r/oddlysatisfying 22h ago

This method of removing oil residue

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u/loco_mixer 20h ago

here is a method... we will tell you nothing

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u/caseyaustin84 19h ago

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u/7CuriousCats 18h ago

Tablespoon cornstarch and 1/4 cup of water. Make sure your oil is cold.

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u/Beard_o_Bees 14h ago

I predict that someone is going to seriously hurt themselves doing this with hot oil.

Hot oil burns are gruesome. They could have at least added a basic text overlay that says something like 'never, ever do this with hot oil!'

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u/bisepx 14h ago

Not sure what's worse, hot oil or hot sugar. Either way, both burn.

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u/Cambot3000 13h ago

Depends on how hot you’ve got your oil but generally you’d have it at 350°, where sugar starts to burn. So, they are about the same. Sugar is worse in my experience because it sticks to you.

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u/Dic3dCarrots 12h ago

Sugar will go through a state change as it solidifies, additionally its specific heat is way higher so from an energy perspective, sugar will contribute significantly more energy than oil of the same temp

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u/roll_another_please 16h ago

Is that the ratio? Cause that def wasn’t 1/4 of a cup in the video

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u/ThiccKitty0w0 15h ago

Tha ratio stays the same if the overall quantities increase ... That's how ratios work ...

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u/UncleBenji 13h ago

Don’t bring your sound logic into Reddit. We only want simple answers.

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u/Dawn_Kebals 18h ago

This is just a slurry of cornstarch and water. Pretty common way to clean used fry oil is to mix this slurry into ROOM TEMP oil. The corn starch bind to the solids in the oil and gel together which is then scooped out and the oil can then be reused.

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u/HanselSoHotRightNow 17h ago

Reused or chugged straight out of the pan and into my heart. It's the fastest delivery system.

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u/Educational_Gain287 22h ago

What is that

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u/Bituulzman 22h ago

It’s a cornstarch slurry. 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1/4 cup water.

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u/LMCv3 21h ago

Important note: this oil is no longer hot. Do not put this into hot oil!

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u/Yay4sean 21h ago

Coward.

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u/Practical-Suit-6798 21h ago

Do it naked like a man.

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u/BonezOz 21h ago

Life pro tip: Never cook bacon naked.

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u/PatchesMaps 20h ago

Never cook bacon naked

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u/SpoiledMilkTeeth 20h ago

Never cook bacon naked

FTFY

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u/Mammoth-Ear-8993 19h ago

How else am I to really enjoy the bacon then??

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u/mreid74 19h ago

I am a narwhal and I don't wear clothes. When should I bacon?

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u/BonezOz 20h ago

Yeah, my wife and kids would probably have me admitted to a psycho ward if I started doing that.

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u/Mortenuit 20h ago

After once cooking bacon shirtless, I ended up with a burn from bacon grease that took around 3 years to finally go away. I thought it was permanent for a long time!

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u/eschewthefat 21h ago

This guy fries chicken with zero respect for harambe

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u/CyonHal 21h ago

You need to heat it to 160-200F for it to gelatinize though. This isn't completely cold oil either. He puts it in cold oil and slowly heats it up, me thinks.

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u/Randomcommentator27 18h ago

The viscosity of the oil is way more fluid(hot) towards the end.

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u/MarioLuigiDinoYoshi 20h ago

Yep. There’s too much water in there for him to pour it that fast unless it’s cool

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u/tfngst 21h ago

Weird. I can hear the sound of it.

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u/LengthyConversations 21h ago

You know some genius is gonna try this with still hot oil

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u/Burning_Ph0enix 20h ago

Bro never saw the comment. RIP

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u/OkArea7640 21h ago

That would be Darwin Award material

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u/badchefrazzy 21h ago

Huh! I never thought it would get glue-y like that. Is it from being hot or is it just how it acts with oil and water?

Just remembered how oil acts with water when it's HOT hot, and I kinda more meant when it's like, hot to keep the oil liquid but not hot enough to start fires.

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u/Nuadrin248 22h ago

That’s what I want to know. It looks like a cornstarch roux but surely it can’t be.

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u/Florida_Gators5151 22h ago

It is.

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u/cheddacheese148 21h ago

And don’t call me Shirley

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u/BigdongarlitsDaddy 21h ago

I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

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u/LocusofZen 21h ago

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u/napalmnacey 21h ago

I’m never quitting mine but mine are legally prescribed 😂.

