistently it’s better not to crowd the fridge/keep space for higher priority things.

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      3 hours ago

      Huh, I thought oils went rancid because of oxygen? I didn’t think cold slowed that process for oils very much.

      • GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca
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        45 minutes ago

        Cold slows many chemical reactions, including this one. Nuts will last even longer in the freezer.

        Removing them from an oxygen environment will also slow the reaction.