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Cleaning Deep-Frying Oil Using Gelatin

JohnInCarolina
JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
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Saw this come through my feed today:

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

It's via Kenji.  

If you do any amount of frying, this is worth trying I think.  
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,909
    It would certainly be worth trying after frying a turkey 👍

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,064
    Just saw that today. And timely, too - just fried up some stuff yesterday, and have a big jar of oil to clean up. 

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
    caliking said:
    Just saw that today. And timely, too - just fried up some stuff yesterday, and have a big jar of oil to clean up. 
    Let me know how it goes!
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  • vb4677
    vb4677 Posts: 687
    Kinda sounds like the same process of using gelatin to clarify home brewed beer before bottling! Guess that gelatin loves those proteins, huh?

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  • kl8ton
    kl8ton Posts: 5,906
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    (wondering how I can fit 4 gallons of oil in refrigerator....)
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,457
    nolaegghead said:
    (wondering how I can fit 4 gallons of oil in refrigerator....)
    I think those produce drawers are 1.5 - 2 gallons each
    Love you bro!
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,457
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
    Depends on what you fried.  I’d go with alder for fish fry chud.  Maybe a fruitwood for turkey.
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
    nolaegghead said:
    (wondering how I can fit 4 gallons of oil in refrigerator....)
    Yeah you'd have to take out some of the sriracha and ketchup you have in there, along with all of the KY.
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,064
    I tried it. Seems to work as advertised, but I was somewhat underwhelmed.

    Only had a pint or so to deal with. For the time and effort involved, I could have just poured it through a coffee filter, and called it done. 

    May be worthwhile,  if you've got a larger volume of oil to clean up. 

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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,064
    And, I did not make a sandwich with the gelatin disk. 

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  • GrateEggspectations
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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
    caliking said:
    And, I did not make a sandwich with the gelatin disk. 

    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,479
    caliking said:
    And, I did not make a sandwich with the gelatin disk. 
    ****.  
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,479
    ^^^ rhymes with "wussy"
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  • GATraveller
    GATraveller Posts: 8,207
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
    Hemlock.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
    GATraveller said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
    Hemlock.
    Sounds killer!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Ozzie_Isaac
    Ozzie_Isaac Posts: 20,889
    JohnInCarolina said:
    GATraveller said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
    Hemlock.
    Sounds killer!
    You lost a flagger.  Only 1 flag on this post.  Your entourage is slipping.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    GATraveller said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
    Hemlock.
    Sounds killer!
    You lost a flagger.  Only 1 flag on this post.  Your entourage is slipping.
    I think someone is really just trying to prevent me from reaching 30k points, because that's when you get the free BGE candles.   
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,109
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    GATraveller said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
    Hemlock.
    Sounds killer!
    You lost a flagger.  Only 1 flag on this post.  Your entourage is slipping.
    I think someone is really just trying to prevent me from reaching 30k points, because that's when you get the free BGE candles.   
    It's a lie.  When I hit 30K, they gave me a puppy.

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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 33,272
    nolaegghead said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    GATraveller said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    kl8ton said:
    This is great.  I liked this comment that appears below the article:


    Shyzabrau6:51 PM on 5/3/2021  Discard the gelatin disk? Or eat it in a sandwich??
    What kind of smokewood do you think goes with gelatin?  Hickory or Mesquite?
    Hemlock.
    Sounds killer!
    You lost a flagger.  Only 1 flag on this post.  Your entourage is slipping.
    I think someone is really just trying to prevent me from reaching 30k points, because that's when you get the free BGE candles.   
    It's a lie.  When I hit 30K, they gave me a puppy.

    Was it alive?
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • Botch
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    Ozzie_Isaac said:
    JohnInCarolina said:
    Sounds killer!
    You lost a flagger.  Only 1 flag on this post.  Your entourage is slipping.
    No, my intranetz was down last night.  Fixed.  :tongue:  
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