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Submitted by Loafer on June 19, 2007 - 6:24am Fry baby, fry. Details on frying oil.I'm a little bit new to frying, but I love donuts. A couple weeks ago, I made Alton Brown's donut recipe, and it turned out excellent. But the quart and a half of oil is still hanging out in my dutch oven. I have heard conflicting reports about reusing oil. Could y'all set me straight? When and how is it appropriate to reuse vegetable oil? How do I dispose of it? Can I compost it? The last time I used donuts, the recipe said to use shortening to fry, but I didn't like the taste, why would I use shortening?
-Loafer
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Reusing oil
I would definitely pour it back in a bottle and reuse it the next time I made donuts. At some point it'll get enough particulates in it that you'll want to dispose of it, but you should be able to get a few batches out of it.
reusing oil
reusing the oil is perfectly acceptable. I ususally pour mine through a funnel lined with cheesecloth or a coffee filter to get the gunk out, and store it in a bottle in the fridge......everything I have read says to keep used oil refrigerated so it doesn't spoil.
Fry Shortening vs oil
I once asked a fast-food operator about this. I was told that (fry) shortening is designed specificially for deep frying. This means you can re-fry more times with it than if you used vegetable oil as it does not loose its viscosity as quickly.