The Unusual Item I Use to Degrease a Pan Before Washing It - CNET
My mother kept a large jar under the sink to store rendered fat or used oil from bacon, burgers, fried chicken and the like; its distinct layers represented the geologic eras of family dinners from previous months. Once full, we would presumably discard it in the trash.
This was before we recycled everything, and before we knew food waste was one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions. Surely large jars of cooking grease set out on the curb with other refuse isn’t exactly a winning move on either the recycling or food-waste front.
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While we have vastly improved how we dispose of many things, excess cooking grease still presents a regular quandary. It’s not exactly cooperative to slither inside biodegradable food-waste bags, if you’re fortunate enough to live somewhere that collects food waste. You also can’t toss it...
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