Deep Fryer Oil Filtration and Cleaning - [in less than 25 seconds!] - The #1 how to and DIY of 2021 

not a good idea to pour hot liquid into plastic. plastic is a carcinogen. Plastic bottles like the oil comes in is not food grade multi use. clean your oil into glass, let it come to room temp then store in a food grade plastic or stainless or cast or glass. Safety first

Oh man, this will save me so much time filtering our oil. We’ve been using paper coffee filters and it takes so long. Thanks for the great tip.

I cannot believe so many people throw out here oil after every use. This is so good Paul. Saves lots of money too.

Thanks Paul you gave me a great idea that even saves me alot of money Why? I operate a small deli and I own 2 deep fryers and is planning on asking my mother in the States to buy me the one with the filtration system but after watching this video all I need is a coffee filter and a funnel.

You can also clean your oil with a mixture of water and cornstarch. The food particles, salt, flour, etc... are all easily dissolved in the water, and when heated the cornstarch will congeal the water which physically separates the contaminants from the oil. This can make it last much longer. Then strain it and you have a crystal clear product.

I've been using that exact technique for 10 years and I get the same results that you do. I store mine in the fridge, even though it isn't required. You are the first I've seen on YT that doesn't use those slow ass paper filters. I also leave the cap loose until the oil cools all the way down. The jugs are so thin these days that the sides collapse as the oil cools if they are sealed.

This was extremely helpful.

Finally a straight forward way to do this.

Just bought my first deep fryer I went through a gallon in 10 days by constantly changing the oil. Then it occured to me, this expense for new oil is going to add up quickly Thanks for this video. You just cut my oil cost by 2-300%

For the inexperienced, if the thermometer is on the edge of the pan/pot, the temp of the oil in the middle will be 10+ degrees hotter.

Hmmm, good idea Paul. Never knew you could do this. Thanks for the tips!

How smart is that. Neat idea. Never ever thought of using a coffee filter basket. I'll remember this idea. Thank you for the tip.

Thanks! I just heated and strained never-before filtered, 6-month old start date, chicken and potato frying, solidified oil. I have been reusing it with no filtering every two months or so. I will filter it after each use from now on, because it did pick up lots of sediment that was worrying me. Thanks so much!

Great idea ,I strain oil to burn for heat in my greenhouse this looks good .

Putting a lemon or lime chopped up & low heat fried in the oil really helps keep the fishy smell out! Let cool down to about 150-200 degrees then strain. Works great!

I'm totally going to try this method this summer. Can't wait for a good fish fry.

Thanks bro, I have one of those in my cupboard.

Glad you verified what I've been doing for years.

Great tip and .... the reused oil will make your food turn into that GBG (Golden Brown Goodness) color better than new oil.

Excellent content and liked watched end to end in real time! Keep posting and growing! Joe

I can taste the difference when oil has been used for different product. I splurge and use separate oils for potatoes, chicken and seafood. Potatoes are fried in tallow or bacon lard which I keep until it goes off. Chicken gets its on bacon lard container because the rendered chicken fat will leave its flavor profile on the lard. Seafood gets its own veg oil and gets changed when I notice it.

Excellent idea the only thing that sketches me out not to be a jerk or anything but I worked with a lot of plastics and making plastics plastics Leitch @high temperature roughly around 120° it will throw off chemicals from the plastic which is carcinogen best way to do it like you said but in a glass container and then poured in your plastic bottle one it is cool better to be safe than sorry cheers everybody

if hot oil hits the plastic oil bottle, it could leack BPA and harmful substances from the plastic bottle. I think it would be better to cool down the oil then put in to the oil bottle. Plus, those oil bottles are not recommended to reuse multiple times as those plastics are not meant to be used for long period time. Probably it would be better to buy heat resistance glass jar to save the hot oil if u want to filter it while the oil is still hot.

After cooling cleaned oil then funnel into gallon water jug and store in fridge not at room temp! This is especially important when using oil to fry fish, seafood etc. I stopped using vegetable oils and use lard. I have a Presto Profry countertop electric deep fryer. They are around 65$ and worth every penny. Use just almost a 4 pound tub of Armour brand Lard/manteca. That amount will bring the fry oil line up to minimum fill line. When lard heats to 360 the lard will expand to the max fill line. It will smoke a little but that's normal. Save the rest of lard to top off loss during frying. Lard makes your french fries taste amazing! Make sure to install heating element then use rubber spatula to scoop lard out of tub and smooth over heating element. Turn heat knob on low to melt the lard then crank up to 360 degrees (just below max temp. on knob setting). Hope this helps!

I got one of those filters just after seeing this video. I've used it a couple times with great results. I want to try the paper ones more time after seeing a video where paper ones filtered more stuff out of water or coffee.

