There is no getting around it: The largest chapter in a catalog of favorite Southern foods would undoubtedly be fried foods. There is fried chicken, fried okra, fried catfish, fried pork chops... the ...

Do not pour cooking oil down a drain, flush it down the toilet, or pour it out in a yard. Cooled cooking oil in a sealed container can be thrown out or dropped at certain recycling centers. Get more ...

Cooking oil should never be poured into drains, toilets or directly onto soil. It clogs plumbing, damages drainage systems ...

From finger-licking fried chicken to deep-fried treats inspired by summer fairs, cooking fried foods can leave a lot of oil behind once you’re finished in the kitchen. Before you toss that oil in the ...

Before you spill oil everywhere or pour it down your drain, Martha has an easier solution that keeps your plumbing protected ...

The only ingredient listed on the FryAway package is “natural plant-based fats,” but it looks and works just like stearic acid, a saturated fatty acid that’s naturally found in animal and vegetable ...

“I normally drain the oil back into the container it came from, seal it, and throw it away,” explains updates writer Abigail Bailey. Once the oil is cool enough to handle, she pours it into a bottle ...

Used cooking oil might not be glamorous, but it's a necessary by-product of preparing delicious food. If you want to make the crispiest fried eggs, crunchy fried chicken, or a proper Spanish tortilla, ...

Fat is a necessary part of cooking. When tossing vegetables with olive oil for flavor before roasting or deep-frying Buffalo wings to create a crispy, crunchy exterior, most cooks regularly use oil in ...

I love frying up chile rellenos, but it leaves me with a pan full of spent oil. Occasionally, I’ve dumped it down the drain, especially when I didn’t have easy access to a junk can or jar to pour it ...