664439 Tue Nov 03 12:57:34 -0800 2009 4 31 Home Cooking 0 5152817 For some reason, I cannot stand the smell of Canola oil, or even some blended vegetable oils, for deep frying. I never react badly to the smell of peanut oil. Does anyone else have a similar reaction? Tue Nov 03 12:57:34 -0800 2009 87837 RGC1982 1 5152858 I'm not totally adverse to Canola, but I don't really like the smell either. I use Peanut, and Corn mostly for deep frying...On rare occasions soybean....... Tue Nov 03 13:07:54 -0800 2009 5152817 65057 Uncle Bob 1 5153028 Some people find canola oil to be fishy smelling, others (myself included) don't. I wonder if it's possibly a genetic thing like the way some people find fresh cilantro to be inedibly soapy-tasting. Tue Nov 03 13:56:49 -0800 2009 5152817 14386 BobB 2 5153172 I wonder if the two are related....I'm not fond of Canola, and Cilantro definitely taste like soap to me....Love coriander however..... Tue Nov 03 14:37:42 -0800 2009 5153028 65057 Uncle Bob 3 5153386 You may be on to something. However, I don't think it has anything to do with the food. I, for one, am particularly sensitive to smells and flavors. We frequently joke about how I could have been a bloodhound. Tue Nov 03 15:50:06 -0800 2009 5153172 87837 RGC1982