what to do with used cooking oil?

After frying fish, etc., I filter it by pouring it through paper towels in a funnel, back into original container. As long as good grease is filtered throughly, I've found that I just only need to add to it each time, at least for several cookings. I don't know any new or exotic ways to use old grease, just put old container in the trash, but would be interested to learn something new as well..

Lots of people would pay you for it, so they could make fuel for cars. I'm sure you could do the eco friendly thing and put it on craigslist, have someone pick it up, and make a few bucks at the same time.

Going rate, 2-3 bucks per gallon

i dump mine in the yard

i'm not worried about the yard, but i dump it behind my palm plant things. i screwed my yard up pretty bad last year so i've lost interest in it.

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I don't want to frick up my grass.



Dump in in a neighbor's yard

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dump it in your neighbor's yard and light it on fire?

If you know someone who has a Prius give it to them, that's what it burns. Better yet, just surprise them by pouring it in their tank for them.

Use it as lube.

My neighbors would just put it in a glass jar near the stove to reuse later. One for fish, one for chicken, one for bacon.

it's better than round up. IMO

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i dump mine in the yard

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I tried that once. Dumped it on some weeds thinking it might kill them. An hour later my dog came in the house with his face covered with cooking oil.