Quote from: chewytikka on December 13, 2011, 12:13 PM
Hi All
We all must of encountered some really Naff and Manky Take Aways.

Calling Knackered deep fat fryer oil "Seasoned" is absolute nonsense and
can only happen on a forum like cR0.

Haldi. the places you see this practice in, need to be reported to the The Food Standards Agency.
A quote from FSA, Safer food, better business.
Since 31 October 2004 waste cooking oil from catering premises can no longer be used as an ingredient in animal feed.
Waste cooking oils from food manufacturing, and fresh or unused cooking oil, can continue to be used in animal feed.
Full guideline here:-
http://www.food.gov.uk/foodindustry/guidancenotes/foodguid/wastecookingoil
There's a couple of guys who go round my local restaurants and buy up all the knackered oil and turn it into fuel. They pay 20p a litre.
A far better idea than actually consuming it.

My original response to this thread was:-
Bhaji oil, that old chestnut, the deep fat fryer oil is Knackered and dumped every 2/3 days in all the restaurants I know.
One time Bhaji oil, which is cooked in a pan on the stove top, is filtered and recycled in some restaurants, but not really a curry secret.


What's all this frozen chips malarky.
We must be spoilt, here in the NorthEast.
Fresh, hand cut, chunky chips, blanched and cooked to order.

All BIR/TA's I'm involved in have, The Food Standards Agency
Safer Food, Better Business Certificate.

cheers Chewy

Yet another "know it all"  :

Too many criticisms and not enough answers CT 

Try putting your money where your mouth is, perhaps (and give us more answers and fewer criticisms of the forum and our members)? 

Quote from: PaulP on December 13, 2011, 01:04 PM
I wouldn't want to use knackered old oil in my curries and I can't really see that this is the missing secret.

Don't use it then; you obviously know better!

Quote from: hotstuff09 on December 13, 2011, 03:32 PM
What's up CA, Wrong time of the month for you
I'm not dismissing, Just questioning, there is a difference, No one has actually said that chip fat is the secret ingredient, just saying that in my opinion it's utter rubbish  ;D

Perhaps, HS, but it's blind, ignorant and contrary idiots like you (that say things for the sake of it) that ruin the progress of this forum, in my opinion (perhaps because you have nothing better to do?). 

HS

Stick around! - there have been enough people bullied off the forum already.

I wish Stew gave a hoot about this forum - an active decent mod would not stand for this kind of thing.

For what its worth my personal opinion is in agreement with yours. Having 2 identical fryers, 1 for chips and 1 for bhaji's - I made the mistake to using a chef spoon of chip oil instead of bhaji oil to cook a dish with once. It turned out just as expected - tasting of chips! - actually I'n not at all convinced bhaji oil is the way to go either, but at least the right sort of flavours are in the oil!

Cheers

Thanks solarsplace
It's sad when you can't have your own opinion, without someone jumping down your throat,

HS