Interesting technique for cleaning cooking oil

HeavyG

J. Kenji has a post up about using gelatin to really clean all the bits out of used cooking oil.

Not sure I would use this method this after every use but I can certainly see doing it every few uses to really get out the bits that might pass thru a sieve.

http://www.seriouseats.com/2016/06/clean-cooking-oil-with-gelatin-technique.html

Hotch

Hmmm, my fryer has 4 gallons of oil. I Think will keep using my 238 micron S/S screen.
But this sounds good for small amounts.

HeavyG

A 238 micron screen is about the equivalent of a 60 mesh screen. A 60 mesh screen is often used to sift flours which means very fine flour will pass thru that screen (which of course is the purpose).

The gelatin technique will likely bind with any (most?) bits of stuff smaller than a 238micron/60mesh filter and thus leave the oil much cleaner.

Again, this technique is not something I would do after every use but when you really want to clean most of the "stuff" from your oil in order to extend its useful life I think this might be useful even when dealing with larger amounts of oil.

Darby_Crenshaw

Sounds like 'fining' beer.