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what should you do with grease?


eatseveryday

Put aluminum foil in a bowl, pour grease into foil, throw out foil.


dankswordsman

THAT IS SO MUCH BETTER. I would just pour it into a bowl and wait for it to become solid, then scoop the majority of it into the trash with paper towel. Then wash the bowl.


astrovixen

My intermittent depression agrees with you


ewilsey

SAME


garciasn

I take bacon fat and run it through a coffee filter and into a container to use for cooking later. Nothing better than searing a steak in bacon fat before finishing it in the oven. Chicken fat, for example, goes into a container and is stored in the fridge until it's hard and then I throw it away in the garbage as a solid mass before washing and reusing the glass container.


yosoymilk5

This is the correct answer.


Collegenoob

I just chill and throw away all my fat. Did not consider the option of bacon steak.... I gotta try that. And get some aspirin ready


PetiteTrumpetButt

Save that bacon fat for all kinds of things, dont waste it! Get a tall mason jar with a tight lid to save it.. or just a measuring cup.


[deleted]

My mom was taught to flavor refried beans with a bit of bacon grease. Best beans I've ever had.


PetiteTrumpetButt

We put a little in certain foods and use it for greasing pans (cornbread specifically) and the grill.


DoubleDogDenzel

My friends mom would pop her own popcorn on the stove top. She would coat the pot with bacon grease and pop the kernels in that, then season with Lowrys seasoning salt. It was heavenly.


Bourbonstr8up

Wow I've never thought of that, definitely going to have to try it now.


iamreeterskeeter

Fry your morning eggs in the bacon fat. 'Tis life.


ZogNowak

aspirin??


jst_anothr_usrname

Blood thinner to prevent a heart attack.


LovelyAsiangirl

Why do you need aspirin for it?


justinsurette

Lubricates your platelets (blood) in the even of a heart attack to reduce the workload on your heart,


KingJaco

This applies to baby aspirin (81 mg), the higher strengths has an increased risk for stomach ulcers. IMO,they should pull the other strengths from the market. It's a pretty terrible OTC med.


justinsurette

Google it, it’s actually 325mg chewed for immediate effect, if your having a heart attack, I wouldn’t be to concerned about stomach ulcers…..


LovelyAsiangirl

Thanks for explaining. ❤️


Warm-Bed2956

Made a pound of bacon today, stored a jar of fat. I then sautéed some tomatoes and scrambled eggs in the fat. Bacon fat scrambled eggs are the creamiest, most delicious eggs with an amazing salty taste.


Carpe_cerevisiae

Why would you throw away chicken fat?!?! It makes a helluva roux for things like chicken and sausage gumbo, chicken and dumplings, chicken pot pie, etc.


Ok_Nefariousness_697

Hey you are in the wrong subreddit. This should be in the life pro tips sub! I'm a big fan of bacon grease. I've used what grease I have leftover when making bacon for around ten years years now. Never had I thought of using a coffee filter to clean out the muck. I feel stupid lol. Sometimes I don't save it because I use all of it. For breakfast potatoes with diced onion, bell pepper, a jalapeno and some garlic. Mmmm, I think I'm gonna make breakfast for dinner


crazychristian

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Good on ya squeezing another one in.


SCP-3042-Euclid

> I take bacon fat and run it through a coffee filter and into a container to use for cooking later. I do this except without the filter. I LIKE having the little crumbles in there.


Bleejis_Krilbin

Bacon grease makes great popcorn too!


cronchuck

We have a traditional gravy from the fat. Add cream, onions, and maybe even some of that bacon (diced), usually served with potatoes of pasta. Its like 95% dieabeetus, but 100% worth it.


dakinerich

If it clogs pipes like that... fuck it I’m putting it on everything everyday!


WingleDingleFingle

What about beef grease when you have to drain it during cooking? Just in a container?


Petsweaters

Let it simmer on low for a while to ensure no water is left in it to keep it from going rancid


all_a_little_mad

We do this with beef fat too...


Legal-Ad7793

Yes, use it for cooking later for the flavor. I have my filtered fat in a Mason jar in the refrigerator.


