Does anyone have a really good, ingenius, wonderful, workable way of storing cooking oil? I buy it in bulk and pour it into a glass jar, seem reasonable to me. But no matter how I've tried, I still have an oily mess. I put the jar on a plastic ice cream bucket lid, and it still ends up on the shelf and I wipe the jar off after I use it. I don't get it.

-- Cindy (SE In) (atilrthehony_1@yahoo.com), February 21, 2001

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Response to Vegetable Oil(Kitchen Equipment)

I put all containers containing liquids be it oil, vinegar, syrup or what have you, on a coaster of sorts and that keeps the stuff off the cupboard shelves. I use plastic covers from margarine tubs, oatmeal boxes and other containers for coasters. Keeps me out of excessive messes!

-- Bob Johnson (Backwoods_Bob@excite.com), February 21, 2001.

Response to Vegetable Oil(Kitchen Equipment)

I buy in bulk and refill the smaller jars. I have the same problem, no matter how careful, it seems to get all over, till my microwave died. I use the tray that was in there, and put everything ojn that, the glass is real easy to clean up.

-- Stan (sopal@net-port.com), February 21, 2001.

Response to Vegetable Oil(Kitchen Equipment)

Wine bottles and corks. No problems yet. The bottles are designed not to drip.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), February 21, 2001.

Response to Vegetable Oil(Kitchen Equipment)

I agree, Soni. I use the same thing and no mess.

-- norma russell (russells@basinonline.com), February 26, 2001.

Response to Vegetable Oil(Kitchen Equipment)

This really won't help you! I buy Wesson Corn Oil in the 48 ounce bottles. It says right up front that it won't drip. It doesn't!

-- ~Rogo (rogo2020@yahoo.com), February 26, 2001.