Here is an interesting tidbit of a WVO observation. Mid summer, I put a sample of oil that I ran through the centrifuge next to a sample of oil that I had not. Both samples where “clear” but you could see particles in the pre centrifuged sample and it had a darker look. Both of these sample came from the same source restaurant. Average temperature was mid to high 80s.
The interesting part is when I looked at the samples recently. Now November, the average temperature is high 50s or so and you can see that both samples have started to solidify but the un-centrifuged oil has solidified much more. I am interested to hear some theories out there but my thought is it a “snow flake” effect where the solidification or crystals start with a piece of contamination. Either way, it would appear that now coming into winter, a small amount of contamination could be a much larger problem than it was in the summer.
