Cooking oils are an essential ingredient in so many recipes and you'll find them in every home cook's pantry. Not only does oil evenly distribute heat, but it also adds flavor and prevents food from ...

British households pour millions of litres of cooking oil down the sink each year, with around half of us admitting to having done so. But doing so causes immediate problems, with coagulated cooking ...

Ever been about to pour rancid milk down the sink and thought…"Hmm, maybe I shouldn't…"? What about the tomato passata that's ...

“I normally drain the oil back into the container it came from, seal it, and throw it away,” explains updates writer Abigail Bailey. Once the oil is cool enough to handle, she pours it into a bottle ...

A little oil left over from frying your breakfast eggs can easily be sopped up with paper towels or an upcycled cotton rag. But some recipes—hello, doughnuts!—leave larger quantities of oil behind. As ...

Also, why you should never pour oil down the sink. Cooking oils are an essential ingredient in so many recipes and you'll find them in every home cook's pantry. Not only does oil evenly distribute ...

Are you ever tempted to pour used cooking oil down the sink? Just turn on the tap and flush it all away. What about that half-used tin of paint in the cupboard? It would be so easy just to wash it ...

Ian A Wright receives funding from industry, as well as Commonwealth, NSW and local governments. He formerly worked for Sydney Water Corporation. Are you ever tempted to pour used cooking oil down the ...