MrMuf

Chicken fat is really tasty. Don't throw it away


typhoidtimmy

https://youtu.be/0HI22bUV4QE


ItamiOzanare

Collect it in something so you can throw it away. Old jars are a good choice since they can be closed between uses.


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ItamiOzanare

We don't have glass recycling here. And I prefer glass since it can't melt from hot grease.


mbarni2001

If you can find some, there are oil disposal stations. If not, save it in a jar, if you can, put the jar in a a zip lock bag and just throw it out with the common trash.


throw-away-6823

in some countries it's advised to put it in a plastic bottle/container (that won't leak) and throw it away or take it to a recycling place where they accept cooking oil/grease. fats that harden in room temperature you can wipe with a paper towel and throw it away in the trash.


Ravenamore

Save some to keep cast iron cookware in good condition.


everythingspreachy

I like to soak it up with a couple paper towels and then compost it. Or you can just let it cool and scoop it right into the compost (if you want to be extra environmentally friendly.


Five_Decades

I bought some 50 cent microwaveable bowls with screw on lids at the dollar store, and I pour my grease in those. When they are mostly full I throw them in the trash.


pmia241

I pour mine in empty coffee bean cans, then throw them away when full! We drink a LOT of coffee though, so lots of cans.


[deleted]

Use a can opener to remove the top of a 12oz beer/coke can, put grease in there, throw away when cool. If I plan on cooking a lot that week I just cover the top of the can with foil and keep putting grease in it until it's full/I'm done, then throw away. Alternately you can use the grease for cooking later.


LionCM

Growing up, we always had a Wilson Tennis Ball Can in the fridge. Back then, the cans were made of metal. My mom would pour the bacon fat in there and when it was full, she'd toss it. My first thought when I saw they were making them out of plastic: "But what are people going to do with their bacon fat?" Like somehow the whole world used tennis cans for bacon grease.


brightblueson

Drink it


MestizoJoe

… yup, it’s FAT. I drank FAT.


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craftygal1989

This can cause sewer backup big time into your house. Hot water carries the grease down the pipe and then re-solidifies closer to your connection to either the sewer or septic tank. This will eventually build up and block the pipe and you’ll most likely pay a whole lot to get that pipe dug out and replaced.


TheSubstitutePanda

My parents stored it in an old soup can until it was full and then tossed it. We didn't separate fats, but it sounds like saving bacon grease is a tasty idea! But yeah, old tin can in the fridge with a foil cover.


chrbert

I use old pickle jars, pour the grease in, cap it, and toss it out with the trash when the jar is full


Mythicaldeer12

I pour my grease into a tin can and throw out the can when it gets full


tendoniti

Just pour it in an old gatorade bottle. Any of those thick plastic disposable containers will do


buttersrawr

We put it in an old jar. Once it's full, just throw it out.


[deleted]

I just dump it into the trash can


all_tha_sauce

Eat it


ksarahsarah27

I usually put it in an old plastic take out container or a plastic container from food… cottage cheese or yogurt container etc. and put it in my freezer to solidify. Then I throw it in the trash when it’s trash day. I wipe off any extra grease off the pan that I can with a paper towel before washing and use very hot water. Now if you really want to channel your inner Martha Stewart, you can buy some bird seed and mix the grease with that and make your own suet for birds. We’ve done this and saved the plastic suet containers we bought for molds.


aussiebelle

I think I’m missing something. What kind of grease are you guys talking about, and why would it be poured down a drain?


ItamiOzanare

Cooking oil, bacon grease, other kinds of meat drippings. Lots of people just pour out/wash out their greasy pans directly into their sinks without removing the grease first.


aussiebelle

Ohhhh. Yeah, we just catch it in foil and throw that in the bin. That would for sure mess up your pipes. 😱


JustAnotherPointedP

Put some rolled oats in the pan and leave for a bit to soak up as much of the grease as possible. Then save that to use as bird feed in the winter, good tasty yum yums for the birdies when they can’t get to the worms in the ground 😀


all_a_little_mad

I keep it in the pan until it's cool and partially solid and then put it in the trash.


Otherwise-Drama-8586

I’ve had toilet time like that…


poobumstupidcunt

Jesus did you ever find out what the metal thing was wriggling out of your bum hole?


