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What do you do with oil left in jars?

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user1483390742 · 23/08/2017 21:05

I mean the sun dried tomatoes type things in oil. I try to use some in my cooking but never manage to use it all, then never know what to do with it so that i can recycle the jar! Pour it into the bin? Down the sink? Soaked up with kitchen roll?
Where oh where should it go?!
Or is it just me....?! Confused

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SquareWord · 23/08/2017 21:07

Pour it down the sink.

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ThroughThickAndThin01 · 23/08/2017 21:08

Try and use it in cottage pie, lasagne, whatever needs tomatoes ..

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MusicToMyEars800 · 23/08/2017 21:09

If I don't use it I usually leave it in the jar and throw it in the bin Blush I don't know if I'm doing it wrong Confused
The sundried tomato oil is great for crusty bread and soft cheese(camembert, brie) though.

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Polter · 23/08/2017 21:13

Please don't pour it down the sink.

You could:

  • put it in your foodwaste if you have it collected
  • pour it in an old milk carton and when it's full take it to the tip
  • use it to help light a barbecue and then use it to baste the food
  • soak it up with newspaper/kitchen towel and put it in the general waste bin
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Blondie1984 · 23/08/2017 21:55

I use it to make salad dressing, as a base for pasta sauce or I fry thinly sliced potato or cubed potatoes in it to serve with cold leftover roast meat

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ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 23/08/2017 21:57

Leave it in the jar and bin the lot. Also Blush

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Lonoxo · 23/08/2017 22:01

Use it for cooking e.g. Stir fry. It should have a nice tomato flavour.

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IdaBiscuit · 23/08/2017 22:10

Bin it

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HoneyWheeler · 23/08/2017 22:13

Salad dressings!

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missmoffatt2705 · 24/08/2017 16:28

I leave the jar right next to the cooker so next time I'm frying something, I see the jar and use it. You run the risk of blocked drains if you chuck it down the sink and that could be expensive to sort out.

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scurryfunge · 24/08/2017 16:31

Freeze in an ice cube tray and use for cooking?

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FlukeSkyeRunner · 25/08/2017 08:17

Use it for cooking. It's great if you make your own bread - drizzle it on focaccia. Or in salad dressings.

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