The method for making flavored oil is simple. Think of some of your favorite herbs and spices you use in cooking. You can use one herb/spice at a time or you can use any combination you think you might like.
If you are using whole spices such as cloves, allspice, nutmeg, cardamon etc., the spices should be toasted first to release the fragrance. You can do this in a pan on the stove or in the oven. When the fragrance starts to release, the spices are ready to use.
Woody herbs such as rosemary, thyme, sage, etc. also need to be heat treated to release the fragrance. They can be blanched in boiling water or dried in the oven.
Once the spices/herbs are treated, there are two ways of making flavored oils. One is by cold infusion.
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