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Joseph Littleshoes > wrote:

> > Grapeseed does have flavor by the way, it's just very light which is not
> > a bad thing.
>
> Yep, i primarily use it for cooking beef, but it makes a good
> vinaigrette, i used the exact same Julia Child french vinaigrette recipe
> with olive oil and with canola oil, the olive oil batch was foul
> tasting, olive oil always taste musty stale to me, but the exact same
> recipe mad with canola oil was and continues to be superb.

See, to me, canola oil smells and tastes fusty/rancid. :-P

>
> One time i had nothing but olive oil in the house and i made some
> popcorn with it, also inedible.

I'd not use Olive oil for popcorn.
Wrong flavor.

>
> >
> > Have you ever tried peanut?
> > It's $8.00 per _gallon_ here!
>
> I have bought it occasionally for making of peanut butter but, its odd,
> i can barely taste peanut oil, to me its very subtly flavoured, too
> subtly to make it worth while, i once used dark sesame oil in peanut
> butter to very good effect, but then i often add a bit of garlic to my
> peanut butter.
> --
> JL

The fairly neutral flavor of peanut oil is part of what makes it perfect
for deep frying. :-) That and it's price.
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