Vicki,
Irene seems to prefer the olive oil, so perhaps she can answer these questions. I like coconut oil mostly because it is closest to ghee that the Ayurvedic people talk about, and also it is easier to deal with. I might try both because coconut oil is sort of hard on the throat.
Marinating an actual turmeric tuber is not something that I have tried, but I am sure that it will work faster and more thoroughly if you blend the living daylights out of it first so as to increase the surface area.
Did you say that you are feeling less pain after dissolving your turmeric in oil? Or this is the first time that you have used turmeric?
The powder will be ready to consume as soon as the oil turns red (I am color blind; I assume that it is red.) This should be a matter of minutes, not weeks. I heat my coconut oil up to about 120 degrees F, put the powder in and then shake it like crazy. If I let it sit, then the undissolved powder just falls to the bottom of the jar and I use it for next time. This works like pharmaceutical industry busters (ya' know, like "gang busters"). This could easily put many companies out of business. I like to leave the jar with coconut oil and spices in the hot water for a while while I clean up the kitchen and feed the dogs, before and after shaking it
But if I used olive oil and coconut oil, then I might not need to heat it up after I first put the turmeric in. That is a good idea. And it might not give me a harsh throat after drinking it.
Roger Bird
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Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 16:35:00 -0700
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Thanks Roger... I used a lot of turmeric on yesterday's breakfast and had a pretty painless day until I over did it. Roger, do you think I can infuse the organic root that they sell in Vitamin Cottage organic/cold pressed olive oil? I don't have any and it's snowing now, so I'm not going out. Wonder if I can just infuse the powder in olive oil for a month or so and then strain it out. I'd like to ferment the root too and then put the result in my EXTREME-aged vinegar as a marinade and and as a component of my pistachio EAG salad dressing.
I guess the only way to know is to do all of them and then still cook with it in olive oil and marinade meat with it. I'll make sure I get enough as I'm playing around. Someone said they throw it in the ground and watch it grow. I have buffalo plant loom from VC. I'll try to grow it in the western sun on my balcony. You never know.
Thanks for sending the info. I'm on a roll, and I do feel less pain today. Thanks. Thanks.
Vicki
Vicki