sf wrote:
> On Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:59:10 -0400, MtnTraveler
> > wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>
>>> Question - how do you dispose of the oil you've used to fry fish
>>> in....
>> There are two products my wife uses when we can get them (which depends
>> upon where we are living at the time.) One is a powder that you add to
>> the oil and stir it in. Within 5 minutes the oil has hardened into a
>> hard wax-like disk in the bottom of the pan. All you need to do is slid
>> it into the dust bin.
>>
>> The second product is more like a cellulose sponge. It is about the size
>> of two bars of soap and will absorb 3cm (about an inch) of oil out of a
>> large frying pan and hold it. Then one only needs to drop that into the
>> dust bin.
>>
>
> Wow, I've never heard of either. Where did you find them?

They are very common household items... in some countries. Found in
every supermarket all over Asia in the kitchen cleaner isle. (Lots of
fried foods in Asia. Not as healthy as the press would have us believe.)
Also quite common to see it in many Australian markets in the larger
cities, on Saipan, Guam, Fiji, etc. I have also seen it in Hawaiian
supermarkets, so it must be available in the US. I don't remember seeing
it in Europe.

If your local supermarket doesn't carry it, just ask the manager to
order it for you.