What is the equivelant to vegetable oil?!


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What is the equivelant to vegetable oil?


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In terms of what?
You can use canola oil in place of, maybe peanut oil or olive oil depending on what your making.
In baking I don't find butter and vegetable oil to be that interchangeable though many people do. I think it changes the consistency of the product.

Olive Oil

I'm not sure what you mean, exactly. Are you talking about measurements? If so, for the purposes of cooking, any oil (or fat) is measured as, and considered to be, a liquid ingredient. It would be measured in terms of fluid ounces, or (if you're metric) in terms of liters, or portions of liters.

If you're talking about substitutions: any vegetable oil can usually be substituted for any other vegetable oil. Notice, I said "usually"...there are two reasons.

One, if a baking recipe (brownies, for example) calls for vegetable oil, it's probably best not to use a strongly-flavored oil, such as olive oil. The brownies would bake just fine, but the flavor added by the oil might not be desirable.

Two, in the case of frying, an oil with a high smoke point (the temperature at which it begins to burn) is preferable to an oil with a lower smoke point. For example, it's better to fry french fries in refined peanut or canola oil (high smoke points), than in any unrefined (or semi-refined) oil.

Most margarines are 70 % vegetable oil. If you are looking for a substitute...I have used margarine in a pinch. I really could not tell a difference.

It depends on what you are making. If it is cookies or a cake, then you can use canola oil in place of vegetable oil. Olive oil is usually used in bread and pastas.

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