Getting rid of kitchen grease with a septic tank

[Champ Leong]

I posted previously about whether I should upgrade to the city sewer if possible. If I have a property on septic what do I do with the kitchen grease? If I drain the grease from a hamburger, for example, that grease can clogs the incoming or outgoing lines in a septic. What is an easy way to dispose of the grease? TIA!

[Theresa Harris]

Regardless if you have a septic or sewer connection, none of the grease should ever go down the sink.  Get a tin can (eg soup can, tomato can) and keep it by the sink.  Pour the grease into that and once the grease has set and the can is full (ie don't use it once time, keep adding to it), put the can in the garbage.  Otherwise, leave the grease in the pan until the pan is cool and use a paper towel to give it a good wipe and then wash the pan with soap and hot water.