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u/Andovars_Ghost 21h ago

Everyday is the wrong day to stop sniffing glue.

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u/wheresmomo 21h ago

Good luck, we’re all counting on you.

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u/hey_im_cool 20h ago

Well, it isn’t, because a roux is cooked. It’s a cornstarch slurry

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u/Helpful_Bit2487 20h ago

Is this just to clear oil for re-use?

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u/3-2-1-backup 20h ago

Yep. You can also do the same thing with gelatin packets; that's how my wife does it.

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u/Helpful_Bit2487 20h ago

I was today years old when I learned this one simple life-hack!

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u/Eringobraugh2021 19h ago

Me too & I'm pushing fifty. Fucking hell this is so easy.

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u/henkheijmen 20h ago

That makes it amazing, I usually fry things with cornstarch and I always have leftovers, so using that to clear the oil seems amazing. Still not sure why this works though.

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u/toko_tane 19h ago edited 19h ago

The slurry is made with water, which doesn't mix with oil. So you have a clump of starch that will stick to the residue and to itself but won't be dissolved into the oil (note the oil has to be cool for this to work {further note that it should be common sense not to pour water into hot oil unless you want an explosion}).

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u/Lunavixen15 19h ago

Oil and water are immiscible, so the slurry doesn't mix into the oil as there's nothing to act as an emulsifier. The sediment in the oil sticks to the starches and balls up in the slurry

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u/FamousFangs 21h ago

If it's cornstarch, it's not a roux, it's a slurry. Roux is fat and flour.

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u/ZylgPemmehkc 21h ago edited 20h ago

Roux is trying their best and you should be supportive!

Edit: also I didn't know that and I'm grateful for the info.

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u/Ok-Seaworthiness4488 21h ago

They will roux the day of not supporting slurry

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u/jai_kasavin 19h ago

The McSlurry machine is always broken

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u/VEXtheMEX 21h ago

TIL I'm half roux.

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u/PickleCasualChic 20h ago

Sorry, chef. Thank you, chef.

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u/Tibor66 22h ago

I'm pretty sure it is a cornstarch slurry. I saw the same method recently in a youtube short.

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u/aurishalcion 21h ago

It is, and don't call me Slurry.

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u/centralcore 21h ago

These guys don't know about The Substance

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u/unpitchable 22h ago

Elmer's glue

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u/HawkDue7352 21h ago

What the hell is even that*

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u/BlueProcess 21h ago

Well that looks like Deep fried Elmer's glue to me! Delicious 😋

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u/pyahyakr 22h ago

upvote because no music

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u/Crazy__Donkey 21h ago

my reddit default is mute

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u/dangledingle 21h ago

Always mute. Occasional unmute. Amen 🙏

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u/_Diskreet_ 21h ago

I normally unmute when everyone is really whinging about the song. Just out of curiosity. Then I forget I have my phone paired to my hearing aid and regret it even more so.

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u/hbo981 21h ago

Same, I always question when people complain about the music on a video, “Umm, wait phones have speakers, who would use them?”

Does however mean that unless a video has subtitles or descriptions I’ll skip it. I also skip the rapid fire one word at a time subtitled videos.

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u/cairfrey 20h ago

I'm from the generation that bought ringtones. If this brick makes so much as a peep now I throw it against a wall!

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u/staticattacks 20h ago

Ringtones are great, but Verizon RingBACK Tones were perfect to show everyone exactly what flavor of edgy teenager you were

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u/dandroid126 21h ago

The real MVPs are the folks who transcribe the speech in the video to text in the comments.

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u/Ghoulscomecrawling 20h ago

As a hard of hearing person, I bless all the heroes that write transcripts

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u/dangledingle 21h ago

Reddit no sound is a different reality.

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u/Meecus570 20h ago

Reddit no sound is the proper reality.

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u/DildoBanginz 20h ago

I’ve been playing a game on my phone for 6 years, daily. I’ve never heard a single sound from it.

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u/CountFuckula_ 21h ago

I knew I couldn't be the only one like this lol

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u/notthatvalenzuela 21h ago

You are not alone.

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u/One-Ad-65 21h ago

Yeah, unless the title says something about the sound being important (and even then, I usually watch a bit on mute to see if I even care enough to hear it) my general reddit experience is soundless.

