What to Expect

A few of you have asked about the packaging and texture of coconut oil. I hope this will be helpful. 

First the packaging for the current group order from Coast Coconut farms: The 1 gallon container is pictured below and great for stacking in bulk or just placing one on your pantry shelf. Each order comes with a complimentary booklet of facts, uses and recipes. 

Now for the oil itself...I keep some in a small container, with my other cooking necessities, salt & pepper, and olive oil spritzer, right next to the stove. That way when I want to cook with it, I just scoop out a bit to grease a pan for pancakes, stirfry, or other frying/stove top cooking uses. It is generally in a soft (shortening like) consistency and pure white in color. In it's more solid state, coconut oil can be substituted for shortening or butter in recipes.

I will address more cooking tips in another post, but for now, a picture of the coconut oil in it's liquified state:

Coconut oil has a very low melting point and will liquify when heated. It will then look like clear water. In it's liquid state coconut oil can be substituted for liquid oils (like those unheathly vegetable oils) in recipes. 

I hope this helps...more to come!