Making Brownies?

We use grape seed oil....can't taste a thing.

I never use corn or vegetable oil...and even olive oil has a strong taste.

I make them from scratch and use butter. Avoids the whole oily issue altogether. :-)

Chewy Cocoa Brownies:
(Lisa/ kandhandm from BabyCenter.com)
1 2/3 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter,
2 tbsp. water
2 large eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 cups flour
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 chopped nuts (optional)

Preheat oven to 350*F and grease a 13x9 inch pan.
Combine: sugar, butter, water in large bowl.
Stir in eggs and vanilla.
Combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt mix until smooth.
Spread into pan.
Bake: 18-25 minutes, or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out slightly sticky.
Cool on wire rack.

.. How old is the oil? Is it maybe turned rancid?

I did use olive oil one time because I was out of peanut oil.

I could totally taste it.

Maybe you need to use Canola oil.. It is pretty tasteless.. We cannot use it because we cannot tolerate it..

Some oils have a very strong flavor, like corn, peanut and olive. I always use canola oil when I bake, it's pretty much flavorless :)

I would either use canola oil or applesauce, corn oil has a strong taste. Applesauce is a healthier oil alternative.

I never use oil. Butter makes everything better.

Try butter instead and let me know how it works out. Or try vegetable oil not corn oil but again BUTTER makes everything better.

Try canola oil and make sure the oil isn't old and starting to go rancid.

sounds like rancid oil to me. I know I do so little baking that I cannot get though a bottle of canola oil before it goes rancid. Now I just make sure to buy the small bottles.

Are you making a box mix? I never use oil in baking, only butter/eggs/milk. Some thing you can substitute applesauce for liquids. The only time I use a box mix is when I make black bean brownies, where you add canned beans instead if oil

I have never had a recipe that uses oil...I use butter or magarine. But I use the same recipe everytime and so does everyone in my family (its my great aunt's recipe.)

I keep my oil in the fridge. I also date it on the lid so that I know when it's been around too long and likely to taste old.

You might want to google how much applesauce you can substitute for how much oil in brownies too. I can't remember but it might be up to 50%. I have had this happen too. I only buy name brand oil like Crisco or Wesson, then I only buy small bottles so that they don't have the chance to get too old or absorb flavors from the fridge.

I buy 100% veggie oil too. I have had some odd flavors and right not cannot remember if the veggie oil is one that tastes odd in brownies. You can buy a different kind next time you get oil and see if it tastes different.