Originally Posted by willbd
No water is not the issue. Hydrogenated oils are one of the problems. At normal temperatures they are solid. If your source of WVO is using partial Hydrogenated oil you will have some solid oil in you WVO. Heat is the only why to melt the solid oil.
You're sure hydrogenated oils don't contain water? I thought that is what
made them hydrogenated.
Soft margarines for example are almost totally hydrogenated oil (plus a little coloring, salt, flavoring, and preservatives). Heat a glop of it in the microwave and pour the oil layer off the top and what do you have left? WATER!
If what you're saying is right (and I'm not saying it isn't - I don't know - that's why I'm asking all the dumb questions) then
pure vegtable oil wouldn't gel any worse than dino juice, because it wouldn't have any hydrogenated oil in it. Is that the case?
Maybe I'm misunderstanding the term here. Gonna' have to do some research on what exactly hydrogenated oil is....