Cooking oils are an essential ingredient in so many recipes and you'll find them in every home cook's pantry. Not only does oil evenly distribute heat, but it also adds flavor and prevents food from ...

If you have a fairly small amount of cooking oil, such as the amount left in your skillet after you've pan-fried a fish fillet, you may be tempted to just pour it down the sink, but even a little bit ...

“I normally drain the oil back into the container it came from, seal it, and throw it away,” explains updates writer Abigail Bailey. Once the oil is cool enough to handle, she pours it into a bottle ...

Pouring oil down your kitchen drain is a cardinal sin of homeownership. Doing so can cause congealed grease to build up against the pipe’s walls and create blockages, even if you pour hot water and ...

Dear Mary: Is there any problem with disposing of cooking grease and oil down the kitchen drain, as long as one is careful to follow with very hot water? My wife and I are at odds on this and have ...