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A question for those who filter and re-use their cooking oil. I use a filter or paper towel over a pyrex jug to catch the floaties then use a funnel into the empty oil bottle. Is there an easier way? Should I be double filtering? I just use the second hand oil in the frying pan. It's rice bran oil.
I used to have a a very fine grade steel mesh filter funnel for oil and then use coffee filters to get out the tiny particles like flour
I don't use enough oil to reuse anymore
My mum had a fine grade steel mesh filter as well, that sat on top of a metal jug. She'd put a layer of paper towel on top too (she used it to drain freshly fried items). Once it all filtered through she'd reuse the oil in curries. Nowadays she doesn't fry enough stuff to do this any more. Neither do I.
Though one time I used too much oil when roasting some fennel so I poured the excess oil (infused with dry thyme) off the baking sheet into a glass jar and used it later to fry up onions and garlic and veg for a pasta dish. That was delish.
I just use paper towel (2-3 layers) in a colander over a bowl. Slowly drips through. Seems to work and not much mess.
This is what I do.