Anne_in_VA
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Jun 15, 2011 13:54:36 GMT -5
I put my bacon grease in a coffee mugp and keep it in the fridge - when it's full, scoop it out and put it in the trash. I don't fry very much and seldom have other types of grease left over, but when I do I take a piece of tin foil and line a bowl with it, pour the hot grease in the foil, wait for it to cool and put it out with the trash. If it's liquidy, I'll put it in a plastic bag before putting it in the trash - I don't want all that grease all over the inside of my trash can!
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Agatha
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Post by Agatha on Jun 25, 2011 7:32:57 GMT -5
I save my bacon grease and fry eggs in it. Cowboy up! Saving bacon grease was "in" as a frugal tip in my grandmother's and mother's day. Anyone remember a bacon grease can on or near the stove? It even had a strainer on the top to get out all the bits. Frying eggs? Oh, yeah. And potatoes. . .and seasoning vegetables. I can't afford the increased saturated fats but occasionally I have to reminisce. ;D BTW, love the paint can tip! I will have to go to my Lowe's! |
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lazysundays
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Post by lazysundays on Jun 30, 2011 21:15:49 GMT -5
is this related to septic tanks? why can't you just pour it down the sink and rinse with hot water?
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Clever Username
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Post by Clever Username on Jul 1, 2011 12:19:13 GMT -5
Fat is solid at room temperature.
As soon as it cools, it will clog.
This means a clog under your sink, at the sewer main or at the sewage processing plan.
You might not be the one to experience the consequences, but none are good.
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cathysmom
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Post by cathysmom on Jul 7, 2011 19:07:34 GMT -5
I don't have leftover grease very often-- just from browning ground beef or cooking bacon a few times a year. I keep a stash of small metal cans from soup, tomatos etc under the sink and it in one of them and then throw the whole thing out once it has cooled. If the grease sets up in the bacon pan before I get to it, I can just scrape it directly into the trash.
I tried to keep a big can under the sink like my Mom does, but it always got smelly and moldy before it was 1/4 full. Yuck! Now I get it out of my house within a day.
I'm in the 'never put grease down the drain' camp, thanks to my parents' teaching. It may be quick and easy, but when that bill comes due it will be big $$$ and you'll be paying it to a plumber! We've never had a stopped pipe due to grease or other stuff in the pipes, so I'll keep trashing my grease instead of putting it in the sink. Now long hair in the shower drain is another story, but at least that's an easy do it yourself fix.
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mizbear
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Post by mizbear on Jul 7, 2011 19:21:49 GMT -5
agathas- Yes- My grandmother still has her little bacon grease strainer. It even has a little spout like tea kettle for pouring off the liquid fat. It's silver colored with red accents.
Pouring grease down the drain is not good I agree. For those who are sensitive to food smells, I would recommend putting the grease trash out right away. It drove my Mom crazy, but before I had my gallbladder out (mind you my mother fries everything) everytime something was cooked- the trash had to go out. Of course when they took my gallbladder out, I could only eat Spaghettios, chinese food, and french fries and pierogies.
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