i remember being grossed out when changing the oil in the fryer when i worked at burger king as a kid. after draining and cleaning the fryer, i'd open a huge can of some kind of solid white, lard like fat using a key like you get on cans of ham.
once the giant can was peeled open, you shook and shook and shook until the giant white blob landed in the fryer - splat. then we'd fire it up and it melted into oil in a few minutes. yuk.
i probably still have some of it stuck to the inside of my arteries, lol.
exactly what I was talking about. There's a guy here in San Diego actually Alpine East County who goes around restaurants and recycles their oil to make diesel fuel for his vehicle. I actually heard about this guy on a local talk show, Roger Hedgecock you seem to be having a hard time finding places that would give him the oil. I don't know what you have to do it to refine it but I guess it's a fairly easy process. But does require some time picking up the oil and preparing it for fuel. But it does work. That's why I was asking Vera if she had to pay to have her oil picked up or somebody paid her for it.Guts - Picking up in another matter entirely. I would absolutely LOVE to find a restaurant that had a decent volume of used oil that I could pick up. My truck is Diesel and with a little attention (not hard at all) the oil would power my truck and save on fuel. The guys that do it tell me that the truck exhaust smells like whatever was fried in it. Duncan Doughnuts seems to be the favorite. second is french fries. LOL
I remember my grandma collecting all the grease (oils, lard, pieces of bacon or any animal fats) in a metal barrel to make homemade soap.
What you see in the picture is the best soap in the world.
Sapun de casa / Foto: Agerpres