I love frying up chile rellenos, but it leaves me with a pan full of spent oil. Occasionally, I’ve dumped it down the drain, especially when I didn’t have easy access to a junk can or jar to pour it ...

The only ingredient listed on the FryAway package is “natural plant-based fats,” but it looks and works just like stearic acid, a saturated fatty acid that’s naturally found in animal and vegetable ...