What is vegetable oil used for?

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Making margarine. Des Perado.Making fried chicken.

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It's main use is for cooking, many receipes require vegetable, canola or other type oil(s). It is also very handy for protecting (seasoning) cast iron cooking pans/skillets and implements, and for coating the cutting edges of can openers. There are undoubtedly many more uses both culinary and otherwise.

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It's also used as an alternative diesel fuel. If processed it can be used as biodiesel. If not processed it can be used as a direct replacement for diesel fuel, although it must be heated first as it's viscosity is different than diesel fuel and must be heated in order to flow through the fuel lines and injecters.

 

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