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If small amounts of oil that hardens when at room temp, like bacon fat. Throw it in a tin can to cool, garbage when the can fills. Oil that doesn’t harden, personally I put a bunch of dish soap into the oily pan to absorb the oil and wash it down the sink. Not sure if the dish soap does enough but seems safe to me.

If its a large amount, like for deep frying. Local recycling might take it. I know curbside pickup will take used motor oil for me, so I imagine they’d take fryer oil too.

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TragicNotCute@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

absorb the oil

That’s not how that works. You’re wrecking your pipes.

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- Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I don’t do it with lots of oil. I mentioned putting bacon fat in a tin can, so we’re talking less than you’d get cooking bacon. See my other reply about semantics of absorb. For small amounts, the oil will emulsify with the soap. Which then can be rinsed away with water. This is how it makes your dishes clean, I’m sure it works the same down the drain.
  
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  - Contentedness@lemmy.nz ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    I’m not sure why you’re getting so many downvotes, your system seems reasonable to me!
    
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Wild_Mastic@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

put a bunch of dish soap into the oily pan to absorb the oil

all science people are in pain right now

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- Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  We’re not in science class.
  
  sciencing.com/adding-soap-oil-water-7408600.html
  
  soap molecules can break the oil molecules into smaller ones and allow the water molecules attached to them to surround the smaller oil fragments, creating an emulsion.
  
  Is close enough in plain english to absorb the oil.
  
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  - BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    No, it’s not.
    
    Absorption /= emulsification. Nor does it equal adsorption.
    
    They’re different, and have different properties.
    
    An emulsification can be broken by agitation or introduction of another substance.
    
    Soap and water do not absorb oil.
    
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- thefartographer@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  How dare you call mean science-person! I’m a proud moron and can feel the pain!
  
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TexasDrunk@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Everyone else is upset about absorbing the oil. I’m way more upset that you’re throwing out perfectly good bacon grease that can be used in any number of dishes.

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- Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  That stuff is like gold. Best thing for tortillas
  
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  - TexasDrunk@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Tortillas are the number one thing! But if you don’t need new tortillas (I can’t imagine why but some folks don’t have tortillas with nearly every meal, or so I’ve heard) it’s also great for sauteing pretty much anything.
    
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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
bacon fat isn’t oil, it’s fat

keep the bacon fat for cooking later, it’s amazing - just cover the tin and stick in in the fridge, it keeps really well

if it’s a little bit of oil, first wipe with a paper towel, then wash with soap

if it’s a lot of oil, I double-bag w/ plastic grocery bags and throw in the garbage; it’ll break down at the landfill

I wish our recycling took oil, but I’m not convinced they even recycle the things they do take. It’s definitely worth checking though.
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