On 29 Oct 2005 10:51:21 -0700, "pix924" > wrote:

>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 it cools down you can pour it into a ziploc bag and toss it in
the trash with other household garbage...we're not talking about Love
Canal toxic chemicals here...this is household food waste...edible by
humans...

Bill