Suggestions for vintage mini-lathe tools/techniques in the kitchen?

silence dogood said:
Should one use canola or olive oil on the ways?
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Canola obviously. Olive oil goes rancid more quickly and being less neutral might add unwanted flavors to your work.

If you didn't know, canola oil was invented in the 1970s, sort of. Marketers at the Rapeseed Association of Canada thought it would be a good idea to rename their product. The "can" at the beginning means Canada.

Way better than renaming the country Rapeseed.
 
Avocado oil actually has the highest temperature rating. I might have to use it since my rum has all evaporated.
 
Finally figured how to hold a chicken in my four jaw ....now I just need to decide whether to use a hole saw or bore it to fit the beer can.
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Charles, I asked the question of which oil to use in jest. However, you do bring up a good point. There are basically two types of canola oil. In this case, one would use the food grade. The industrial grade contains erucic acid, not good for human consumption. In fact, out here where a lot of canola is raised, the farmers are very careful on not raising the two types next to each other. By the way, rape seed came from the Latin word rapum which means turnip.
 
If you want an excellent oil for cooking then peanut oil is very good.
If stir frying then a good splash of peanut oil with a generous dash of sesame oil.
Its takes a high heat and tastes excellent.
And something which I have become addicted to (nothing to do with machining) is a peeled tomato mashed to a paste with garlic and fine chopped sweet basil smeared onto crusty bread with a bowl of cold pressed olive oil containing black pepper, salt and chili vinegar. Dip bread into oil and eat, scrumptious.
 
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