I once had an oil pan with an “Exxon Valdez” sticker. Partly a joke, it reminded me to be careful when changing motor oil. Put the pan in the wrong place, drop the oil filter, or get distracted, and ...

I love frying up chile rellenos, but it leaves me with a pan full of spent oil. Occasionally, I’ve dumped it down the drain, especially when I didn’t have easy access to a junk can or jar to pour it ...

Do not pour cooking oil down a drain, flush it down the toilet, or pour it out in a yard. Cooled cooking oil in a sealed container can be thrown out or dropped at certain recycling centers. Get more ...