Canola oil tastes like soap.
"My personal preference was for Lux, but I found Palmolive had a nice, piquant after-dinner flavor - heady, but with just a touch of mellow smoothness. Life Buoy ....YUCK!"
It’s OK to me for some things, so long as it’s still hot. After it cools much at all, it seems to pick up a bitter aftertaste. It’s ruined the fries at many a fast food place that once had decent ones.