The Many Uses of Oil...

Posted by Lesli

Something caught my eye in a recent Bon Appetit magazine. Hugh Garvey writes a section of the magazine called Starters. He scours the globe looking for all sorts of weird and delicious food trends. The trend that caught my eye was his report on a biodeisel car that runs on cooking oil!

Biodiesel is biodegradeable and has way lower emissions than what the general population uses in their vehicles currently. (Well, unless you ride a bicycle...) But don't go putting canola oil into your gas tank, the oil has to go through a chemical process called transesterification (Big word, eh?). If this intrigues you, read more about it on
the biodiesel website.

My question is, would extra virgin olive oil be a healthier choice for your car than vegetable oil ?

TAGS: Biodiesel, Biodiesel Car, Bon Appetit, Canola Oil, Cooking Oil, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Globe, Healthier, High Garvey, Magazine, Tranesterification, Vegetable Oil
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