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Ok pro tip for getting rid of your grease that doesn’t assume you have infinite containers lying around or make you wait forever for it to solidify.
Put a sheet of aluminum foil down over your drain so it creates a cup. Then pour your grease in that cup. Then drop an ice cube in if you feel like it.
Then just lift the edges and twist the top of your foil and put it in the trash.
Aluminium foil needs a lot of energy to produce. I'd recommend an old newspaper or (non laminated) cardboard to soak it up. If you plan a barbecue anytime soon, you can use the greasy paper as a perfect firestarter. Otherwise just put it in the trash when cold.
...Why not just wipe the pan out with a paper towel and throw it in the trash? If you bunch up a few of them and move quickly, you can do this while the pan is still kinda warm, even.
This is what I do, not sure why it's so hard to throw stuff in the trash lol
More oil
Versus?
If you use not that much oil, it's easier to wipe it up with paper towel, but it's starts wasting it when you've used more oil
or just put flour on it. Corn Flour works best
What does that do I haven't heard this trick
Sounds like the start to a yummy gravy lol
I still feel a can is the easiest and least wasteful solution. You pour the grease in and put the can in the cupboard until next time. Unless you're cooking bacon all the time, it takes a long time to fill up. You don't need more than one or have to wait.
I can just see people trying this for the first time, knocking the foil out of alignment and pouring a whole pan of hot grease down the drain
If I'm in between jars i put the tin foil in a bowl and do the same but after pouring put the bowl on the counter so family doesn't accidentally toss a dish in there.