Cooking Oil Residue on Plastic?

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We keep our cooking oil in a plastic jar until we use it again. After awhile the plastic jar becomes grimy, sticky and hard to remove residue. Do you know of any cleaner that will remove the residue quickly and without a lot of elbow grease. Thanks very much.

V. from Seattle, WA

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Sheri

April 12, 20060 found this helpful

I would try dishwashing detergent, just not the stuff for dishwashers. It is a great grease cutter.

Pattie Hartley

April 12, 20060 found this helpful

Dawn makes a spray on cleaner. I think it is called Powerdisolve or something like that it comes in a blue bottle. Spray it on and wait a few minutes.

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April 12, 20060 found this helpful

I've used Dawn and baking soda with good results :)

Dan

March 19, 20091 found this helpful

Pour half a cup of household ammonia in the jar and put the lid on. Let it sit a day, shaking well from time to time. Pour it out (beware the fumes) and wash the jar normally.

CAROL

September 27, 20090 found this helpful

Use baking soda with a small amount of water. Make a dry paste and scrub. Will cut grease from all pans. You could mix baking soda with dish soap.

americanmadeinc

June 2, 20230 found this helpful

I had the same problem on a transparent 20 ounce plastic "Ketchup or Mustard" type squirt-er. I tired all of the dawn products which are very good. Result unsatisfactory. I put the squirt-er lid in rolling boiling water. I added PowerWash. Result unsatisfactory.

I ave used baking soda successfully for the cleaning of stainless steel pots and pans, but its abrasiveness (though minor) will just give the vegetable oil more surface to cling to.
I used Simple Green. Result Unsatisfactory.
The problem is that the plastic is too soft. I like the idea of the plastic being shatter proof. I can't imagine a bigger mess that a shattered glass container of vegetable oil.
I can tell you that I keep 3 different grades of Extra Virgin Olive oil in fancy wine bottles with liquor pours on them. I do the same with my two salad vinegars. It is much easier just to swipe the end of the pourer with a bit of paper towel or my kitchen cloth.
I am presently using a glass thin wine vinegar bottle for my vegetable oil dispenser. I will be on the lookout while grocery shopping for anything that comes in a 16 ounce or smaller plastic container that has a flat bottom AND that a liquor pourer will fit.

A plastic Coke bottle would be ideal except for the fact that its base is not very stable.
The liquor pourer that I find works the best has an automatic flapper function on it. I found it on Ebay, but you may have some luck at local liquor stores

Bonnie

June 11, 20100 found this helpful

I'm wondering if there are any new products or suggestions for removing cooking oil residue from the inside of plastic containers, since this question was posted. Your article was the only place on the web I found an answer. I have a very big jar with a lot of sticky residue left inside after cleaning with regular dish soap. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.

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