Grease Thieves

“Used Cooking Oil Spawns Multi-State Black-Market Criminal Enterprises” Where there are big bucks to be had …grease thieves get organized.  Even Homer tried to cash in. U.S. Attorney Robert Higdon Jr. of Northern Carolina, handed down indictments on 21people for...

3d printing resin from used frying oil

McDonalds in Toronto, Canada has contributed its used frying oil to the University of Toronto’s physical and environmental research departments.  This team of researchers have successfully converted a liter of used kitchen oil to 420 mL of liquid resin that is...
How Vegetable Oil is Refined

How Vegetable Oil is Refined

How is Vegetable Oil Refined? To create edible vegetable oil, the best process usually includes the following steps: Degumming – This process reduces the phosphatides in crude oils such as soybean rapeseed, sunflower, etc. Neutralizing – This step is needed if the...

Benefits of Recycling Kitchen Oil

Some people have trouble remembering or don’t realize that they can recycle used kitchen oil, and that there are several significant benefits of recycling kitchen oil. First, used kitchen cooking oil can be recycled and used as renewable energy.  Instead of the...

Deep Fryer Oil

Deep Fryer Oil Tips for Best Tasting Fried Foods! If you are a restaurant that makes any fried food dishes, the key to producing high quality fried foods is knowing what oil to use and how to maintain it.  You need to select the best oil, change it on an appropriate...

Types of Kitchen Oil

All About Oils In today’s modern grocery stores, there are many choices when it comes to oils.  What are the differences and which one is right for you?  It all depends on what type of cooking you are doing.  Each oil has its own flavor and smoking point.  The smoking...