How do you discard of cooking oil (2 Liters) that was used for frying chicken?

Question

I certainly will not be pouring the oil down my drain, but I'm not sure how to get rid of all of this oil properly. I was thinking of waiting to see if it hardens and then throwing it out with the garbage. However, I'm guessing it could take a really long time for this much oil to harden, maybe even days... I really dont want chicken fried oil sitting in my kitchen all week. What should I do?

Answer 1

As you wisely said, don't put it down any of your plumbing.



Let it cool first. Then put in a sealed container - old glad plastic ware, liter soda bottles, coffee can with lid, etc.



If you don't have a sealed container, put in a container and put in paper towels or newspaper to kind of soak the grease up. Make sure you double bag it. You don't want it all over your can and you don't want (ugh!) maggots. Personally, I'd keep it in the fridge and dispose of it the night before garbage pick up. That way you'll be sure to avoid the maggots.

Answer 2

Cooled add some cat litter to a plastic bag inside a cardboard box and dump it there, your can pour it into you garden it is biodegradable, never pour it down the sink or toilet it will solidify or clog the outside pipes and the sewage could backup into your house, most likely when your out, some city's have pick up and they clean it and use it for bio-diesel production, or find a restaurant and ask if you can leave with there's.

Answer 3

Southern-Style Fried Chicken Serves 4 Ingredients: 3 teaspoons/about 15 g salt, divided One 4-pound/1.8-kg whole chicken, backbone removed, chicken cut into 8 pieces, skinned (except for wings) 3 cups/700 ml buttermilk 1½ cups/200 g all purpose flour 2 tablespoons/30 ml dry mustard 1 tablespoon/about 6 g paprika 2 teaspoons/about 4 g garlic powder 1½ teaspoons/about 3 g onion powder 3/4 teaspoon/about 1.5 g freshly ground black pepper 3 large eggs 2 tablespoons/30 ml water 6 cups/1.4 liters grapeseed oil or canola oil, for frying Collard Greens (see recipe - next page) Method: Massage 1½ teaspoons/about 8 g of salt into the chicken pieces. Combine the chicken pieces and buttermilk in a large bowl, and turn the chicken pieces to ensure they are completely coated with the buttermilk. Cover with plastic and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 1 day. Stir the flour, dry mustard, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons/about 8 g of salt, and pepper in a medium shallow bowl to blend. Transfer the flour mixture to a baking sheet. Whisk the eggs and water in the same medium shallow bowl to blend. Preheat the oven to 300°F/150°C. Place a large wok over medium to high heat. Once the wok is hot, add the oil. Lay the chicken pieces on paper towels to absorb some of the excess moisture, but being careful not to wipe too much of the excess buttermilk off of the chicken pieces. Discard the buttermilk in the bowl. Carefully dredge each chicken piece in the flour mixture to coat completely. Dredge the flour-coated chicken pieces in the egg wash and then in the flour mixture again to coat completely. Working in 3 batches, carefully place the coated chicken pieces into the hot oil and cook for 6 minutes on each side or until they are golden brown and almost cooked through. Using tongs, transfer the chicken pieces to a colander to drain any excess oil. Then place the chicken pieces on paper towels to absorb any remaining excess oil. Place all the chicken pieces on a heavy baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes or until the chicken pieces are cooked through but still moist and juicy. Serve with the collard greens and enjoy!

Answer 4

Use a old coffee container, or a 2-liter bottle used for soda than just discard with trash.



Or use a lg trash bag, check for holes!

Answer 5

if it is any kind of oil, it will not harden. i always put it back in the original container,seal tightly and discard. if i don't have the original, i pull an oj or milk gallon out of the recycle bin.

Answer 6

u could put it in something seal-able like soda bottles and throw it away

Answer 7

pour it down the toilet while flushing.