How do you dispose of old cooking oil?

[Moeby]

Hi everyone, I bought a deep fat fryer last September when my hubby was laid off (Friday is chippy day in our house) and to cut down on the take aways. Because I am feeding a family of 6 I got a big one, holds 6 litres. I was just wondering what is the best way of disposing of the old oil. I know you are not supposed to pour it down the drains, so what do you do with it?

[waterwave]

Hi - i can bring mine to the Recycling Centre - i pour it into milk cartons or 2 litre bottles and bring there and just empty!!! Hope you have one near you?

[Chris P]

Hi everyone, I bought a deep fat fryer last September when my hubby was laid off (Friday is chippy day in our house) and to cut down on the take aways. Because I am feeding a family of 6 I got a big one, holds 6 litres. I was just wondering what is the best way of disposing of the old oil. I know you are not supposed to pour it down the drains, so what do you do with it?
Hi Moeby,

Athlone and Mullingar Recycling Centres accept waste cooking oil.

Details at the bottom of the following page:
http://www.westmeathcoco.ie/servicesa-z/environment/wasteminimisation/

Regards
Chris P
Admin

[Chris P]

http://www.jumbletown.ie/forums/showthread.php?t=34443&highlight=fuel

[Moeby]

Thanks a mil Chris P. I didn't know that you could dispose of it in the recycling centres. I have used the recycling centre in Mullingar numerous times before knowing about Jumbletown. I will take it there in future. I would be nervous about using it in diesel cars however, I will wait until further investigations are carried out, but I will say it would be worth looking into as I know an awful lot of people just pour it down their sink. Kind regards.

[Moeby]

Thank you for your response Waterwave also. I will start using my local recycling centre as I said to Chris P, I know a lot of people that just throw it down. One person I asked told me they keep the top part for frying and throw the mucky part (you know the bits at the bottom of the fryer) into the wheelie bin.

[Sabrinabray]

Well I never knew that they accepted this at recycle centres and used to put it in wheelie bin! Thanks for this enlightening post Moeby.

[elbo]

Don't have the problem.
Got rid of the deep fat fryer years ago!!!
Very bad for you girls.

[Moeby]

Don't have the problem.
Got rid of the deep fat fryer years ago!!!
Very bad for you girls.


Hi elbo. I had given my deep fat fryer away years ago too, but the kids love chippy day which is Friday and I used to take the to the chipper for pizza and chips or whatever. When my husband was laid off from work in September it worked out cheaper to buy a new fryer and still have chippy day. (I still try and avoid it myself on a died lol). Kind regards

[Moeby]

Well I never knew that they accepted this at recycle centres and used to put it in wheelie bin! Thanks for this enlightening post Moeby.

The thanks should go to Chris P and waterwave as I didn't know this either. I'm now wondering if there is a way of safely disposing of fat from the grill???? any answers??? Kind regards.

[biker chick]

The only thing that is fried in my house is an egg once a week on Sundays..yippee tomorrow is Sunday ha ha..Anyhow i put the little bit of old oil in a milk carton also & put it in my domestic bin but from now on i will bring it to my recycling center...thanks for the info guys

[bluecurlygirl]

It's apparently very cheap to convert your engine to take used oil and if I were driving a diesel car I'd have it done ages ago. I think a few people on here have done it and I know someone who has done it and have no probs.

[Sabrinabray]

The thanks should go to Chris P and waterwave as I didn't know this either. I'm now wondering if there is a way of safely disposing of fat from the grill???? any answers??? Kind regards.
Ah Chris - my hero! To the rescue yet again helping us lost souls.

Where would we be
Without Chris P
Always in the wings
Helping us with things

Guiding us all the way
Every single day
Helping us mend our ways
We were lost in a daze

And now our life is fun
Our little bit of sun
Our life is bright
We come here not to fight

But to help each other out
And without a doubt
This is a better way
To find friends ole! ole!

[colmsmum]

Beautiful, very well put. Wish I could write poems like that. Well done.

[Sabrinabray]

Hi - i can bring mine to the Recycling Centre - i pour it into milk cartons or 2 litre bottles and bring there and just empty!!! Hope you have one near you?
Thanks for that info waterwave.

[Sabrinabray]

Beautiful, very well put. Wish I could write poems like that. Well done.Thanks!

[fnc]

When I wanted to make chips the fryer seemed to be dirty more often than not and then the whole big rigmarole of emptying it and scrubbing etc was just too much.

