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Cooking grease, as well as fats and oils left over from cooking, should never go down the kitchen drains. Ever, if you can possibly help it! It\u2019s unavoidable for some grease to go down the drains when you\u2019re cleaning up, but if you have grease in a pan or skillet after you\u2019ve finished cooking, don\u2019t tip it over and send it down the kitchen drain.<\/p>\n
We know this is tempting because it\u2019s easy. And when you look at the grease in the pan, it seems harmless. It\u2019s just a liquid that will wash down the drainpipes like water. But that\u2019s not the case. There are ways to dispose of grease without resorting to the drain.<\/p>\n
You have to put a little more work into disposal of grease, fats, and oils, but it\u2019s not tough\u2014and it\u2019s definitely worth it.<\/p>\n
When doing any cooking that will leave a lot of grease behind, keep a container near the sink to pour the grease into. A basic mason jar will do the job, and this is also an ideal way to re-use old coffee tins. If there won\u2019t be a lot of grease, any soup can or other metal can be used. It doesn\u2019t matter if there\u2019s any way to seal the top.<\/p>\n
Once you\u2019re finished with cooking, pour the grease into the container and then put the container in the trash. If you don\u2019t want the grease spilling out in the trash, place the container into the freezer. The next day, you can deposit this container of solid grease into the trash without worry\u2014neat and clean.<\/p>\n
You can also poor small amounts of grease directly into the trash if you first put some paper towels into the trash receptacle. The paper towels will absorb the grease and prevent it from dripping out of the trash bag. Make sure you promptly remove the trash bag to the outside once it\u2019s full.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re still asking, \u201cYeah, but why?\u201d, we need to explain why grease should go pretty much anywhere except<\/em> the drains.<\/p>\n Think about what happened to the grease in the freezer. It became solid. Grease doesn\u2019t need to be dropped below freezing to become a solid\u2014the freezer just makes the process faster. All it has to do is cool down to room temperature and it turns solid and waxy.<\/p>\n Do you want this sticky residue along the inside of your drainpipes? We\u2019re pretty sure you don\u2019t. Most grease is washed down the drains, but enough will stay behind to start leaving a solid layer along the pipe walls. This will continue to build up until you have slow drains or drains that easily clog. At that point, you\u2019ll need professional drain cleaning to get rid of the problem.<\/p>\n Grease isn\u2019t good for the municipal plumbing system either! Excess grease can create clogs throughout the local sewer system. Disposing of grease properly is doing your part for a better neighborhood.<\/p>\n If you do run into a grease-related drain problem, call a professional plumber in Montpelier, VT<\/a>. Our plumbers are ready to help!<\/p>\n There are ways to dispose of grease without resorting to the drain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[72],"tags":[46,92],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1350"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1353,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1350\/revisions\/1353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.redrockmechanical.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Solve your plumbing problems<\/a>\u2014call Red Rock Mechanical, LLC. Serving Northwest Vermont and Northeast New York.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"