How many people dump fat down the drain after cooking?

[Anonymous]

If there's a tiny bit, like less than a tablespoon, all mixed in with remnants of a sauce it goes in the drain. Anything more than that gets poured into an empty can or jar. Put it in the fridge for a day so it solidifies and then out with the trash.

[Anonymous]

Never! Pour it into an old can in the freezer. Toss when full.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We don’t eat meat so we don’t have this gross problem.

I was just thinking the same thing. I don't cook a single thing that requires fat drainage.

Olive oil, vegetable oil, etc. are still fat.

If you make veggie tempura, for example, what are you frying in?

NP but how many home cooks make veggie tempura at home?

[Anonymous]

Wait for it to solidify and scrape into the trash.

[Anonymous]

I was 30 by the time I learned you were not supposed to put fat down a drain. My mother did it all the time so I knew no other way.

Now I put it into a disposable container (empty jar or takeout container) or freeze and toss and then wipe down the pan with a paper towel.

[Anonymous]

Wait I thought you could pour after it’s cooled off? Is that totally wrong? Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Never. Drain with a bowl underneath, pop it in fridge to cool and solidify, then empty into trash can.

[Anonymous]

Can't you break it up with soap and send it down the drain?

[Anonymous]

I do it all the time. With a squirt of dawn and hot water. Never had a problem with plumbing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If there's a tiny bit, like less than a tablespoon, all mixed in with remnants of a sauce it goes in the drain. Anything more than that gets poured into an empty can or jar. Put it in the fridge for a day so it solidifies and then out with the trash.

This. Sometimes I am making a sauce or soup and need to pour off some excess fat/oil before finishing it, and it's a matter of spooning the fat off the top or using a lid to keep the pan's contents in place and pouring some out the side. We put this in the drain with very hot water and run the garbage disposal as it goes to dilute it as much as possible. But we're talking very small amounts -- a few teaspoons at most.

Though instead of jarring larger amounts, I just leave them in the pan or pot to cool and then wipe them out with a paper towel into the trash. It's less spills or splatter that way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can't you break it up with soap and send it down the drain?

no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We don’t eat meat so we don’t have this gross problem.

I was just thinking the same thing. I don't cook a single thing that requires fat drainage.

Do you never fry veggies or tofu in oil?

Pp here, and no never. I steam my vegetables. Having enough fat in your food where it raises concerns of clogging drains, should actually raise more concerns about the arteries it's clogging. Just a thought.

[Anonymous]

Never. It can cause huge sewage blockage. London routinely has this problem because the brits like their fried stuff and then they pour the fat down their drains.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/01/uk/birmingham-fatberg-scli-gbr-intl/index.html

We collect the used oil in a plastic container and take it to the recycling center when it is full. They ell it to companies that convert it into fuel. You will also see restaurants and fast food places recycling their fat there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can't you break it up with soap and send it down the drain?

no.

It's not environmentally friendly, but as far as your home plumbing is concerned, yes.

[Anonymous]

No. Never.