Just as an aside, I find the oil stays much cleaner and nicer if you only use it for chips and nothing else, that is what I do. I also change it pretty often (if you don't it is VERY bad for you, toxic, much worse than just the fat).

Actually I do a very bold thing (I cannot recommend this due to possible danger), I use a large pot with 2 litres of oil in it and an old metal thing for putting the chips in from a deep fat fryer I had years ago that died. The chips are yummy. Because I change the oil as soon as it doesn't look nice anymore there is never any awful scrubbing etc. (Wish I was that good with everything else domestic...)

I think using your oil for cooking lots of different things makes it way more likely to burn / have burnt stuff in it and makes it way more yucky

[eco chick]

i have a big family like you. i put in empty 2lt bottles and use for cooking again. frying roasting etc works great for me and saves money to

[sandy428]

Hi everyone, I bought a deep fat fryer last September when my hubby was laid off (Friday is chippy day in our house) and to cut down on the take aways. Because I am feeding a family of 6 I got a big one, holds 6 litres. I was just wondering what is the best way of disposing of the old oil. I know you are not supposed to pour it down the drains, so what do you do with it?
hi i norm put it in plastic bottle and throw in house hold waste bin. (when cold of coarse) sandy

[TickTock]

I only ever used the deep fryer for chips but I gave up using it quite a few years ago. However my family still yearn for home cooked chips so I might relent one day soon just for a treat. I used to re-use cooking oil around 4 times, then I'd use it up by basting meat, or any pan-cooking. I use to filter it through a sieve to keep it clean.

My mum only ever used Cookeen and when she was finished with it she would wash out out pea/bean tins and pour the warm Cookeen in. Then when it solidified she threw it in the bin. Much better than pouring oil down the sink!

I heard recently that lard products like Cookeen are healthier than some oils but I wouldn't be too sure about that. I googled the problem and came up with all sorts of health problems due to re-using oils. There surely must be a recognised website that gives the answers to these type of questions. If anyone knows of one please let me know.

[okidoki]

Hi - i can bring mine to the Recycling Centre - i pour it into milk cartons or 2 litre bottles and bring there and just empty!!! Hope you have one near you?


same here!!!

[sparkwell]

Hi all

I got rid of this problem by buying a Tefal Actifry last Christmas (in the North as it was far cheaper). It was expensive to buy but you only need a spoonful of oil to cook chips and if using frozen chips you don't need any at all and the chips are lovely!! No more chip shops for us so it paid for itself very quickly as we would have had a takeaway about once a fortnight.

[reebok]

I remember my mum always used to have a 2 litre bottle with a funnel stuck in the top - put a couple of layers of kitchen towel in to act as a filter, then would pour the cold used oil through the filter. Then the kitchen towel with the yucky bits could be thrown in the wheelie bin. The oil would stay cleaner for longer too. Its not ideal - but its another idea until you can save up for one of those Actifrys! (I waaaaaaaaaant one of those!!!)

[suzywoosie]

Hi everyone, I bought a deep fat fryer last September when my hubby was laid off (Friday is chippy day in our house) and to cut down on the take aways. Because I am feeding a family of 6 I got a big one, holds 6 litres. I was just wondering what is the best way of disposing of the old oil. I know you are not supposed to pour it down the drains, so what do you do with it?

recycle it, use your local council, they should have a chemcar facility to collect this kind of thing and paint etc, every few months. Store it in old bottles in the mean time.

suzy

[padjop]

Hi,if u have an open fire u will find that it makes a very good firelighter,not too much at d one time tho,b carefull.Every time u lite ur fire ur neighbours will smell chips and stuff.Try it out.Paddy.

[minnie pal]

Hey, i am feeding the bird fat balls and buying cookeen in the supermarkets to make em.
as on a disab pension, anyone with fat or run off fat i can reheat and continue to make my fat balls!
the birds really need the fat, they are skin and bone and not much else. seed is mixed in too.
I really could do with it, as they are eating it faster than i can provide.
xxminnie pal
can collect, i might even be kniown as the 'fat lady!!'
pm if you like
i am in the dun laoghaire area.
thanks

[N00dle]

I can second what minnie pal says, the birds love it.
Have been making them for years the blue peter way: chop off bottom of a milk carton put a hole in base and push string through, fill with seeds nuts etc and fill with fat, allow to set and hang out side unside down. Keep out of the reach of rats though.
Sorry for terrible grammar, little man is helping my type here:)

[aidanmo]

i make my own bio diesel an will take any waste oil thats going