I would love if I didn’t have to cook with grease. It seems to get on every surface in the kitchen plus disposing of grease takes a few extra steps in after dinner cleanup. Of course, some foods like hamburger meat leave a nice greasy mess that needs to be cleaned up before the pan is washed.

I make fun of my husband because he saves every glass jar that has food in it. He will save the mayo or pickle jar. While they take up a lot of room, these jars do come in handy when disposing of grease. First let the grease cool. Then pour into a container like an empty mayonnaise jar. Just make sure you have a lid to the container. Once the jar is full, put the lid on tight and dispose of in the garbage.

They also sell containers specifically to put grease in. I had one that has bags that would fold down and close tightly. Problem is when I ran out of bags from my initial purchase, I couldn’t find them again. My Mom always used an empty coffee can for grease. Just remember to never pour grease down the drain because it will clog your pipes. And never just dump grease outside because grease as it sinks into the earth might contaminate the water supply for local streams.

Just remember to let the grease cool and pour into a container with a lid. Then you can throw the container out with the trash. You can always check with local restaurants who might recycle their grease if you can dispose of your grease with theirs. You might also check with your local government to see if there is a recycling center for grease or their recommendations for disposing of grease.