MaryL wrote:

> I was also told by a plumber not to use hot water when disposing of fatty
> foods, but it had nothing to do with burning up a motor. I have forgotten
> the precise reasoning, but it had to do with cold water being more likely to
> keep fat in pieces that could more readily be washed down the drain instead
> of gathering in one place to clog the drains. I know that wasn't exactly
> the explanation, but he was referring specifically to fats that would melt
> in hot water.
>

One shouldn't pour fat down the drain in the first place though. Save a
can or old jar for those purposes and toss 'em into the trash.