How do you guys get rid of grease in the pan?

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1. Pour into an old jar then dispose of it.

2. Sacrifice the use of one of our bowls. Line with foil, pour grease in, dispose of foil+grease when full. If any grease left in the bowl (leak in foil, say), wipe out with paper towel. Put that bowl in the wash and prepare a new one.

   Our municipality’s waste handling system doesn’t like glass mixed in with the normal trash, so the jar method is not optimal here.

   I wouldn’t want to risk OP’s sink method where a mistake or failure results in grease down the drain, but that’s *my* level of risk aversion.

3. Save some for cooking with, the rest is poured into the organics bin. I use a silicone spatula to ensure all the grease comes out cleanly. The small bit that is left I just wipe up with a paper towel. That is usually enough to have cleaned the pan. That greasy paper towel is then used to condition my iron pans. Then the towel goes into the organics bin.

4. If the dogs have been good, mix it in with their food.

   If they haven’t been, pour it into a bowl and let it set in the fridge, then dispose of the solid fat.

5. I use a small bit of foil to line the sink, and then use some old pasta jars (glass) to put the grease in. The foil is to catch any that spills out and misses the jar. Then I can fold up and toss the foil, and the kar gets closed up until.next time. Discard the jar once full (or we have guests over, like this Sunday lol)

6. Lots of grease: I pour it into leftover jars and containers I save for this purpose. If it’s thick, I’ll scrape it out onto some junk mail. Smaller amounts: dab it up with paper towels.