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The Grease Bag

posted 8 years ago by wrightinchicago
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When I was growing up we used to put the used oil (Crisco) in a paper bag and dispose in the garbage can. We really didn't care where it went. Sometimes we would just re-use the oils.

Even today, I cook with less oils and reuse the oils (vegetable, canola) to fry different foods. I don't see a wide market for these bags unless you cook all the time and use oils all the time. And like somebody said, more people are microwaving, roasting, baking. Not a lot of oil use.

[–] Asteri-Atypical 8 years ago

It would take more research to see if it actually did help, significantly, environmentally. It may suspend the oils, but for how long?

Alas, though - more blubbering. But at least she didn't start bawling in the middle of her presentation.

That voice, though - nasal as hell and diphthonged all over the place.

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[–] Senor_Frickin_Braggis 8 years ago

Well I eat on paper plates a lot (hate washing dishes) and live in apartment building so I usually just put the grease on the plate after eating, throw it in a grocery bag and toss it in the dumpster outside after dinner with the rest of my daily trash. At the risk of sounding like a dick -- I don't care much about the environment. I will be dead before any of that affects me.

[–] Spongeyone 8 years ago

grease in a landfill isn't a problem. It's biodegradable. The grocery bag is a bigger problem, if you mean plastic.

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[–] jonnypenn84 8 years ago

Lmao

[–] duckyslattery 8 years ago

It's a dumb product. A solution waiting for a problem. People don't care what kind of bag they dump their grease into and whether the bag soaks up the grease.

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[–] Spongeyone 8 years ago

I know basically jack about composting, but it's plausible that mixing the grease with that material might make it compost more efficiently.

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[–] bing-57 8 years ago

> I know basically jack about composting, but it's plausible that mixing the grease with that material might make it compost more efficiently.

Unlikely. She said that it was the same stuff that the industry uses for cleaning up oil spills. Chances are that it was selected for its absorbency, not because it composts more easily.

And really, it's just cooking oil. That's not really an environmental issue.

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[–] Spongeyone 8 years ago

it's just cooking oil. That's not really an environmental issue.

Yes, it's a plumbing issue.

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[–] bing-57 8 years ago

> Yes, it's a plumbing issue.

Seems like a non-issue. You just run hot water down the drain as you pour out the oil.

And, if you live in an apartment, it's not your problem anyway.

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[–] misterbfd 8 years ago

Needless, overly-expensive, difficult to sell product. I, too, cook with less oil than ever before and then I filter the oil between uses. The oil stays clean and I don't have to waste it or throw it out.

It's a solution in search of a problem.

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[–] woodpusher 8 years ago

Was Barbara just joking about having her sell real estate on the side? Her presentation skills were good, even if the product wasn't that great.

[–] rufnedge-2 8 years ago

Probably not latangela is one talented individual. Just my impression and opinion.

[–] rufnedge-2 8 years ago

And as far as the hot bacon grease, all she said was it had to cool some and then the sharks were out. I want to know how much cooler.

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[–] Spongeyone 8 years ago

Thing is, you can throw grease onto your compost heap without the bag at all

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[–] Spongeyone 8 years ago

But no one without a compost heap would buy this anyway. The purpose of this product is to put your grease in a bag and put the bag out to compost.

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[–] Moonlighty 8 years ago

Yeah so they were right, she was targeting a very small audience. The amount of people who do compost is small and I'd wager most of them don't cook a lot of bacon/ground beef (either do turkey which is less greasy or are vegetarians). I would think it's more important to have the bag be heat resistant because if this is a convenience item, you want to pour out the grease when you are done cooking not gauge when it's cool enough to dump but not cooled into a solid.

Most people at this point in their lives have a system if they don't want to dump it down the drain. Weren't the bags like 3 for $12? I would rather take an old coffee mug and dump it in there. Maybe if they were like a dollar a bag people might pay for convenience, but as is it seems like it can't be that popular an item.

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[–] duckyslattery 8 years ago

Yes but a person still has to throw out the container/bag they aren't using so just put grease in it and skip the grease bag.

This product reminds me of the fly collector of poop from a few seasons ago. The guy wanted to stop all the flies buzzing around poop so instead of picking up the poop his idea is to put a funnel over it and trap the flies. So basically he's creating a new problem and a new product when he could fix the existing problem. This grease bag does the same thing. Put the grease in a container that already being thrown out instead of collecting it in a special bag just to justify the product.

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[–] throwaway50000 8 years ago

In Japan, they have packets of stuff (don't know what's in it) that you add to a pot of oil to solidify it. Add it while it's hot, wait for it to cool, and you have a big chunk of hard oil (kinda like a really thick jelly) that you can easily throw in the trash. Don't they sell that stuff in North America already?

As for waiting for it to cool, I can't understand why that's such a big deal. "Oh my God, get it out of here now! The oil! The ooooooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllll!!!! Get it ooooouuuuuuuuuuuuttttttt!!!!! Can't wait 20 minutes for it to cool!! Get it out noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow!"

[–] jonnypenn84 8 years ago

I like to wash my pans immediately after cooking. Makes it easier when the pan is still hot. Especially if I'm making breakfast in a rush before work.

[–] misterbfd 8 years ago

I just drink the grease.

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[–] esskayess 8 years ago

She seemed a bit whacko at the time, but the breast feeding clothing zealot who followed made her look like a school principal.

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[–] MasterMoron 8 years ago

I didn't really understand the product. Whenever I cook I get very little grease on the bottom of the pan. Though, I usually cook turkey bacon so maybe that helps. I usually just wash the pan in the sink afterwards and that's that.

[–] MrMeowgi 8 years ago

Even if I did use a lot of oil in my cooking, to be honest I just wouldn't care enough to go and buy these bags. I suspect many people will feel the same way.

[–] osubuckeye420 8 years ago

Yea, my wife and I couldn't figure out who this product was for.

We just dump the grease in a normal trash bag when we're done and throw the trash bag out. I don't get why anyone would need this. She was charging exponentially more than a trash bag for something that a trash bag can easily do.

[–] legendkillinpeopleschamp 8 years ago

Whenever I watched my mom fry food she just put the grease in a plastic bag or paper bag. When trash day comes around and put it in the garbage can.

I am sure it is a nice product but I would not have a use for it. I don't take the chance frying in my apartment.

Latangela was hot though.

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