Are you... speaking from experience?

I use a Pyrex container if I want to safe the grease. Otherwise I make a bowl of aluminum foil, pour it into that, and toss it once it hardens.

That’s why I pour it into the jar in the sink.

That and I’m really messy and the sink is the easiest place to clean up spilled grease.

I briefly worked for a plumber during my college days to make money. He said the people who kept him in business were people who poured grease down the drain and also people who flushed tampons.

Keep it in a mug by the sink

Every time the mug fills up, dump it into a pot of very hot water, give it a stir, pour it into a mason jar, seal it tightly, and put it in the fridge upside down.

When it's cold, dump out the water, scrape the thin top layer of crap off, and voila, you have perfectly usable high smoke point salted lard for frying.

If you fry fresh pork belly, save that fat separately, do the same thing, and you have pure lard.

For maximum enjoyment, drink it directly from the jar. Preferably while warm.

And use for tortillas and savory pie crust.

When my grandma had "too much" of it she would mix it with seeds and put it out for the woodpeckers in winter

Obligatory response to this meme e'er time, "Sigh, if it's on septic its massively expensive infrastructure the tenant will be held liable for 10/10 times, and will only render one less living space habitable. And if it's on sewer it's punishing the public's wastewater treatment facility."

Aand resume.

why would you bother with a jar? just leave the pan to cool then wipe it up with some paper and toss it in the ~~food waste bin~~ drain.

I use a jar because saved bacon grease makes for a tasty pre-salted lipid additive for free!

Because I add the grease to my compost heap and I don't like paper towel.

“But Dad, my heart hurts.”

Some people (like Ben Shapiro and his ilk) make it to adulthood not knowing how to do laundry or clean the dishes in the first place. ... and they're proud of it.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/09/12/550465000/behold-the-fatberg-london-s-130-ton-rock-solid-sewer-blockage

You're not just "sticking it to the man" when you do this though

you're being a dick to your city, its residents, and employees.

Yeah.

They're not doing maintenance until something happens.

Like waste water coming up your drains, flooding your apartment with black, hardened, crystalized fat and stinking water because your upstairs neighbor has the washing machine running but the water can't go anywhere because the waste water main is clogged somewhere between your flat and the one below yours. This will happen on the day after tradies finish putting new laminate flooring in your entire apartment.

Don't ask me how I know.

It ruins things for everyone in your local area though. Fatburgs aren't localised to your landlords house.

The tenant special

"Yeah take that landlord!"

*clogs their own pipes*

Like a landlord is going to fix your clogged drain anytime soon. They're not your mom, they're a business. You'll be lucky if a plumber comes out in a couple of weeks.

You save it up in a can or a jar and then you have a world of options:

Throw it away Make soap from it Throw it away Use it to season cast iron pots and pans Throw it away Cook with it if it's from the last few days Throw it away Add it to outdoor dog food in the winter Throw it away Soften dry ski-you know what, just throw it away.