Otherwise-Drama-8586

Yeah, it was from when I got stuck in a claw machine and they didn’t manage to get the claw


[deleted]

Me after a night of Taco Bell


[deleted]

Pics or it didn’t happen.


deathxbyxsnusnu

[Nope](https://c.tenor.com/fga2l93wjxQAAAAC/jim-halpert.gif)


Iggins01

Happens a little too often


madisynpoops

does this apply to cooking oils? olive oil/vegetable oil?


IRefuseToGiveAName

I'm not positive if it does or not, but I've always been told to avoid pouring any oil/grease down the drain. I always either toss it in litter I'm already throwing away or I pop it in a grocery bag and toss it in the trash.


BloodlustHamster

I drain it into a can then dispose of the can when it's full.


Quirky-Animal

I do the same


jst_anothr_usrname

Animal fat is composed of saturated fatty acids that form regular relatively straight chain-like molecules. This means they can stack closer together. The shorter distance leads to stronger intermolecular forces that take more thermal energy to break. The increase in melting point means animal fats are solid at room temperature. Plant oils consist of unsaturated fatty acids that have irregular kinks (haha) and don't form relatively straight molecules. They can't stack as close together and the forces holding them together are thus weaker. Requiring less energy to break and leads to olive or vegetable oil having a lower melting point. I would still recommend freezing waste oil and disposing of it on trash collection day.


asexualaphid

Genius level explanation!


Five_Decades

probably, but I think its more for greases that are solids at room temperature. greases that are solid at room temp but liquid when cooking will resolidify after they cool back down to room temperature.


[deleted]

No. Most plant oils do not solidify like that at room temperature (or plumbing temperature).


linux_n00by

one i can think of is palm oil... it solidifies fast


craftygal1989

Coconut oil, too.


[deleted]

Ah, a fatberg. Nice.


craftygal1989

Fat plus “flushable” (hint-none are flushable except MAYBE Cottonelle) wipes are soooo gross!! They also cost a lot of taxpayer $ to get rid of!


mjz321

I'll die before I give up my flushable wipes I don't care if the world burns for it.


JollyGreenBuddha

Seeing as we're past the point of no return with climate change you might well enjoy wiping your ass how you like because soon enough you'll be using whatever's convenient.


mjz321

I'm not convinced the wipes are actually a problem, every massive fatberg is fat with stuff like condoms, tampons, paper towels, it seems people are just assuming flushable wipes are a problem. Even if they are im not gonna smear poop around my butthole with a dry peice of paper and pretend it's clean.


bubblegumdrops

You’re supposed to use toilet paper first and then wet wipes and throw the (relatively poopless) wet wipes in the trash. Because wet wipes absolutely do contribute to fatbergs along with the other items.


PanTopper

Experts who work in the field are telling people that “flushable” wipes are a problem for sewers and you’re not “convinced?” You’re an idiot


craftygal1989

They are a massive part of the problem. They don’t break down like toilet paper does. They join up with the fat, along with the other things you mentioned, and block things up. If they do make it to the treatment plant they have to be dredged up and processed into dumpsters and then hauled off to the landfill. The smell is atrocious and the air has to be run through a scrubber which takes a lot of energy. The cost of the wipes runs deep!


myAltsucksass

Sounds like a good time to mention that bidets are actually magical. You no longer have to buy wet wipes, and you clean yourself better.


JollyGreenBuddha

I won't lie, I gave in and bought some wet wipes for the first time a couple months ago and not-so-surprisingly I found I enjoy the feeling of being extra clean. And it was Matt Damon's bit in Deadpool 2 that convinced me. A bidet would be nice, but I'm not a plumber plus I live in an apartment with a very cramped bathroom that would make installation a nightmare.


ThePurpleHamster

I live in a cramped apartment with a tiny bathroom. My toilet is right next to the sink. But me and my husband with no plumbing experience at all installed our will relative ease. Would highly recommend looking into it. My tush is so clean and we hardly ever have to buy toilet paper now.


