KidKruger Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > i pour it down the drain with my used up > washing-up water. > is that bad ? Short answer? Yes... Never mind it'll clog up your pipes, meat fat is the scourge of the sewer system. If you've ever seen a poor bloke trying to dig out mounds of old congealed fat, you wouldn't do it :-) As Jeremy says, strain it, refrigerate it and use it for frying.