How to Dispose of Used Cooking Oil
After you’ve finished cooking with oil, allow it to cool to room temperature, then follow one of the three methods our Test Kitchen suggests for getting rid of all that used oil: Test Kitchen Tip: You can also mix your used oil into cat litter. It will absorb the oil, making disposal easier.
How to Store Used Cooking Oil
If you’re regularly deep-frying french fries, you can definitely help prevent food waste (and save money) by reusing your cooking oil. As long as the oil is clean and not full of food debris, you should be able to get another fry session or two out of it. Here’s the best way to prepare and store used cooking oil for later: Now that you know how to dispose of cooking oil properly, make sure you’ve got your frying basics covered. Use a deep-fry thermometer (Walmart) and you can be sure your fried fish, pork chops, fried ice cream, or anything else you want to deep-fry, is at the right temperature. And please note, if you’re reusing your cooking oil, try to stay in the same food category, so the flavor profile remains the same. For example, you wouldn’t want to make donuts in yesterday’s fried chicken oil, unless you’re planning to eat them together.
