Keep your drains safe by using these Test Kitchenapproved methods for proper cooking oil disposal.

You’ve made a juicy batch ofhomemade fried chickenfor dinner, but now you’re faced with cleaning up.

If you’re new to deep-frying at home, keep that used oil away from the drain!

french fries cooking in oil

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Oils and fats solidify and can block your pipes, causing major damage.

Here’s a roundup of the best methods for disposing of cooking oil while keeping your plumbing safe.

It will absorb the oil, making disposal easier.

used cooking oil in plastic container in trash

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For example, you wouldn’t want tomake donutsin yesterday’sfried chickenoil, unless you’re planning toeat them together.

used cooking oil being poured through coffee filter into glass container

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