Turkey on the grill

[Catherine Iino]

I love cooking turkey in my Weber Kettle: I brine the bird, then roast/smoke it over a tin pan with a little water in it; the fire's on the other side. When it's done, though, I'm left with about a few cups of nasty greasy water in the pan. Any ideas on how to dispose of it? Can't throw it down the drain. I can put it in a bottle and into the trash, but then I can't recycle the bottle. Is there a better way?

[Kerry Beal]

I've got a ravine in my back yard - problem solved!

[chezcherie]

kitty litter.

[Paul Bacino]

Pull it out and let it set over night.. the fat will gel ( solidify ).. in the trash the next day and down the toilet with the liquid

[Catherine Iino]

Thanks for all the quick responses. The turkey fat definitely did not "gel" over several days. The kitty litter idea makes me think that maybe I could dump wood ashes into the fat and then toss the whole thing in the trash. I have wood ashes, of course, from the fire. No ravines, but I guess I could dump the fat in the woods; would that be harmful to the environment? Might attract varmints, too.

[HowardLi]

The water and oil will naturally separate, but if the oil does not solidify at room temp, put it in the fridge (or worst case, freezer to scrape off of the ice).

[karlos]

The woods already have varmints, I suspect. Cooked fat certainly isn't bad for the environment so if you have the land, dump away.