"pix924" > wrote in message
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>I am back to this NG after a lapse of several years, I have decided
> this would be a place to ask this question: I am not trolling; I do
> need some sort of practical answer to this small problem.
> I would like to know what folks do with the grease left over from
> deep-frying. I do not do this to my food very often, and I will store
> some in my electric fryer, which has a top to keep it somewhat free of
> contamination in between uses. There are times one needs to change it,
> as when it has been a month or so between uses, when you want to fry
> something that will leave some flavor in the grease, when you fry
> something that leaves a lot of bits at the bottom of the fryer, etc. I
> also do some frying on the stove. I have no idea how to deal with used
> oil. I hold bacon grease in the fridge.
> I do not own or know anyone who can use it as a fuel. I live on a farm
> in a small town in upstate NY where rubbish removal is for the rich; we
> use a "transfer station" and pay by the pound (when I lived in
> Brooklyn I would have poured it into a non-recyclable bottle and put in
> my trash on the curb). I'm fairly certain in the "olden days"
> when my house was new they would have dumped it outdoors. I am curious
> what others do with it, what was done with it in the past, and I am
> open to useful suggestions. I know what to expect here from the usual
> suspects, and yet I am still curious enough to ask.
>

After 2 or 3 uses, cool it and spread it out in the field or woods. It will
do no harm and will be eaten by bacteria, insects, etc.


--
Peter Aitken
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