The Easiest Way to Clean and Reuse Frying Oil


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  1. Richard Downer
    Richard Downer says:

    Didn’t work. Stayed as a liquid never formed a solid. Stood there stirring for 12+ mins. Now my oil is even more dirty. Should have just used the coffee filter and watched some tv…

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  2. M.Hassaan Bukhari
    M.Hassaan Bukhari says:

    I did try it. Bur the corn flour didn't turn into a blob and got mixed with oil and created a slime like texture deposited in the bottom.
    Please anyone can guide. It would really save me some money.
    Also guide as when to strain the oil?
    When it is hot or cold?

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  3. David Lee
    David Lee says:

    What happens if you reuse the oil, after filtering, more than 3 times? Also what if you used the oil to fry fish, will the fishy flavor also be removed when the oil is filtered and cleaned this way?

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  4. vd
    vd says:

    The number of folks who are "pro-coffee filter" in this comment section…there are some very strong opinions. 😆 I feel like they didn't try it bf commenting. The point of this is to not only filter out the solids but also clean the oil by absorbing what the coffee filter won't filter out. For me, this works great – it was quicker, cleaner, and more effective. Also, I didn't wait for the oil to completely cool so this process went very quickly.

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  5. Donald Kasper
    Donald Kasper says:

    Yeah, uh huh. Let it sit and cool. Solids go to the bottom. Decant off the oil until the solids would be poured out and then stop, dump the solids and bit of residual oil out. Then pour it cooled into a plastic jar like those Costco jars for nuts and candy. Some solids are irrelevant because that oil is use only for more frying and any fine solids left will settle out, so decant it off when reusing and pour the solids and bit of oil out.

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  6. Amisha Udeeth
    Amisha Udeeth says:

    Thanks I’ve just tried this..made the flour mixture and added to some used oil with crumbs…the flour thickens absorbing every bit of crumb 😍👌🙌💯it’s a brilliant hack considering the oil price hike 👍👍👍..thank you God Bless🙏😊

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