Is there anything wrong with keeping oil, salt, and vinegar together? [duplicate]

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I am curious if there is anything wrong with keeping oil, salt, and vinegar together.

A month ago, I made a small mixture of those and brought it to my work, to use it for salad. Do some of them cause some unwanted chemical interactions? I use rapeseed oil, sea salt, and ordinary vinegar. I didn't refrigerate them.

Best Answer

No, as you can keep them separately for a long time, The point is, no chemical reaction accur because they don't have right particles for a chemical reaction, it's just a mixture and no new substances is made. I think they are still healthy like that.

Also, accroding to a very nice article about keeping oil and vinager ( http://oilandvinegar.cruets.com/keeping-oil-and-vinegar ), despite they can be stored for a long period of time , depends on the place and container you keep them in:

Olive oil and vinegar have four deadly enemies. They are:
1. Age
2. Heat
3. Light
4. Air

One of the above or a combination of any of these four can damage olive oil and vinegar beyond measure.

So in a dark and cool place and not a plastic container,they can be stored for 15 months.

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What happens when you mix vinegar and salt together?

The combination of salt and vinegar creates sodium acetate and hydrogen chloride. This chemical reaction will take an old penny and shine it like new.

What happens when you mix vinegar and salt and put it under your bed?

Few could argue that oil and vinegar is a perfect match. The combination is widely used for salads, for dipping bread or for marinades. Usually it's just a regular balsamic vinegar and olive oil.

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