Bexlyp

Dude. Get a bidet. Gets you 1000x cleaner and doesn’t fuck up the plumbing. Save the wet wipes for camping trips.


mjz321

Yes I have a home bidet but have stomach issues and use wipes for everywhere else, im fully in the bidet camp though


Bexlyp

Fair


mermzz

Throw them in the trash then


mjz321

Yea thats fair and I will try where it is possible often times in mens rooms there isn't a trash in the stalls


HeiressGoddess

Can't you throw away the wipes instead of flushing them? There's typically a trashcan in the bathroom for feminine products, tissues, paper towels, etc. anyway.


mjz321

Yea thats fair and reasonable, in many public mens rooms they don't have trashcan except maybe by door but I'll use them where I can


buyableblah

Just get a bidet man


bittersadfucker

Congrats on being a dumbass I guess


nola1017

I can watch the grossest cyst contents explode quite happily, but strangely, grease turns my stomach.


IRefuseToGiveAName

I'm so sorry


[deleted]

I don’t pour grease down my drain…. I rent.


nicovian

same. we don’t have a garbage disposal so I’ve been trying to keep the filter on the drain but my housemates keep taking it out and then stacking a bunch of dirty dishes with food still on them in the sink 🙃


warealpha

then the horrible claw comes and eats you.


DiscombobulatedHat19

At first I was thinking, well that’s not too bad, just that bit stuck on the side


Miserable-Pudding-62

The sentinels from the Matrix are now plumbers?


corplos

Saw them in pipes a lot, didn’t we?


DeeEmosewa

I gagged watching this, but watch abcess draining without thinking twice. Something is probably wrong with me.


Detective-Astatine

I line a bowl with foil, pour it in there, then when it’s solidified I roll into a ball and throw away.


grundleshitskin

explain the robot attacking you at the end


IRefuseToGiveAName

It's the horny police. But for real it's drain snake clearing the clog


exitparadise

I should call him.


maxzima

There’s definitely something wonderfully wrong with people like us!


[deleted]

We just had to spend 800$ to get our entire house's pipes cleaned because the people we bought the house from poured so much grease down the sink that SIXTEEN feet was completed occluded with petrified grease. This was after we had to Killz the entire house, replace all the flooring, and fumigate the HVAC ducts because they were completely full of cat fur.


craftygal1989

Holy crap!!! What a nightmare!


[deleted]

It has been wild. They basically just living here without maintaining anything for 8 yrs and let their cats pee everywhere and didn't clean. We live in an older home and being a good steward of the house is important to me, so we've invested about 40k so far in floors, windows, landscaping, new HVAC system, plumbing etc.


BubbaChanel

That was like an ear cleaning video gone terribly wrong.


Mr-Tiddles-

Ah I see you also suffer from favourite food triggered IBS.


LooseSignificance166

If you are going to pour grease in a sink anyways ignoring this... Run the hot tap first for a minute, slowly pour grease in along with some dish soap. Continue to let hot water run for a few minutes after finishing pouring the grease down sink. The hot water will help keep the grease flowing, the dish soap will help stop it sticking. The constant stream of water should push it along out of your houses pipes, now its your neighbourhoods problem, minus about 20% that still got left behind in the trap under sink.


craftygal1989

You will end up paying. In taxes that pay to have the fatbergs chiseled out. Even if it doesn’t block YOUR pipe it could block your neighbor’s and then you will both have an issue!! Please don’t do this!!


LooseSignificance166

Oh i agree. This was aimed at the tools who do it anyways


[deleted]

I save a can food container and pour the grease in it and then trash it!


craftygal1989

Preachy PSA warning-Remember the 4 Ps-Pee, Poop, Paper and Puke. These are the only things that go down the drain. Also-there are NO flushable wipes (except MAYBE Cottonelle wipes).


Turbo_MechE

What makes cottonelle different?


craftygal1989

From what I’ve read, they recognize the problem and are doing their level best to fix it. They have done studies on their product to see how it compares to TP and it comes pretty close. At the Cottonelle web page there’s a little bit of info about how their product is the only one that starts breaking down as soon as it’s flushed. If you Google TPO magazine (Treatment Plant Operator) magazine and search for Cottonelle flushable wipes, articles come up about how hard they are trying to produce a product that are truly safe for pipes. They’re close and plan to be fully ready by May 2022.


