LadyJane wrote:


> When I bottled the oil it was clear as a bell. And looked fabulous.
> Within half an hour the oil had become cloudy and opaque! One bottle
> has settled out and is almost clear, the other 7 however are still
> cloudy........hmmm.
>
> Could the cloudiness be a result of:
> mixing sunflower/olive oil (residual on skins of chillis)?
> the garlic cloves being 'mooshed' - try as I might I couldn't get the
> cloves out whole once roasted and much of them were 'paste'
> using fresh herbs in the bottle - they let off an alarming amount of O2
> once the hot oil got to work on them?
>
> The oil smells & tastes wonderful - just not as pretty visually, as I
> had hoped.

The way to get clear oil is to completely strain out any
solids before bottling. The finer the strain the better.
I use large coffee filters.

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Reg