A new lease on grease (Day 226)…
October 12, 2007
After cutting back on my meat and dairy consumption — not because I’m going vegan but because I’m limited to organic, grass-fed, hormone-free, shiny-happy-pretty-rainbow meat and dairy — there’s not a lot of oil and grease produced when I cook.
However, if for whatever reason I do end up with a frying pan full of such yummy, fatty goo, I’ll of course make sure that, instead of pouring it down the drain, I save it in a separate bowl, either to use later for subsequent cooking or just dispose of properly in the garbage (or, if I was like my dad when he was young, I could maybe spread it on a piece of bread and eat it straight up).
The reason for this, of course, is because grease can build up in the drains underneath the sink and clog it up, which requires a lot of water and chemical cleaning solutions to unclog.
Meanwhile, I’m also going to try and make better use of my kitchen sink stops. Honestly, these things drive me crazy — they always seem to close up completely whenever I need them to stay open, and when they fill up with gunky food bits, the last thing I want to do is twist up the stopper and scoop it all out into the trash (or compost) with my fingers. Barf!
But, in the name of Mother Earth, I will try to be more conscientious about doing this, in order to prevent all these victual remnants from blocking up my precious pipes.
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