Can you reuse oil after frying fish?
Chef's answer
Generally, it's fine to reuse deep-fry oil. In a lot of restaurants, fryer oil only gets changed when it starts to smoke or make food taste "off". It is not necessary to refrigerate used oil. Assuming it's only used for safe food, oil will taste bad long before it will become unsafe (if it ever really does).
Frequently asked Questions 🎓
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Last but not least, once you've used the stored bacon grease for cooking, don't try to save it and reuse it. It will take some of the flavors of what you are cooking and lose some of its own. Plus there will be some microbes that might cause the fat to go rancid..
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But unless that oil smoked or you used it to fry fish, it's fine to reuse it once you strain it. Our usual method is to pour the oil through a fine-mesh strainer lined with a coffee filter, which can take hours. ... Don't worry if oil appears cloudy.
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The rule of thumb is that you should replace oil used to fry animal products more often than replacing the oil to fry plant-based products. If you properly strain your oil, you should be able to use it about four times if you're frying something like fish or chicken.
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Generally, it's fine to reuse deep-fry oil. In a lot of restaurants, fryer oil only gets changed when it starts to smoke or make food taste "off". It is not necessary to refrigerate used oil. Assuming it's only used for safe food, oil will taste bad long before it will become unsafe (if it ever really does).
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Yes, reuse it. You can either strain it to remove the seasonings or leave them in there and use for rice, potatoes, polenta, soups. etc.
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Generally, it's fine to reuse deep-fry oil. In a lot of restaurants, fryer oil only gets changed when it starts to smoke or make food taste "off". It is not necessary to refrigerate used oil. ... Leaving bits for days at varied temperatures could negatively affect the flavor, especially since you were frying fish.
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Although many of us grew up with relatives who stored their bacon grease in a jar or can set on the counter or on the back of the stovetop, food safety experts don't recommend storing it that way now. Instead, store the grease in the refrigerator (up to 3 months) or freezer (indefinitely).
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