Used cooking oil is one of those kitchen problems nobody talks about until they’re standing over a pan of bacon grease trying to figure out where it goes. Pouring it down the drain is a plumbing disaster. Waiting for it to cool, then scooping it into a jar, then finding somewhere to throw out the jar — that whole process gets old fast. I’d been doing the coffee-can-in-the-freezer method for years until I found FryAway.
What got my attention was a Shark Tank clip someone posted. The product is simple: a plant-based powder you sprinkle into hot cooking oil. It turns the oil solid as it cools, so you lift it out and toss it in the trash like any other food waste. No pouring, no smell, no drain damage. I ordered the Super Fry pack for around $25 to test it on a real fry job — a full pot of oil for fried chicken.
Quick Verdict
FryAway does what it says. One scoop per cup of oil, stir it in while the oil is still hot, and by the time the pan is room temperature you have a solid disc you can lift right out. It works on canola oil and vegetable oil without any issue, and handles bacon fat just as well.
Our rating: 8/10 – It solves a real disposal problem cleanly, though the per-use cost adds up if you deep fry often.
How It Actually Works
The powder is made from plant-based fatty acids that bind to oil molecules as the temperature drops. You stir one scoop per cup of oil into the pan right after cooking, while the oil is still hot. The oil stays liquid while warm, then firms up completely over the next hour or so. When I came back after cleaning up the rest of the kitchen, I had a solid white disc sitting in the bottom of my cast iron. It peeled out in one piece and went straight into the trash.
The texture reminded me of solidified lard — it holds its shape, it doesn’t smell, and it doesn’t leave a greasy residue behind that needs scrubbing. The pan actually needed less work afterward than it usually does after a fry session.
Who It Makes Sense For
If you fry things occasionally — a batch of fried chicken, homemade donuts, a big pot of fries for a crowd — FryAway makes the cleanup significantly less annoying. The Super Fry pack covers up to 24 cups of oil, which goes a long way at home cooking volumes.
If you’re someone who reuses oil over several sessions before discarding, the math gets less favorable. This is a disposal product, not a filtration one, so you’d use it each time you’re ready to throw a batch out. For heavy fryers who go through oil weekly, the cost per use starts to feel less justified.
Things Worth Knowing Before You Buy
The solidification is slower than I expected the first time. I stirred it in and watched the oil for a few minutes expecting something to happen. Nothing did. I walked away, came back an hour later, and it was solid. The product works on its own schedule — leave it alone and it delivers.
Temperature matters more than the packaging suggests. The instructions say to add the powder while oil is above 140°F. I tested it once on oil that had already cooled significantly, and the solidification was incomplete and patchy. Add it right after cooking, while the oil is still clearly hot, and you won’t have that problem.
The included scoop is sized correctly for the one-scoop-per-cup ratio. I tried going lighter on a small batch to stretch the product and got a partially gelled oil that was harder to remove than a clean solid disc would have been. Use the right amount and the process is straightforward.
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Bottom Line
FryAway takes a genuinely annoying kitchen chore and makes it a non-issue. The cost per use is higher than tossing oil into an old jar, but you’re paying to skip the mess and not deal with used cooking oil sitting around your kitchen. For occasional fryers who want a clean solution to disposal, it earns its spot in the cabinet.
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