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Post by Linda on Oct 5, 2002 14:36:44 GMT -6
I have a Big Daddy Fryer. I want save the oil for future use. Can I do this.
Linda
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Post by Mamie on Oct 6, 2002 22:16:39 GMT -6
Linda, I think it has to be based on what has been cooked in it. How long *future* you mean. Yes, I reuse oil, I strain it and keep it in canning jars and label with what was cooked in it, but I try to use it up in a fair amount of time. Like if you deep fry onion rings, and save the oil---you would only want to use it in cooking something where you will be using onion, because it retains some of the flavor of what was cooked in it. If you mean shortening, there is a very old way to clean it. You pour the grease in a saucepan and fill the pan part way with water, set it on the burner, on medium to low heat, just to gently boil. Let boil maybe 5 -10 minutes, then set off the burner to cool. When the grease has, I guess the word is congealed?---you can skim your grease off top, and drain, to get remainder of water out. Then you will see in the bottom of the pan will be the small scraps of food and debris left from cooking--you have clean grease to reuse. My GreatGrandmother and GreatAunts did this in a day when money was very scarce. Hope this helps in some way. Mamie
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Post by Vivien on Oct 20, 2002 19:46:27 GMT -6
When the oil has cooled somewhat I line a strainer with a coffee filter and strain the grease through that. I try to keep track of what I have cooked in the grease. If I've cooked something that has it's own grease, like chicken or fish, I know that grease will have mixed with the original grease. Then the point becomes how long will that mixed in grease last. I've always figured things like french fries probably don't leave much more than a few crumbs which get strained out. I refrigerate saved grease.
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