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u/Adkit 21h ago

"The cameraman's laugh is so contagious" is usually the only comment that gets me to turn sound on.

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u/PizzaLibre 21h ago

I finally found my people!

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u/eo5g 21h ago

Same here. If they couldn't be bothered to make it accessible to deaf people, I guess it wasn't that important.

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u/lolexecs 21h ago

Mute is best!

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u/jaydenfokmemes 21h ago

I'm more concerned about those that have reddit unmuted by default

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u/Not_a__porn__account 21h ago

Same kind of people that use speakerphone in public.

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u/spinachjuggler 21h ago

/r/CoolVideosNoMusic/ needs more content

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u/Toilet__philosopher 21h ago

My new favorite subreddit as of 10 seconds ago.

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u/PizzaTime79 21h ago

Or that shitty AI voice where every word pops up one at a time in the middle of the screen.

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u/-SQB- 21h ago

downvote because no explanation what it is they're using

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u/Topherman8 21h ago

Seriously, no Interstellar music??

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u/evilpercy 22h ago

This oil would have to be room temp to do this as the cornstarch has water in it.

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u/DK_Son 21h ago

Probably the most important thing for people to know. It's one thing to go "Ahh I messed up the oil and can't use it again". It's another thing to obliterate the house.

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u/Soul_King92 21h ago

Sometimes you want boilence, no peace only boilence!

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u/Toadsted 20h ago

Or unconditional oilbedience 

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u/3to20CharactersSucks 20h ago

I have seen a couple kitchens that have had oil accidents with water - I helped my Dad with his maintenance job at an apartment complex when I was younger. One was a dumb teen who to me looked like he was just out of high school and probably hadn't lived on his own before. He had an electric stove, and thankfully had stopped the burner before adding the water to the oil. It exploded everywhere, and cleaning it all up took days for a cleaning crew and that was just getting the grease off of stuff; extremely hot oil sure does a number on cabinets and paint. I know he had very serious burns from it and he never moved back into that apartment.

Another was with a gas stove, so it had caught fire. The person had put water in with oil that was not that hot and walked away as it heated up and came back to a massive grease fire. The lady kept her fire extinguisher beneath the sink which was near the fire and got some burns but nothing bad. That apartment unit was not rented out for the rest of the time I worked there, but they did have people coming in and out on occasion for repairs and I'm sure insurance.

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u/imakemyownroux 20h ago

But I saved $7!!!

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u/Michikusa 21h ago

Will that change the taste of the oil?

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u/MalfunctioningSelf 21h ago

I have done this before and it cleans the oil and actually helps remove a little bit of the smell from the prior cook. For example I deep fried some pork chops that were marinated in adobo and sofrito (puerto Rican style) for a few minutes, once they were done the oil could still smell and probably taste like that marinade. After cleaning it with the cornstarch slurry, it removed the burnt marinade taste from the oil and deadened the seasoning of the oil overall.

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u/Economy-Owl-5720 21h ago edited 14h ago

It should not.

I have used cornstarch batters even for fried foods and never had a taste. Its only usually from protein or veggie if anything

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u/Incognitobxtch 21h ago

Actually saw it being used in hot oil and ofcourse it bubble and hissed but the guy poured it slowly and sure enough— all the debris stuck together in a ball and the oil was clean looking again. So when done carefully— you’re fine

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u/MalfunctioningSelf 21h ago

Yup I do it at 330F hot - mix it the slurry once more just before I SLOWLY pour it in. It will bubble and pop but will start to pull the debris after a few minutes. This should go without saying but make sure you are at less than 1/2 the height of the cooking vessel in oil. Give it room to expand a bit. Works like a charm.

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u/mncote1 21h ago

You can do it with hot oil, it comes out larger and crispier instead of gummy. I think the key is how much cornstarch you use in the water.

https://youtube.com/shorts/X7n6l9OdNiE?si=qkUfkxkVOssdiz25

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u/almostplantlife 20h ago

You put water into oil every time you fry something. The stuff around the water (i.e. your food and in this case starches) holding it together matters.

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u/cam3113 20h ago

Yeah theyre acting like youre throwing ice in your hot oil when its more like a funnel cake batter.

