Should one drain hamburger grease from cooking in the kitchen drain?

Question

My mate and I disagree about this, one of us thinks it causes no problem and the other feels it would lead to a clogged drain. Where do you put the excess fats from cooking?

Answer 1

Only if you love your plumber.

Beef fat solidifies in drains and pipes once it's no longer warm. This slows or stops the sink from draining. Hot water melts it and moves it farther down, but fat in the pipes does not just go away, ever.

We drain cooking fat into an empty can and throw it away in the garbage.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If the grease is still hot, I put it into a coffee cup or something that can hold it, then when it cools off, I throw it in the garbage. I have at times put it down the drain followed by hot water, but I try NOT to do that.

Answer 4

no it will clog up the drain, if you have a garbage disposal you can let the hot water run as you pour the grease and let it continue to run for several minutes after.

Answer 5

I always pour it down the drain. I just let the hot water run for a few mins. afterward. I have never had a problem, but I have been told many times that it does mess it up...So your choice.

Answer 6

Noooooo. This will clog the disposal and/or the pipes. Put the grease in a container such as a can, throw in garbage when it cools.

Answer 7

Grease down the drain bad for you good for plummers .Put cooled grease in a qt ziplock bag with some paper towels in it..

Answer 8

I pour mine through a sieve into a bowl and stick the bowl in the fridge. The next day it's easy to scrape out into the trash since it's all congealed.

Answer 9

Pour your greases in a reserved tin can or milk carton and dispose when solidified in the trash bin.

Answer 10

I do it in the sink if it's not too much, and I always run hot water while I pour it. If it's a lot, I'd pour it in a can and throw it out when it hardens.

Good luck!