Kitchen

[Jo1313]

I keep old clean jars or in winter freeze it.

Then put it in my trash

[Sage04]

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@Jo1313 wrote:

I keep old clean jars or in winter freeze it.

Then put it in my trash

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@Jo1313  I've heard of folks doing it this way. The item that @ECBG  mentioned, I wonder if it stays solid forever.

[ECBG]

@Sage04 

Not a clue.  Maybe if you could dig up that episode of Shark Tank you could find out.

[Jo1313]

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@Sage04 wrote:

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@Jo1313 wrote:

I keep old clean jars or in winter freeze it.

Then put it in my trash

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@Jo1313  I've heard of folks doing it this way. The item that @ECBG  mentioned, I wonder if it stays solid forever.

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Here it will stay frozen at the dump till  April.

I do it just like grandma told me.

[Sage04]

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@ECBG wrote:

@Sage04 

Not a clue.  Maybe if you could dig up that episode of Shark Tank you could find out.

@ECBG  I've never watched Shark Tank but maybe some one here might know.

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[RedTop]

Our grease goes into a pickle jar and then straight into the trash.  Never had one leak.   

[Trailrun23]

I rarely even use oil and then it's usually for a stir fry and it's a tablespoon or so...you can also use an ice cube or bunch of ice in a paper towel and swirl it over the oil...but when it is warm, not hot...or the baking soda or even cornstarch. I am glad the maker got the backing on Shark Tank to bring it to market, but can't imagine there would be a big market for it. I wish them luck and hope they make a fortune.

[gardenman]

Cooking oil is very recyclable. It can be refined and reused as a fuel source. Here in NJ, it's to be treated as a hazardous waste and can be turned in at one of the hazardous waste disposal days for recycling.

To quote the NJ DEP: "Still, many New Jersey residents do not realize that disposing of used oil by pouring it down the drain or in the back yard, or even putting it out with the trash, or using it for dust suppression, is illegal, under the regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:26A-6, and can cause environmental damage."

They apply the same rules to cooking oil, automotive oil, and any other oil product. Restaurants typically have contracts with used cooking oil collectors and recyclers. Homeowners and home cooks are supposed to take the oil to a hazardous waste collection day and dispose of it there. I keep an old empty oil container for my used cooking oil and then turn it in at one of my county's hazardous waste collection days. I typically end up with a gallon or two of used oil each time.

[wagirl]

I use a double sheet of paper towel to soak up grease, especially from bacon---of course I wait til the pan is at room temp and then lay the paper towel over the grease, tap it all over into the stuff-- let it get cold and then pull it up and toss it away. 

[JeanLouiseFinch]

A needless product, IMO.

Bacon grease is saved and used in this house. 

Other grease doesn't get saved.  I'll collect it, chill or freeze it, and put it in the trash.