Used Olive Oil Uses

[Daver1963]

Anyone know a use, other than cooking, for used olive oil.

 

[Larro Darro]

Margie said it might be used to preserve wood. How did it get used?

Larro

 

[Daver1963]

Deep fryer. While in Italy I developed a taste for French fries cooked in olive oil.

 

[/pine]

I knew someone that went to the ER because of an issue with his ear...they used olive oil to clean the excess wax from his ear...FWIW...

 

[Larro Darro]

I am cooking with olive oil since I started eating healthy. The cost kept me from doing it sooner. But have tried to cut back on potatoes, other than sweet potatoes.

Larro

 

[/pine]

I am cooking with olive oil since I started eating healthy. The cost kept me from doing it sooner. But have tried to cut back on potatoes, other than sweet potatoes.
Larro

I started using olive oil instead of bacon fat for cooking venison steaks a long time ago...now I use it in place of butter for a lot of things...

 

[Soundguy]

make soap out of it.... since it is used fry-olive oile.. might call it McCastile soap.

 

[RobertBrown]

Oil Lamp
You may have to add some mineral spirits.... and I don't know about using it indoors. It may even repel mosquitoes....

 

[Daver1963]

Some ideas here. Keep 'em coming.

Chicken deep fried in olive oil is very tasty also.

 

[weedpharma]

Finely filtered and added (<10%) to diesel fuel?

 

[Larro Darro]

make soap out of it.... since it is used fry-olive oile.. might call it McCastile soap.

One of Margie's friends makes lye soap. She tried lard, but now she uses Crisco. I've used the soap for several months and really like it.

Larro

 

[adventure bob]

Depending on the amount and frequency, make diesel. You'll get soap, glycerin and diesel.

 

[bullbreaker]

Also used for darkening leather on saddles, spur straps, halters, breast (chest straps),girths, scabbards etc you get the pic.

 

[jinman]

When all other uses are exhausted, I'd think it would be fine in a compost pile since it's a natural vegetable product. That's awfully expensive compost, though. It seems lots of good ideas have been suggested.

 

[MacLawn]

What about salt in it? Seems like that wouldn't be good for diesel, lamps, or leather, etc. But hey, I don't know much.

 

[the old grind]

I hear that processing cooking oil as biodiesel is not just a matter of filtering and pouring it into the tank, or say Ph correction alone. I learned a lot from these folks about the extras and processing. DudaDiesel - Biodiesel, Chemical & Solar Supplies, Alternative Energy Store

Lamp oil for the patio sounds like a risk free use, but one might have to put out extra munchies if a kitchen-like aroma stirs the appetite.

I'd hesitate to compost any oil, and not just for impurities that it might bear. IIRC, even bacteria used experimentally to produce oils or fuels aren't cultured in oil. Things that gather mold usually compost ok, but mold in/on oil is likely growing on its contaminants.

 

[Ed of all trades]

Makes a great quench for hardening steel, people use others but olive is the best according to many smiths I know.

 

[farmer2009]

We always filtered through cheese cloth put it back in the bottle and stored in refrigerator growing up. Would use it for a couple of weeks then change it out. Cut out a lot of expense. But growing up we used a fry daddy 2-3 times a week. If switching from fish to fries or chicken we always cut a potatoe in half and fried it first to remove any unwanted flavors.

 

[SPIKER]

I would not try the pour it in the tank approach, olive oil is good lamp oil tho and seen a youtube video where they cut an orange SKIN in half (peeled it like a bowl & peeled it so the center core stayed in the half skin.) Filled it with olive oil and light it like a candle!

We also filter our oil into bottle and put in refrigerator, usually use canola & peanut oil for deep frying and only use olive oil on veggies & sauteing or braising foods. I do like the taste and flavor but my GF does not handle it so well... Might could make a good soap with it especially if it has some dissolved fats from chicken or other meats in it!

Mark

 

[Soundguy]

What about salt in it? Seems like that wouldn't be good for diesel, lamps, or leather, etc. But hey, I don't know much.

that's why I'd soap it.

I make all my own soap now. havn't bought commercial soap in about 18m now. can even make layndry bars.. etc. scented stuff.. etc...