Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:21 PM
OAITW r.2.0 (19,082 posts)
What's the best way of disposing rendered fat.
I have a 2 lb coffee can filled with grease. What's the best way to dispose of it? I could throw out with the trash that goes to the transfer station, but I don't think this is the best way to do it. Any suggestions on getting rid of this stuff?
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OAITW r.2.0 | Jul 2021 | OP |
Scrivener7 | Jul 2021 | #1 | |
ret5hd | Jul 2021 | #3 | |
MiHale | Jul 2021 | #2 | |
OAITW r.2.0 | Jul 2021 | #5 | |
ShazamIam | Jul 2021 | #4 | |
Dave in VA | Jul 2021 | #6 | |
OAITW r.2.0 | Jul 2021 | #7 | |
markie | Jul 2021 | #8 | |
Kali | Jul 2021 | #9 | |
sinkingfeeling | Jul 2021 | #10 | |
Major Nikon | Jul 2021 | #11 | |
sir pball | Jul 2021 | #12 | |
OAITW r.2.0 | Jul 2021 | #13 |
Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:27 PM
Scrivener7 (48,206 posts)
1. Diet and exercise.
Sorry. I couldn't help it. Dieting is on my mind.
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Response to Scrivener7 (Reply #1)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:33 PM
ret5hd (19,277 posts)
3. Uses for tallow (rendered fat)
Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:30 PM
MiHale (7,889 posts)
2. I'd recycle as used oil...
I got it kinda easy tho, we take our own waste to the dump, no pickup, so I can ask Joe who is in charge of the dump what to do.
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Response to MiHale (Reply #2)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:39 PM
OAITW r.2.0 (19,082 posts)
5. Good idea!
Will talk to the guys are the transfer station about that.
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Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:38 PM
ShazamIam (2,393 posts)
4. I save my bacon fat in the fridge for use when frying potatoes and the beef fat(if unsalted) can be
added to bird feeders.
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Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:44 PM
Dave in VA (1,883 posts)
6. Here's a suggestion, if you have the time...
Response to Dave in VA (Reply #6)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 12:55 PM
OAITW r.2.0 (19,082 posts)
7. Saved your link.....I think I will try this out in the fall.
My only problem will be the raccoons who show up at night and completely wipe out the suet.....
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Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 02:22 PM
markie (22,468 posts)
8. soap!
just get some lye and voila!
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Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 02:25 PM
Kali (54,334 posts)
9. if solid, you can put it in trash as is
if liquid put it in a milk jug or other container with a lid.
if bacon grease, use it to flavor and fry with. ![]() |
Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Sun Jul 25, 2021, 02:31 PM
sinkingfeeling (48,067 posts)
10. Make soap.
Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 10:15 AM
Major Nikon (36,332 posts)
11. Reminds me of my neighbors
They deep fried a turkey and left the oil outside to cool before dealing with it. Later they found the dog lethargic after drinking a good amount of it and dumping the rest on the lawn.
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Response to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 10:15 PM
sir pball (4,495 posts)
12. Speaking as a hobbyist soapmaker
Trash it, if you aren't going to cook with it.
Home rendered fat is only usable for soap after multiple washes with boiling water, until it's snow-white and odorless. The tiniest impurity will make your soap smell funny at best, and go rancid in mere weeks at worst. I've tried it a few times, pork shoulder does yield a ton of fat; it's not worth the effort for the return. Plus in order to safely make soap, you need to know what kind of fat it is, and if it's a mixture of e.g. chicken and pork, you need to know the exact ratios. Unreacted lye is a catastrophically bad thing to have in soap. |
Response to sir pball (Reply #12)
Mon Jul 26, 2021, 10:33 PM
OAITW r.2.0 (19,082 posts)
13. I think I will try the bird suet route this fall.
Seems like a good option.
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