How do you get rid of cooking oil?

↑ incognito ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 2:45 pm

anonymrs wrote:

I put it in a bag and tie a knot, toss in the garbage.

Yuck to pouring down the toilet. Doesn't it make your toilet bowl disgusting and need to be cleaned? Or do you throw some dish soap in there with the oil to cut the grease?

Lift seat before. You flush immediately and it's all gone.

↑ incognito

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 2:47 pm

I stand corrected. Someone who deals with plumbing etc had told me to do that, but google strongly disagrees. Then I'd pour it into those disposable containers (like you get soup in a takeout) and put into trash. For a pan that just has a little, I put in some paper towels to absorb it and put in a shopping bag in the trash.

↑ Batsheva1

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:06 pm

[quote="incognito"]Lift seat before. You flush immediately and it's all gone

That's very bad for your pipes.

Blessing1 ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:06 pm

S1959 wrote:

You can strain it and reuse it. Would like to know how to make lip balm, shampoo and other things from leftover oil.

Re-use oil?? Puke

That is really unhealthy and disgusting.

eduardo

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 3:15 pm

Blessing1 wrote:

Re-use oil?? Puke

That is really unhealthy and disgusting.

Lol then I assume you never get anything fried at restaurants?

learning1

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:06 pm

First pour in dishwashing liquid and add water, so its less oily. then down the toilet.

Brit in Israel

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:07 pm

If it's alot and the garbage is full it goes in the garbage and taken straight out otherwise a container or snack bag in the freezer.
I usually sit the pan upside down for a couple of mins over the garbage can to get it all out and then wipe with kitchen towel.
If it's a small amount it goes straight in the garbage.
Double win is when the egg carton goes in the garbage right before and absorbs all the oil.

I hardly fry, when I do I'm stingy with the oil so very rare to have a large amount left.

↑ Blessing1

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:26 pm

eduardo wrote:

Lol then I assume you never get anything fried at restaurants?

I don't know anyone who thinks that restaurant fried food is healthy. I'm actually quite disgusted by fried takeout.

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The Happy Wife ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:30 pm

Blessing1 wrote:

Re-use oil?? Puke

That is really unhealthy and disgusting.

That is what people have historically done, especially when frying was more common. They would keep jars for strained oil to reuse. Lots of people still do this. Why is it unhealthy, any more than frying in general?

↑ The Happy Wife ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:32 pm

I double bag it in shopping bags. Sometimes if I'm feeling lazy I pour it in the grass in my yard. I hope it's not terrible to do that.

BadTichelDay

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 4:53 pm

The Happy Wife wrote:

Because every time you re-heat oil, it degenerates more and produces substances that can harm your liver and brain and cause cancer.

Regarding pouring down the drain - it's not just bad for your own pipes, it's also a problem for sewage plants and the environment.

Edited to add link:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28925728/

boysboysboys ↓

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 5:03 pm

comfort wrote:

Toilet! How come no one has said this!!!!!???

Same pipes as the sink…

↑ boysboysboys

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 5:05 pm

The Happy Wife wrote:

Refrying oil makes the oil become carcinogenic .

pause

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 6:01 pm

We put it in a container and then into the garbage.

But, anyway, OP, good to see you!

↑ orchidee

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 6:39 pm

lasagna wrote:

I saw this somewhere and thought it was so cool but my husband questioned if it may have something unkosher in it... have you looked into this? if yes, I would love to hear what it is made of and ask my rav of course

https://a.co/d/evhaaQc

This particular one is made of castor oil derivatives. It’s like any plant based cleaner as per my research

I think fryaway is kosher certified but much more expensive

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chocolate moose

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 6:40 pm

sewer company said to freeze it then throw it away when frozen solid. if it's liquid it could leak in the garbage

↑ The Happy Wife

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 6:50 pm

chocolate moose wrote:

sewer company said to freeze it then throw it away when frozen solid. if it's liquid it could leak in the garbage

Unless you keep your garbage in the freezer, it won't stay solid for long.

newinbp

Sun, Oct 06 2024, 11:21 pm

watergirl wrote:

Because it will coat the pipes and you’ll have major plumbing issues.

Literally have called a plumber twice for kitchen pots being emptied in our toilet. So not a good solution!

Dolly151

Mon, Oct 07 2024, 2:36 pm

I've read online Thai ppl or it into a clean diaper and it absorbs the oil. Then I'm the garbage. But what do I do, pour it in my yard