Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Why do they use peanut oil for cooking in submarines ?

All of us know what is a submarine. It is a warship which is designed to operate completely submerged in water for long periods.

Only peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines. Because it has a high boiling point. So it dont give smoke unless it is heated to a very high temperature.

Now what does it mean?

Let me explain ......

In our house , my mother use mainly coconut oil for cooking. Whenever she put oil to vessel , it gives smoke as soon as it gets heated up. At that time , mother opens window doors and the smoke goes outside and kitchen becomes smoke free.

Now let us imagine the situation in submarine. They can't open window doors as we do in our house ! Reason is simple. Water comes inside and submarine will get drowned in water.

But peanut oil is not giving smoke unless it is heated to very high temperature . So , it can be safely used in submarines for cooking .