Thanks a slug and a ton there Paul. 145k views later, here I am! I ran out and got a small deep fryer last night completely on a silly whim to do oysters and fish with. We managed to do without for prolly 50 years or so... the skillet being good enough for the likes of us....but, what the heck. After de-boxing came the idea... What to do about the oil? Like 10 bucks worth for a couple of dozen oysters or a peck of fish or cheecken? (I don't go fishing enough to really make the drat thing really pay off.) So I came looking and you popped up top of the search list to save the day. Now I won't have to mope around with oil guilt. Wow! Super thanks for your storage method. The wife just left for Walmart. She knows exactly the filter you spoke of! And PS.... I just visited your charter website. Looked it over pretty good. What a wonderful enterprise! Great family, values...all the good stuff....and in the middle of the woods for a topper. I don't understand the tight fishing restrictions.... Looks like there are a lot more fish than people in your area. Historically the place was wallowing with fish. I certainly hope you're so busy that you almost miss reading my piece here. Super best wishes from your fan in Alabam, Norm

Should never fry in vegetable oil.

Best oil filtering video on RU-vid! Good job my man! 👍

Your oil is still brown. Put your oil in a big cooking pot & heat to medium high. Mix together cornstarch & water to make a slurry. Pour in hot oil. The cornstarch will absorb all the small debris and much clearer. Now filter again.

To get smells out of the oil, you can fry (medium heat) pieces of peeled ginger until golden.....sieve it into a pan through a thin paper towel, if two ply then separate into one ply.

Thanks

Hey Paul ... great vid, thanx a bunch.

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Very helpful

Cool man, was looking for something like this. Ill use the glass tip as well from iwginc. Avoid chemicals n stuff. Grrat vid

Reusable coffee filter INSIDE the funnel. This guy is a genius. How dare you common fools criticize him over pouring hot oil into a plastic container.

Thx for sharing! Just bought me a deep fryer & was thinking it’ll be expensive to keep buying oil. Question: what kind of pan is that with the oil you’re cooking on the grill? Cast iron?

My cooking oil is an Eclectic blend of peanut oil Bacon Fat beef fat chicken fat butter I literally add pounds of butter to it sometimes when it's looking a little bit low and for some reason I have excess of butter but no oil

It seems a little too hot the oil at 200 degrees to put it in that plastic container, would it be better to put it on a glass or metal container when is hot and after it cool down pour it in the plastic?

Great info, thanks!

Well hell…I already knew I could filter the oil and it still be cloudy. Your thumbnail made it seem like we would be getting clear oil in 25 seconds. Now I feel like watching this was snake oil. Well played, Sir.

A much easier trick to clean your oil while it is stil hot: Just take an egg, seperate the yolk from it and pour just the egg white into the hot oil and let it fry for a while. This will absorb any dirt from the oil. just remove it with a slotted spoon.

After i dump all the grease out the bits on the bottom make for an excellent gravy. Make a nice rue add the bits oh my good the best gravy you will ever have. YUMMMMMM

I'm getting ready to fry some soft shell crab and fish sticks!!! 😁👌

you are fun... I like it

This is the way.

I have filtered a shit load of cooking oil. Just buy grease filters on line. They are like .15 cents each and oil goes through fast but really clean. Those metal coffee filters will let coffee dust come through and give you bitter coffee. Same goes with grease. Buy grease filters. You will like.

None of this filtering removes free radicals, rather, just removes particles which contribute to general biological degradation. Even if you filter oil and/or deodorise it with lemon/ginger or whatever, you shouldn't go over 3-4 uses. This varies depending on both the oil type itself and how high a temp was used. There's been a fair few recent studies on toxins that build up in re-heated oils which you should definitely look into.

good idea, but I would not rec pouring hot oil into a plastic container because plastic release its own chemicals when heated

Awesome way to get plastic particles in your body:) Hot oil should never go into a plastic container when your are going re-use it(!!!) A glass container would be a bit better. But never plastic. That is if you don’t want to get the worst decease on the planet. Be safe.

Underrated video and channel. The cleaning of the oil is much needed and a lot of people don't consider it unless they are into biodiesel. Plus people got a tip reminder to not serve white potatoes and call them fries because of being to lazy to fry taste lol. Need to tell these Chicken places too that serves cold fried chicken because they don't get the concept of the second 3 minute fry at higher temp right during the order lol. Better to cook it right like you and save smart. That oil probably would make a good homemade mayo or aioli too in a pinch. Hmmmmm why not 👍 1 Peter 5:7-9 King James Version 7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. 8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. Amen

Great tips! Look at the little pooch!

Next time, could you kindly increase the volume of the background music, because I can still hear your narration. That way, you will drown out the important information you are passing on to the viewer. Thank you.

I was told not to reuse fish oil but otherwise great video

You poured 200 degree oil into a plastic bottle and clamped the lid down and you are still alive. Welcome to the Matrix.

