I was shopping for Father’s Day for my husband the other day, and I can’t believe how many fire magic outdoor kitchen accessories there are! I mean, they really run the gamut of what’s available for kitchens themselves, let alone for outdoor grilling!
I was looking at all these accessories for both barbecues and built in gas grills, and I happened to see a turkey fryer. You know, one of those deep fryers that will fit a whole turkey. Well, we tried one out last November, and it was okay. But my husband insisted that the oil could be saved and used again. I sort of agreed in principle….
Now it is June. That grease has been sitting in the fryer since last November! So what I want to know is—without sounding stupid because, yes, I will certainly dump this batch before I use the fryer again—exactly how long can you keep grease in a turkey fryer and under what conditions should you store it? (i.e., under refrigeration?) And then when you want to dispose of it, what is the best way to do that? I’m almost just thinking of taking it out to the forest and pouring it into a hole in the ground. Is that okay?
Saturday, June 13, 2009
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Don't pour the oil out on the ground. Decant it into old milk jugs or something and put it out with the bulk trash pick up.
Oil can be reused, but not if it's been sitting outdoors in a fryer for months. It's probably rancid by now, so be sure to dispose of it properly.
One thing you can do with your leftover oil is recycle it. Check your local Freecycle website and see if there's anyone out there collecting waste cooking oil to turn it into biodiesel.
Personally, I think deep-frying anything is a bad idea. After you get rid of that nasty old oil, see if you can get your hubby to sell or give away the fryer. Turkey's better when it's slow-roasted anyway.
You can refrigerate old cooking oil and reuse it, but be careful about heating up something that's cold. Those turkey fryers can be treacherous and catch fire. Why not smoke your turkey over a slow fire on the grill next time?
You can refrigerate old cooking oil and reuse it, but be careful about heating up something that's cold. Those turkey fryers can be treacherous and catch fire. Why not smoke your turkey over a slow fire on the grill next time?
Don't waste old oil. Recycle it. Find out who collects waste oil in your area and drop it off there. That's the best thing to do.
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