I used to pour it into a glass jar. But these days I’m just using a paper towel or 3 after it dries and chuckin it in the bin.

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    Depends on what kind of leftover fat.

    If frying something in measurable quantities of oil, the oil can be filtered to remove solids, then stored to re-use later.

    If cooking something greasy like bacon or sausage, either I’ll cook other things in the same pan after, or I’ll pour it through a strainer, let it cool, and freeze it. Once I’ve saved a bunch, I clarify it.

    Fat is flavor. In my house, it doesn’t get thrown away. There are lots of ways to reuse it.

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          Hell yea. I used some oil recently that had be used to good something (IDK… housemate food) with heaps of curry powder flavours and some chilli. That was awesome.

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        Popcorn made in pre-used oil can be awesome, and an easy way to get rid of 100ml or so.

        Then there was that time in college I tried to re-use oil I had previously fried shrimp in.

        Turns out shrimp-flavored popcorn is not an enjoyable experience!