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Peter A

In article >,
says...
> I have a deep fryer with a very convenient draining spout, and I have no
> problem getting the burned or flaky bits of coating, etc., out of the used
> oil (I use a mesh coffee basket I've dedicated to the fryer). But I'd like
> to get as much use out of the recycled oil as possible. So what do you do
> with the filtered used oil? Put it in a separate container? Refrigerate
> it? Put it in a cool, dry place?
>
>

Filter it and put it in a container without much air space, then
refrigerate. It's a mistake to try to get too many uses out of oil. The
result is the "greasy spoon" taste, yuck! 2 or 3 uses are OK - go up the
flavor scale - first potatoes, second onion rings, third fish, for
example.

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Peter Aitken
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