Mum’s VERY clever trick for disposing of hot grease without spilling a drop down the drain wows the internet
- A mum found a clever way to dispose of grease without pouring it down the drain
- She stuffed a sheet of tinfoil into the sink, covering the drain pipe
- Then poured grease into the foil and waited until set before throwing it in the bin
Australians need never block kitchen sinks again thanks to a mother’s clever trick for disposing of hot grease, which stops a single drop from spilling down the drain.
Posting anonymously in a cleaning group on Facebook, the mum said she stuffed a sheet of tinfoil into the bottom of her sink, fully covering the drain pipe.
She poured hot grease leftover from cooking into the foil and waited until it had hardened before folding the sheet over and throwing it in the bin.
‘Thought this was a pretty good idea. I usually tip it into an empty bottle but this is easier than searching around for [one],’ she wrote in the caption, alongside the hashtag ‘hacks we need to know’.
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Australians need never block their kitchen drains again with this handy trick for disposing of grease, which involves lining the sink with tinfoil (left) to prevent any spilling down the pipe; once the grease hardens, the foil should be folded (right) and thrown in the bin
People were amazed by the trick which has gone viral since it was shared early on Tuesday.
‘Wish I [had] seen this last night, I’ve just blocked my drain,’ one woman replied.
‘I definitely will be doing this from now on, thanks,’ said a second.
Others shared their own tried and tested tricks, like one sustainably-minded woman who recycles grease to use as cooking oil.
‘I pour it into a saucepan, put it in the fridge then scoop the fat off for great roast potatoes and liquid for gravy that night,’ she said.
‘For oil, I wipe with a paper towel and bin it. I rarely add oil to anything and roasts, steaks etc make their own fat so that’s what I save in the fridge. I little bit also for the pan for making pancakes, the best!’
Another environmentally-conscious woman said she pours grease into a bowl, leaves it to cool and then scraps it into compost.
‘Then nothing goes in the rubbish,’ she added.
Some suggested tipping grease directly into a jar or along grass edges in the garden to stop weeds from sprouting.
‘Free and organic weed control, I never knew that. Love this page!’ one woman replied.