Deep Fat Fryer - Oil Disposal

whatatwit

When I had my deep fat fryer, I would allow the oil to cool and then filter it back into the bottle it came in, using a funnel and coffee filter papers.
I then used it in general cooking when a splash of oil was needed.

wogglemaker

I used to use the funnel method and kitchen roll as well. I also use an old squash bottle and a funnel for fat / oil that needs disposing of, we do reguar tip runs anyway so it's not too extravigent this way.

foreversomeday

Do you have a diesel car or know anyone who does?

You'd have to check it out but I am sure you can use used cooking oil for diesel cars.

My mum however uses the oil in her deep fat fryer a few times, until the chips start tasting horrible, then she changes it.

Pretani

Cooking oil has to be processed before you use it in cars, just fill it into a milk cartoon and dump it, it's biodegradable.

Don't change your cooking oil too often, it's at it's best when it has been used a few times. Only change it when the food doesn't taste as good.

Pigeongirl

We tip ours down the sink.

Pretani

That will end up either blocking your sink pipes or the waste pipes outside your house.

Ben84

Pouring oil down the drain will probably block it after a while. The easiest way to get rid of it is in a plastic bottle in the rubbish bin.

However, you can use it again a few times, depending on what you fried in it. I try to use new oil a few times for dishes that leave a lot of oil left over, like deep fried anything, but rather than use it till it goes bad, I use the left over oil up in dishes that consume the oil. Shallow frying, or in bread dough or baked potatoes. I don't normally throw oil away now.

Pink.

Hi brandnewday,

There's an earlier thread on disposing of oil from a deep fat fryer so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

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BrandNewDay

thanks for your advice! I think I'll keep it in the fryer until the next time I need it. I don't think there are any bits in it. Maybe after another use I'll pour it in a plastic bottle and just throw it away.

oldMcDonald

foreversomeday wrote: »

Do you have a diesel car or know anyone who does?

You'd have to check it out but I am sure you can use used cooking oil for diesel cars.
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I was going to suggest the same thing!! We have a LDV minibus that we run on veg oil and are always more than happy to take friends old oil and filter it through ourselves