disposing of fat (was: Fried polenta stick to pans.
"U.S. Janet B." > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 17 Jan 2020 01:53:23 -0800, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"songbird" > wrote in message
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>>> Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>> True. I meant I never had any meat type fat.
>>>
>>> are you on your own septic system or citified?
>>>
>>> we have our own pipes here so to dispose of
>>> fats i won't be using when they are still liquid
>>> i just add enough liquid dish soap to emulsify
>>> the fat. then dump it down the drain before i
>>> do dishes (with hot water and more soap which
>>> will make sure it all gets out to the septic tank
>>> where it will get digested or encapsulated in
>>> the sludge).
>>>
>>> now that i've heard about keeping it to feed
>>> to the birds in the winter i may do that.
>>>
>>> i so rarely have fat from meat that i don't
>>> eat that i am wondering if i'll ever do it but
>>> i think that is a much better use than washing
>>> it down the drain with extra dish soap.
>>>
>>> i can put it out back far enough that it
>>> won't draw even more animals towards the house
>>> than we already get.
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>>Pipes for fat? We are on a sewer but we are not supposed to put food of
>>any
>>kind down the sink and especially not fat as fat clogs the sink. Food goes
>>in the yard waste bin but fat is not allowed. That has to be thrown out.
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> did you use paper towels or paper napkins with dinner? Wipe the fat
> from the pan with the used paper napkins and throw the napkins in the
> trash
Yes. Always.
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