Hey there Paul, yes I'm one of those people using paper coffee filters to clean my cooking oil. I'm going to go and buy one of the filters that you use. My question is, 200F seems to be high to put through a plastic funnel, I've had to buy a couple so far due to them melting. I have to wait until it's pretty cool but then it just gets thick. Any ideas besides getting a metal one ?

it might not melt your plastic, but, it will contaminate it with plastic. Do you need to refrigerate it after??

Very funny and thanks for the tip

Putting hot oil in a plastic bottle is it a good idea? as I am sure because of heat oil, the plastic of the bottle is going to be mixed with the oil.

Well you accomplished nothing other than removing large partials

Awesome video! I'm a vegan but this makes me want to sign up for one of your charters! You didn't mention how to store it. Some people are suggesting in the fridge. I say just store it in a cupboard or someplace dark. Whattya think?

You don’t use the powder to help it stay fresh?

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What size filter and cone is that? It looks to fit right in there perfectly.

Try avacado oil. It doesn't smoke until over 500°F

Why wouldn't you cook fries last? Doesn't potatoes clean oil?

If you take some lemons cut them upp and cook them in the oil you will get rid of the smell aswell.

Can you please stay the funnel and Coffee filter sizes. Thank you

Is there any concern about the hot oil causing chemicals from the plastic to get into the oil?

Is 200 degree oil safe to go in a plastic container?

if the temp drops so much when frying fries, you simply might want to use more oil.

do you store the used oil in the refrigerator?

If I wanted that oil clearer what else could I do

Please is it necessary filtering new shortening?

wow , i never knew that you can filter the oil i used to throw it out after every use but is it safe to reuse and reheat oil?

I'm not near Clearwater Bay, but I am in Clearwater......FL ;-) I just bought a deep frying to cook a turkey. Have you D.F. a turkey? I imagine it will be too much oil to do that filtering. Not sure WHAT I'm going to do with the oil when done? Can't use what it came is, because it won't be empty.

Didn't work to well for me🙁 a lot of the sediment still got through the filter.

Cool.

Reheating oil increases the amount of unsaturation of the oil, making it worse for consumption/health. Don't ignore the chemistry of reusing oil & if you choose to reuse for economical or environmental reasons, limit the number of times doing so. .... "be afraid", as opposed to "don't be afraid", when it comes to perpetual reuse, as this is bad, simply generating a cocktail of chemicals, far different from the original pure oil as purchased and quality assured. I've seen numerous channels recommending oil reuse for 3 times max. BTW, this is not how industry recycles oil. Reusing is not recycling.

Is this environmentally friendly though for disposal? Ok..I was writing this as you said straight into the garbage so,,I think its been answered. 😞. I'll just keep looking.

It's a little more healthy to use a gallon jar for the oil especially if it's hot

Hey Paul, I know this sound stupid, but where did you get your funnel from? I bought the coffe filte but having toruble getting a funnel to fit it

What's the name of that pan? Been looking for something just like that for a while

did you fry the same potatoes twice? first time to somewhat fry them inside, second time to crisp and brown them at 2:03? thanks

What! Why didn’t I think of that.

How do you measure the TPM count?

I don't think 200 degree oil should betrue plastic and put it that temperature healthy for eating

How do you keep it from getting rancid

They sell proper oil filters. Does a much better filtration than a dumb mesh coffee filter.

If anyone has trouble with flavor after this… I heard frying onions in them help absorb the fishy smell

Do you use a 4 cup or 8-12 cup filter?

Does any one else clean their oil and reuse it?

What kind of oil are you using?

How many times we can reuse oil? After frying

putting hot oil in plastic is just dumb. use a glass bottle instead. has nothing to do with melting plastic but it will cause the chemicals to leach into your oil. be safe.

oil in your sink you must like calling the plumper

1:04 is that Tanner Jones from critically-acclaimed Florida emo band You Blew It! ?

Thank you for the video but, Assuming that you're using Canola oil. Do you know that the smoke point for this oil is about 220-230 °C (you can learn more about smoke points here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke_point) Heating to 300-400°C is just insane and I'm not sure this is healthy in any way. Second point, this coffee filters are basically made of nylon which I'm sure are quite similar to plastic and, even if 200°C is actually not melting the plastic bottle or the filter, it can generates chemicals and other plastic particles. It would be great if you can wait for the oil to cool down and also use a glass hermetic container instead of a regular plastic bottle. Hope you'll find these remarks as useful as expected. I'm sure your video will help people deal with used frying oils!

Disappearing dog! 1:05

People are such idiots...you can clearly see that oil is still dirty AF, but all these comments are acting like it's crystal clear. Coffee strainers are no different than any other fine mesh strainers in your kitchen, that's why you must use a paper coffee filter. Maybe he's deleting comments like mine, that points out the obvious! What ever the case, this method is a failure.