Putting vegetable oil in a car engine is a terrible idea and should never be done, or at least that's what some experts say. What do real-life tests show?

Peanut oil is a popular vegetable oil used in cooking for a variety of purposes. Although cold-pressed and roasted peanut oils are made, refined peanut oil is the most commonly available and the one ...

Fried chicken, brownies from a box and stir-fried veggies—very different foods that, nevertheless, share a common ingredient: vegetable oil. Its omnipresence might suggest otherwise, but don’t be ...

One of the more confusing decisions you sometimes have to make in the kitchen is substituting for a cooking oil that you don't have in your pantry, especially when that oil is a little less common, ...

Olive oil prices have doubled in the last few months—here's when it's OK to substitute butter or a cheaper oil. Olive oil has many known benefits, from the subtle taste it imparts to food to its ...

It's no secret that gas is expensive, and very rarely does it decline in price for long. To counteract the damage done by fossil fuels, scientists are working hard to make it less essential for daily ...