# Grapeseed Oil

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 14, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapeseed-oil/855661 "2020-06-14T15:36:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ynnad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/4491bb/32.png) [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapeseed-oil/855661/1 "2020-06-14T15:36:42Z")

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A local store is selling grapeseed oil for about six bucks for a 750 mL bottle. That seems to be a fairly good price. Is it? Other than the fact that it has a relatively high smoke point, I don’t know much about it. I though about buying some today just because I have never had any before. What could I do with it that I couldn’t do with canola oil, olive oil, or lard? Should I buy it?

(While I was typing this post I began thinking that it is a good thing the Canadians invented the word “canola.” Can you imagine being the poor marketing guy who would have had to sell a product called rape oil? Maybe there is a niche market for something like that.)

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapeseed-oil/855661/2 "2020-06-14T16:11:16Z")

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I know it’s usually expensive.  
Lots of people use it to season cast iron.

I’m alittle too cheap to spend that kinda money on oil. I’d rather have olive oil.

I fork out big buck$ for Son-of-a-wreks fish frying. Peanut oil for his big outdoor fryer contraption is very expensive. You must have peanut oil. It’s like a ‘law’ or something.

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**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2020, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grapeseed-oil/855661/3 "2020-06-15T12:27:07Z")

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> [@Ynnad](#):
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> (While I was typing this post I began thinking that it is a good thing the Canadians invented the word “canola.” Can you imagine being the poor marketing guy who would have had to sell a product called rape oil? Maybe there is a niche market for something like that.)

In the UK it’s known as rapeseed oil instead of canola. I thought “grapeseed” was a typo until looking it up. A national supermarket has grapeseed for £0.57/100ml.