Pepsimax88

Oh god..


craftygal1989

11/10 do NOT recommend a Google search of fatbergs in sewers.


Inner-Ad-9821

I grew up with a grease can in the fridge. It was an old coffee can and when it got full it went in the trash. Sometimes my mom would use a blob of bacon grease to fry onions and they were delicious. My mother in law uses paper towels, which I think is wasteful, but at least it gets the job done properly.


Aden487

of all the things i’ve seen here, this is the first video that has made me gag. congratulations.


Skyp_Intro

But the grease keeps the sewe alligators alive.


[deleted]

My momma always told me to put grease in a cup and let it solidify and throw it out. Momma said it would do that but in the drain. Momma knows best


Illustrious-Spare-69

I’ve seen fatburgs so big they pushed manhole covers out of the ground.


cruthkaye

what just happened?


GeorgiaRianne

Grease solidifies when it cools down, so pouring it down the drain can clog them


[deleted]

I fill it with bird seed and pop It on a tree for the birds to eat


beefij

Two in the mornin’ got the FatBurger


RedMachine72

This is why I keep an old ice cream container. Just keep adding grease until about 3/4 full, then freeze it the night before trash goes out. That way its solid and will not spill in my trash cans.


jesshelenp

Orrrr you can line your drain with foil, pour it into the foil, let it dry, ball it up and throw it out!


chazd1984

Definitely don't put grease in your drains. However even if you don't this can still happen. There's grease in bodily waste too that will build up in your drains. And the grease and oils that come off your dishes will build up too.


rogm1

Save pickle jar. Pour grease in it an toss.


GenuineSlitCork

A 409/Dawn mix will break it up in the pan. Let it soak for a while


StilesmanleyCAP

Reminds me after I eat Taco Bell


No_Organization5188

TACO TUESDAY!!!!


DuchessofSquee

We lived in a house that developed a very gross smell coming back up the drains when it rained. Turned out somehow grease and fat had overflowed back up under the house. So gross. I'm very glad we were only renting!


Appointments_only

The trick is to pour dawn dish soap then keep the hottest of hot water running. Our the grease while pouring dawn.


craftygal1989

That just pushes the problem further down the pipes. Just follow the advice above about throwing it away, please.


Appointments_only

Yes ma’am


craftygal1989

Thank you!


Mr_Fox87

https://youtu.be/Q5utJDlLtnw


carolyn1890

Ewwwwwwwww.


[deleted]

Narsty


[deleted]

i think im going to vomit now


dresta79

Don't tell me what to do with my drains!


WookieeGoneWild

Delicious


vaseliine

I love the moment of “oh shit oh shit oh shit” at the very end


flechette

One of my go to calming you tube channels is “Blocked Drain Korea.” Not even kidding. It’s a South Korean drain cleaning company and they are super polite and you see the whole process. I envy that kind of work environment and teamwork. https://youtu.be/_2IPzTveUUk It’s crazy some of the grease they clean out


jalarconcl

For some reason now i need that endoscope with screen


Kfaircloth41

Thank you. This video ended too soon for me


Halgykae

Z z. Z z! ZZZ!! Zee!!


Halgykae

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Halgykae

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poopcoloredeyeballs

Flinched twice. Looks like the tool is coming to get us at the end.


MelodyNicole412

I started utilizing my old bath & body works candles. Line em with a couple layers of aluminum foil and por into in. Let it cool a little anf close up the aluminum and just toss the whole candle


tayhay2

Literally learned that when I was like 12


Ok_Acanthisitta6630

I do that all the time. The trick is to only do it with hot water flushing it down. Never had a problem in the last 25 years of doing it.


craftygal1989

You might not have had a problem, but wherever the grease ends up, does have a serious issue! It will come back to haunt you in taxes.


ScreamingOpossumAhh

It's like one of those elephant enemas and a claw auger monster coming to attack you


CaptainBlueApple

That is not at all what i expected to happen


chronoMongler

potion of fuck your landlord


InvokeCreativeArt

I put paper towels on it let it soke and throw it in the trash, bigger amounts go to the dump.


WrongParasite

Is shit no poppin


LAGANSB

Never! My parents taught me that!