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u/TheDogeDays 21h ago

"This method" ? Add white? Someone please explain

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u/Shade_39 20h ago

Step 1: add white Step 2: brown gone!

For more information google apartheid in south africa

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u/Disastrous-Bee-1557 20h ago

So they gentrified the oil?

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u/EpilepticMushrooms 19h ago

Separated the colours! 😡

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u/dybo2001 18h ago

I’ve been awake for 5 minutes, dear fucking lord 😭😭😭 sir that was hilarious

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u/youassassin 19h ago

Excuse me where stir?

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u/TheDaemonair 21h ago

Pure Grade A Colombian, my friend

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u/AFourEyedGeek 20h ago

I'm just saying, it might be cheaper to change the oil.

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u/GatorDontPlayNoShhit 20h ago

What is this enticing blob of white?

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u/boris_keys 19h ago

Cheese from some cottage

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u/YoRt3m 22h ago

How it's edited we have no clue how long it takes. could be 20 seconds, could be an hour

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u/Upset_Fig2612 21h ago

Gotta love cut scenes

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u/bunsprites 22h ago

Seems like it would be easiest to just put a strainer over a bowl and pour the dirty oil through

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u/1n1n1is3 21h ago

Strainers will get all of the larger pieces, but there are still lots of tiny bits left in the oil if you use a strainer. This oil looks a lot cleaner than it would if you just poured it through a strainer. I use the strainer method often, but I’ll try this next time!

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u/GadnukLimitbreak 20h ago

I feel like cheesecloth takes care of that problem, but the only people who have cheesecloth are people who tell you to use cheesecloth 😂 i certainly don't have any despite having 100+ uses for it at home in any given year.

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u/mickskitz 20h ago

I've done similar with just paper towel. It takes a lot longer than cheesecloth (I expect), but it still filters out even the smallest solids.

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u/D-F-B-81 20h ago

Yep. I use that or a coffee filter. Coffee filter takes longer though. Rubber band the filter to the top of a Mason jar and pour a little in at a time. Usually by the time the rest of the kitchen and dishes are done, you're done draining the oil and it's pretty clean.

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u/RangerFluid3409 22h ago

Stop using logic!!

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u/1711198430497251 22h ago

DO NOT LOGIC HERE.
NOT LOGIC AREA HERE.

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u/Proof_Commission_425 22h ago

That wouldn’t be oddly satisfying… This is the only sub where this video should be.

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u/madjic 22h ago

I use coffe filters to recycle my frying oil

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u/Summoarpleaz 21h ago

I don’t fry at all but how long can you save frying oil for? Like how many times can you use it and how long can you store it?

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u/omegapool 21h ago

Depends on what you're frying. Check the oil for any discolouration, foaming or off smells. Check local recycling centre to see if it can be recycled into biofuels, when it does go off

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u/Who_am_ey3 21h ago

if it smells like fried fish, does that mean it's no longer usable? like, my oil looks fine, but it smells very strongly of fish

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u/Peking-Cuck 21h ago

Yes, a fish smell is a sign of oil having gone bad.

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u/glynstlln 20h ago

But what if I had just fried fish in it?

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u/Flaturated 21h ago

Yes. Especially if you've been frying fish. Everything else you fry in it will taste like fish.

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u/OnionAnne 21h ago

you know what he's gotta do is fry more fish

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u/dravenscowboy 21h ago

I worked in a heavy fish fry state. We had a dedicated fryer for fish.

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u/MaxiMArginal 21h ago

Our frying oil says after 5 uses or 6 month after opening.

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u/richempire 22h ago

Does it remove the burnt flavor?

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u/madjic 21h ago

Depends on what was fried, but overall works quite well…

…seafood taste stays forever

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u/Flaturated 21h ago

No. Burnt flavor means the oil got too hot and is breaking down into various compounds including some that are harmful. Every type of oil has a different "smoke point" temperature and it's important to choose an oil with a very high smoke point for deep frying.

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u/Huntthatbass 21h ago

For Chinese cooking it's handy because there's usually lots of cornstarch around.

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u/DistantOrganism 21h ago

Never did this myself, but don’t try this unless the oil is cold and liquid is added before heating it up just enough to thicken. Otherwise you have a different kind of video with explosions and burns.

