Used cooking oil

[chefdiva]

Do you still use the used cooking oil for cooking? I think most of the people in our area does. You see, some people are conscious of it some are not really. As long as their not that burnt they still use them. I don't think it's healthy but it's really up to the person using them right?

[Mrs. Chipotle]

I don't reuse cooking oil. It will have taken on the taste of whatever was last cooked in it, and I don't want that. I use fresh oil each time.

[mtmomj]

I was wondering about this. Is it safe to do it? My mom would do it with her deep frier as far as french fries and chicken fingers.

[r8rpwr]

Well, I don't know that it's unsafe, but probably not pleasant. I think the taste wouldn't be good if oil used for one food was used for another. I just use new oil every time.

[Mama Mangia]

I don't like the recycling of oil/fats. I know that in some deep fyers like the Fry Baby or Fry Daddy, they claim you can leave the oil in the fryer, pop on the cover and use again.

I did that ONCE - and never again - it gave the second days food a funny taste. And it was for homemade french fries each day - nothing else.

Deep frying fish and then trying to use that oil for something else - YUK!

If I am using shortening in my deep fryer and it is for a two day meal (for fries for Friday fish fry and again for Saturday for Chicken in the basket) then I will do it. I let the shortening cool, strain through cheesecloth set in a wire mesh strainer and into a non-reactive bowl. Then I refrigerate it.


Next day, spoon into the deep fryer to melt and heat. Once again - cool and instead of straining - I just pour into a bowl - set in the fridge overnight so that it solidifies and then scoop into the trash when it gets hard.


Better safe than sorry.