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How do you deal with the left over fat/oil in your pan?

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    I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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    Depends how much is left. Alot then filter and jar. A little then paper towel and trash.

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    • P [email protected]

      I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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      I let it cool off and then scrape it into the trash/compost. Sometimes I use a paper towel, sometimes I just scrape it.

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        I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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        Straight down the sink. It's a rental.

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          Depends how much is left. Alot then filter and jar. A little then paper towel and trash.

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          A filter? What you doing with the filter?

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            A filter? What you doing with the filter?

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            Filtering out any chunky bits from the cooking so it doesn't go back into the fat jar

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            • P [email protected]

              I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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              Wipe with paper towel, toss in trash.

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              • P [email protected]

                I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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                Goes into the compost.

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                • P [email protected]

                  I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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                  Depends on what kind of leftover fat.

                  If frying something in measurable quantities of oil, the oil can be filtered to remove solids, then stored to re-use later.

                  If cooking something greasy like bacon or sausage, either I'll cook other things in the same pan after, or I'll pour it through a strainer, let it cool, and freeze it. Once I've saved a bunch, I clarify it.

                  Fat is flavor. In my house, it doesn't get thrown away. There are lots of ways to reuse it.

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                  • seathru@lemmy.sdf.orgS [email protected]

                    Straight down the sink. It's a rental.

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                    It's not only the rental's pipes that suffer from fat buildup. It's the entire city's pipes.

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                    • P [email protected]

                      I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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                      Are you renting or do you own?

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                      • P [email protected]

                        I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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                        Lick it off

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                          Depends on what kind of leftover fat.

                          If frying something in measurable quantities of oil, the oil can be filtered to remove solids, then stored to re-use later.

                          If cooking something greasy like bacon or sausage, either I'll cook other things in the same pan after, or I'll pour it through a strainer, let it cool, and freeze it. Once I've saved a bunch, I clarify it.

                          Fat is flavor. In my house, it doesn't get thrown away. There are lots of ways to reuse it.

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                          Popcorn made in pre-used oil can be awesome, and an easy way to get rid of 100ml or so.

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                          • P [email protected]

                            I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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                            If I want to keep the fat, like from bacon, then I strain it through cheesecloth into a small jar and use it occasionally.

                            If I don't want it, then if it gets solid at room temp it gets to cool and be scraped into the bin. If it is a liquid at room temp it goes into a ziplock bag or something to keep it from leaking.

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                              I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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                              Other than saving it for use later when possible, we let it solidify and scrap it into the trash.

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                                Straight down the sink. It's a rental.

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                                You might be surprised to learn that those pipes connect to your entire community and you're being a dick to all of them instead of doing the bare minimum of effort

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                                  Straight down the sink. It's a rental.

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                                  What the fuck

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                                  • P [email protected]

                                    I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I'm just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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                                    Other than pan frying something like chicken, I don't really have "leftover fat".

                                    Bacon - ya pour that right into the bacon fat container that has its own strainer.

                                    Most other recipes the fat is part of the dish. As someone else commented - fat is flavor. Say you brown chicken parts for something like Gumbo, the next thing in the pan will be vegetables that get glazed, and you're gonna need a fat for that which is already there in the pan.

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                                      Goes into the compost.

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                                      But the salt.

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                                        Straight down the sink. It's a rental.

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                                        There are better ways to sabotage a rental without screwing with the rest of the plumbing system

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                                          Depends how much is left. Alot then filter and jar. A little then paper towel and trash.

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                                          Alot

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