Method for storing used cooking oil

摘要

Method of collecting used cooking oil includes extracting used cooking oil from at least one deep fryer to a container, storing and separating said used cooking oil within the container which is located within the cooking area. The oil from the deep fat fryer is periodically pumped to the container and allowed to settle. The unwanted sludge is then tapped off into a portable container and the wanted oil is pumped to an exterior transportation container. The container is triangular shaped with rear walls converging into a corner of the cooking area and a diagonal front face with side flanges and a bottom flap such that it is located in the corner of an interior wall of a building and contains the pipes and plumbing.

主权项

1. A method of collecting used cooking oil comprising;
locating at least one deep fat fryer within an interior cooking area of a restaurant; providing a storage container within the interior cooking area of the restaurant separate from said at least one deep fat fryer; periodically and repeatedly causing transference of used cooking oil from said at least one deep fryer to said container; maintaining all of said used cooking oil from said repeated transferences of said used cooking oil within the container for a storage period; within the container, during said storage period causing separation of said used cooking oil by settlement such that a bottom portion of the oil at a bottom of the container contains unwanted deposited sedimentation and an upper portion of said used cooking oil is usable for subsequent processes where said subsequent processes are separate from said at least one deep fat fryer; within the container, during said storage period allowing a temperature of said used cooking oil being stored to fall so as to avoid convection agitation of said deposited sedimentation; during said transference, causing said used cooking oil to enter the container such that that said used cooking oil enters the container at a rate and angle which prevents impact of said used cooking oil upon said deposited sedimentation in the bottom of the container; periodically extracting said deposited sedimentation of said used cooking oil from the bottom of the container; periodically extracting said upper portion of used cooking oil separate from said deposited sedimentation by a pump through a pipe to a remote exterior transportation tank; wherein the container is located in the interior cooking area for storage of the oil inside the interior cooking area and said upper portion is periodically pumped by said pump through said pipe to said remote exterior transportation tank in a location exterior to said interior cooking area; and transporting said upper portion to a remote location for subsequent use.