Cooking oil question

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Ok first of all I know I need a smaller pot to cook fish in.
Until then though I was wondering something.

I have to buy and use a gallon jug of peanut oil when I cook fish in order to have it deep enough to cook.

At $15.00 a gallon I would really like to re-use the oil. I figure I could at LEAST use it twice and maybe three times.

If I pour it through a strainer and then through cheese cloth it should be great to go for another batch.
My question is, after I do all this and get it back in the original jug, what do I do with it?

Does it need to be refridgerated?
How long would it be ok to keep before I cooked another batch?

Thanks.
 
Yep use it 3 times myself if cooking fish each time. You don't want to deep fry chicken after 2 runs of fish however.
 
A few tricks to get longer life out of your cooking oil. After you use it let it cool then pour it back in its original container. Then refrigerate it, the next time you use it you�ll notice that all the sludge will be in the bottom of the jug. Pour your oil up slowly and discard the �� of sludge remaining in the bottom of the jug. Then turn your heat on, peel a potato and slice it in four of five sections and toss it in the oil while it�s getting up to temperature, cook the potato slices until they are golden brown, then remove them and throw them away.

The potato will remove much of the bad taste and smell out of the oil. Also, if you beep fry at 325 degrees or below your oil will last twice as long and it won�t get dark and scorched nearly as fast. I�ve reused oil many times doing this with no complaints so far. Believe me, my wife wouldn't eat it if it was even a little bit bad. lol
 
I've used the same peanut oil 10 to 15 times before. I've got some in the basement that is at least 5 years old and still good. Strain it after use and keep it stored somewhere cool and it will last a long time.
 
Anything you can do to minimize oxidation of the oil will make it last much longer. I actually store mine in the chest freezer after straining it and pouring it back in the original container. I have reused it several times over a couple of years time with no problem. With peanut oil, you can cook at a little higher temperature without it scorching, but you definitely don't want to let it get above 375-400 degrees.
 
we cook our fish @350 degrees with peanut oil. Smoke point for peanut oil is 450 degrees.

Cook hushpuppies @325 degrees.
 

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