# Gaalic Oil **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 2, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaalic-oil/91178 "2001-11-02T19:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Odieman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a87d85/32.png) [@Odieman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odieman)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaalic-oil/91178/1 "2001-11-02T19:18:21Z")
Well Halloween recently passed and all the talk about vampires reminded me that I love garlic, but I never can keep it in the house. Then I decided I would like a nice garlic cooking oil, but I don’t know how to proceed. Can anybody tell me what kind of oil I should use and how much garlic and how long to leave it. I want to use it for cooking and marinades etc…but not for peanut butter. 😉 Thanks in advance: Keith ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaalic-oil/91178/2 "2001-11-02T19:41:59Z")
Several garlic oil recipes are listed here… [http://www.recipesource.com/side-dishes/oils/](http://www.recipesource.com/side-dishes/oils/) Plus you can buy it ready made… [http://www.napastyle.com/store/product.jsp?sku=044](http://www.napastyle.com/store/product.jsp?sku=044) ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaalic-oil/91178/3 "2001-11-02T20:00:55Z")
I just want to say I really like SOAR ([www.recipesource.com](http://www.recipesource.com)) for recipes. And I thought this was a thread about something French. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaalic-oil/91178/4 "2001-11-02T20:01:01Z")
Please be careful making your own garlic oil, as there is a risk of botulism. Most suggest storing the homemade oil in the refrigerator and discarding any unused oil after 3 weeks, tops. Maybe purchasing a premade one with anti-bacterials added would be a better idea than making your own in this case. Cites can be found [here,](http://www.co.benton.or.us/health/eh/fd.htm)[here](http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/gh/misc/institute/61ghtv11.htm)and [here](http://www.state.nv.us/health/bhps/ehs/major.htm). [sub]I’m sure there’s more warnings out there on this too, but it was the first 3, most reputable sites I could find in a quick search.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![johnson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnson)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2001, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gaalic-oil/91178/5 "2001-11-02T20:50:00Z")
I love Gaelic oil, but you do have to make sure you get the stringy kilt bits out…what? Oh… Nevermind…