How many people dump fat down the drain after cooking?

[Anonymous]

https://www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/DepHowDoI/material.aspx?tag=cooking-oil&material_key=62

Used Vegetable oil can be recycled in the county centers.

Bacon fat should be cooled in a container and then put in trash.

[Anonymous]

No no no. I drain fat into a bowl and then when its cool put it in the trash. This is almost as bad as an article I read that said to put peach and avocado pits into your garbage disposal.

[Anonymous]

My Russian MIL will save bacon drippings in the fridge and reuse it. All other fats go into the trash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No no no. I drain fat into a bowl and then when its cool put it in the trash. This is almost as bad as an article I read that said to put peach and avocado pits into your garbage disposal.

I think it's far worse than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

link?

[Anonymous]

Never! I do my best to not let anything go down the drain but dirty water. I have a garbage disposal but I rarely use it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recently went to a friends house for dinner and was both shocked and horrified as I watched them basically pour an entire pan of fat down their drain. Are people really this stupid? How common is this? This is basically the worst idea of all time unless you like huge plumber bills.

Only those who want to make plumbers wealthy.

[Anonymous]

Google "fatberg."

[Anonymous]

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

Yes, that is totally wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Russian MIL will save bacon drippings in the fridge and reuse it. All other fats go into the trash.

We started doing this during the pandemic because it was hard to find butter for a bit.

[Anonymous]

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

Interesting statement. I don’t care that you don’t eat meat, but you sound insufferable and holier than thou. Anything cooked in oil or butter will cause grease, even healthy oils. Are you also too good to cook with oil, too?

NP here. This reaction is funny to me.

I use oil to sauté food all the time, but never have to deal with draining grease in the sink as I use only the amount that I need. Honestly, what you describe sounds very very gross. This is not an aversion to oil/fat. I use butter in baking, I use oil to sauté garlic and onions and spices to flavor various dishes, I don’t deep fry anything though. The idea of having a pot full of grease from regular cooking sounds gag-worthy.

It’s really funny how offended you are that other people simply don’t have to deal with this. Cooking meat sounds very unpleasant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No no no. I drain fat into a bowl and then when its cool put it in the trash. This is almost as bad as an article I read that said to put peach and avocado pits into your garbage disposal.

This is what I do too.

[Anonymous]

Hell no. Put some foil to cover the drain, pour it into foil. Ball up the foil. Toss the foil.

[Anonymous]

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

You never, ever throw fat in the drain. When soap goes down the drain it saponifies fats....causing solids to build up. Go look up photos of 'fatbergs' that cause massive backups in sewers in cities like London. Pouring fats down your drain can completely clog your sewer lines that will cost you tons of money to fix. It is also terrible for the environment.

[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?

But they don’t get hard so they don’t cause blockage