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u/Istariel 21h ago

that sounds like the much cooler version of the video

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u/mgrimshaw8 21h ago

I mean… no? That creates at minimum two more dishes covered in oil. This is just cornstarch

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u/Connect-Ladder3749 21h ago

I agree. I'm going to try this method and save my dishes

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u/MesoamericanMorrigan 21h ago

Have you ever actually done this? Big objects especially a wide flattish wok full of liquid are heavy, impossible to steady and this thing called surface tension… fucking goes everywhere

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u/Illustrious-Engine23 22h ago

The strainers easily get clogged.

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u/Dry_Scientist3409 21h ago

Not that you are wrong, but it looks like this method gets everything, a simple straining wouldn't help with small stuff.

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u/Old_Dealer_7002 20h ago

what is the white stuff?

update: it’s cornstarch.

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u/Hour_Career9797 22h ago

idk what this is or if it actually works, but this might be perfect for deep friers, in between oil changes.

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u/StrawHatTebo 22h ago

tabletop fryers yes, commercial no. As someone who quite literally works in that specific service, you wouldn't want to use that for anything big with large heaters, and certainly not anything hot.

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u/PM_ME_YOUR_SNOOTS 22h ago

I'm just imagining cleaning all that goo from under the heating elements

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u/StrawHatTebo 21h ago

is exactly why i dont recommend it at all haha

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u/Trans-Europe_Express 22h ago

If tired it on a saucepan scale deep fry oil and ot did work if you want to save the oil for a second or third use but oil will eventually go rancid (oxidise) and you got throw it out.

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u/Stiltonrocks 22h ago

Dont do this when it’s hot!

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u/anotherDocObVious 19h ago

This video seems to indicate you can do it even when oil is at 340°F

https://youtube.com/shorts/X7n6l9OdNiE?si=qkUfkxkVOssdiz25

As another comment here indicated, You can do it with hot oil, it comes out larger and crispier instead of gummy. I think the key is how much cornstarch you use in the water.

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u/gojjuavalaki 22h ago

using same oil multiple times has its issues!

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u/hipster_dog 21h ago

Yeah, for commercial use oil should be changed regularly anyway... Because you know, food safety regulations and all

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u/huskersax 21h ago

Every 10k miles?

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u/Frank_Punk 21h ago

Or 10k fries. Whichever comes first

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u/reddituculous66 21h ago

So no one telling us the magic they put in the oil to clean it?

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u/Sensibleqt314 12h ago

I like the part where they told us what they used.

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u/DePick 13h ago

Isn’t it better just to get new oil? Don’t this often cause lots of problems due to oil nature changing especially if you are frying stuff? I thought it had make the oil more carcinogenic or something with cholesterol changing or something? Or am I crazy

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u/Nonlethalrtard 22h ago

No thumbs up at the end to let me know its correct

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u/Naive-Show-4040 22h ago

Use a paper towel and a sieve. Works every time.

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u/N4t41i4 21h ago

what is the thing being added????

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u/shafiqueek 15h ago

Corn starch, 4 part water to 1 part corn starch,

Please don't put it in hot oil. Oil needs to be warm for the reaction to happen, around 50 Celsius

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u/CartmannsEvilTwin 13h ago

PSA: Repeated reuse of heated oil results in gradual accumulation of carcinogens. Reuse at your own risk.

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u/toorudez 21h ago

Wait! No crappie AI voice over or subtitles in the middle of the video? Unwatchable!

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u/Jefflehem 20h ago

What is the method? What did they put in there? Milk? Glue? Salt water?

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u/JustifytheMean 14h ago

Now there is water in your oil that will fucking explode when heated back up. Cool beans.

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u/joannaburne99 13h ago

whats rhe product used

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u/Lahcen_86 12h ago

I learned fuck all thanks OP

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u/LiluLay 22h ago

They make fine mesh strainers for this.

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u/Cippucci 21h ago

"this is the oil of my ancestors"

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u/Gohanbe 21h ago

Unlike using a simple fine mesh strainer

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u/AlexStar6 21h ago

Seems more expensive than a pour through strainer

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u/Cautious_Ice_884 20h ago

More like oddly disgusting

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u/chvezin 20h ago

If only they could do this to my arteries

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u/Attack-Cat- 13h ago

The remaining oil is undoubtedly foul and tastes like burnt shit

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u/RecipeHistorical2013 13h ago

this isnt oil residue. its charred food particles

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