What do you do with used cooking oil?

Coincidence, we are having confit tonight Callistemon my husband saves the fat for potatoes etc.

Callistemon so do I. If there is a lot I store it in the freezer.

My biggest problem is when I cook duck - produces a lot of fat and it it never sets hard enough for bird cakes.
I save it and use it for roasting potatoes, but not all at once.
Then wipe out the roasting tin etc.

Like others here I dont use cooking oil in any quantity and on the rare occasions when I may pan fry a piece of fish I wipe the pan out with paper and put it in the bin. Only too aware of the blocked drain problems having seen the 'fatbergs' on TV that are causing chaos in our sewers.

NaG55, I fry potatoes, peppers, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, bacon and undoubtedly many other things which slip my mind right now. My kitchen life is one of minimalist. The microwave is also very well used.

I only fry stir fry veg,-no residue , and eggs. I used to soak the oil from eggs with kitchen roll, but I’ll try the porridge idea for the birds. Thanks for that.

I also use the kitchen roll to soak up and wipe out pans - we have a fosse system so need to be careful what goes into the drains. My biggest problem is when I cook duck - produces a lot of fat and it it never sets hard enough for bird cakes. We usually tip that under the trees and the insects do the rest!
The porridge idea is a really good one and I daresay bread would also work - we do feed the birds so shall give that a go.

We only shallow fry so wipe the pan round with kitchen roll and put it in the food waste bin.
The instructions state that kitchen roll can be put with the food recycling, but it may depend on your LA.

Or, if it is more solid fat from roasting, make bird cakes.

Our local tip has a specific place for oil.

What I was told last year was that it was illegal pour out down the drain in the street. I'd never heard that before.

I don’t deep fry anything any more, so it’s not an issue. I can’t remember what I used to do when I was still occasionally making chips. If anything, it’s wedges now.
That Lakeland product is interesting - never heard of such a thing. Ditto the adding to porridge for the birds!

Use less oil now but have a box from Lakeland with an absorbent cardboard insert that soaks up the oil then you put it in the landfill bin.

I only deep fry things like Wantons and samosas and very rarely (as it is a bit of a faff to make them). If throwing out the oil it usually goes into a bottle and then into the trash.
Shallow frying uses very little oil which is wiped out and the kitchen roll binned.
I tend to cook dishes then chill them, remove any fat, and pop it on the bird feeder. Things like pulled pork and stews.
Bacon fat, from the crispy streaky bacon used in our Sunday breakfast, is saved and reused to make croutons or fry liver so ends up clogging our arteries I imagine.

I don't do any deep frying for health reasons, but on the odd occasion when I fry an egg or something I leave the oil in the pan and cover it with kichen roll when it's cool. It soaks up most of the oil which I later put into the bin and wipe the pan with more kitchen paper until it is clean. I only wash the frying pan if I've cooked fish or meat in it.

I do not use very much oil these days, so never have any excess. However, I still have some special containers from rs'.
Lakeland with replaceable 'liners'. Assume they still sell them. You just pour any old oil onto these and then it will soak it in and as each liner gets full it is just thrown away in normal rubbish.

I've mentioned on here before that my husband uses it to run his 27 year old Fiat.

rubysong

We don't have much but when we do I sprinkle porridge oats to absorb it then put them out for the birds.

that's a good idea.

this question came up on MN, and the number of people putting oil down the sink was alarming, some thinking adding hot water/ detergent would be ok. it's not ok of course. but i was astonished at the lack of received wisdom among them, many of whom are well educated, high earning people, doing responsible jobs, but had never noticed what their parents did, or thought to ask.

Some people use it to make soap

Back in the day when we had a deep fryer, I used to save the bottle the oil came in and pour the dirty oil back in. Husband used to take it to the tip for recycling. I think it was in the paint recycling section.

We don't have much but when we do I sprinkle porridge oats to absorb it then put them out for the birds.

Dripping from the butcher for doing chips. Butter for frying.
I don't use oil for cooking but buy extra virgin olive oil for salads or dipping bread in yummy.

Don’t have any at all
I only use a little olive oil for stir fries most is used up in the cooking then I wipe the pan with a kitchen towel so no I never deep fry so never have any left over
Only use oven chips

Unlike some others here, we do use a deep fat fryer. We have a large compost heap and pour the used oil onto it. Despite warning about not putting oil in compost, we’ve done it for years and our compost is excellent- no traces of greasy grunge!

I have never cooked chips until - I got my airfryer -. Now we have them quite frequently, but of course the only fat that is used is a spray of 1Cal. The air fryer 'saucepan' goes in the dishwasher.

Like Notagran55, I do not fry anything. Sausages, bacon etc go on the griddle and as I said, chips in the air fryer.

I pour oil into a discarded container and pop kitchen towel in the top, put on the lid and put in the general waste bin.

I don't use anything but spray oil for cooking, but sometimes the fat from the food comes out, as in sausages or a roast.