Editing Deep frying (section)

==Environmental==
[[File:SpentcookingoilbinAustinTX.JPG|thumb|right|225px|A bin for spent cooking oil in [[Austin, Texas]], managed by a recycling company|alt=A large bin, with "GREASE ONLY" stamped on the lid.]]
Deep frying produces large amounts of [[Brown grease|waste oil]], which must be disposed of properly. Waste oil can contribute to the creation of [[fatberg]]s, overflow sewage systems, bind to the walls of sewage pipes, and interfere with sewage treatment.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Carman|first1=Tara|title=Grease, wet wipes clog Metro Vancouver's sewers|url=https://vancouversun.com/Grease+wipes+clog+Metro+Vancouver+sewers/11072929/story.html|website=The Vancouver Sun|access-date=30 May 2015|date=21 May 2015|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108140242/http://www.vancouversun.com/Grease+wipes+clog+Metro+Vancouver+sewers/11072929/story.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Waste oil from deep frying is increasingly being recycled and refined into [[biodiesel]].<ref name="Johanson 2010 p. 18"/>

The heating element in a deep fryer consumes enormous energy, electricity or otherwise. According to one source, an average home appliance deep fryer draws 2,000 watts.<ref name="CliftCuthbert2007">{{cite book|author1=Jon Clift|author2=Amanda Cuthbert|title=Energy, Use Less—save More: 100 Energy-saving Tips for the Home|url=https://archive.org/details/energyuselesssav00clif|url-access=registration|year=2007|publisher=Chelsea Green Publishing Company|isbn=978-1-933392-72-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/energyuselesssav00clif/page/13 13]}}</ref> Potatoes that are stored in artificially humidified warehouses contain more water, which makes the time required to deep fry them into chips longer. This increases the [[Carbon footprint|carbon dioxide footprint]] of commercially producing chips because more energy is required for frying over a longer time.<ref name="Humid Chips TAFI">{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/14/opinion/14murray.html | title=The Deep-Fried Truth | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=14 December 2007 | access-date=22 May 2015 | author=Murray, Sarah}}</ref>