Deep frying oil - how to store it?

[Nes]

I made some onion bhajis and vegetable pakoras last night - very yummy though I say so myself! Having deep fried them, what do I do with the left over oil now? I've filtered it through a coffee filter, and it's in a clean pot. Will it keep ok, and for how long? Does it have to go in the fridge?

Sorry for these basic questions, but although I've cooked for years, I've never actually deep fried anything until now!

In anticipation of superior wisdom...
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[scarey55]

I usually put my frying oil back in the bottle (once it is cold, of course ) It seems to last for ages that way. I don't put it in the fridge, I just leave it in the cupboard.

[Florence Fennel]

Same as Scarey, filter and funnel back into oil bottle and keep in cupboard. Not sure whether that's right, but it works for me!

[Flummery]

Same here. The only proviso is that you label it as used oil so you don't make a mistake and put it in a carrot cake! I keep a bottle of used and a bottle of fresh oil.

[Hilary B]

Yep! Bottled, labelled and stored in a cool cupboard. If you've used it for strong-flavoured food, it will pay to label it accordingly (you won't want fish-flavoured doughnuts). After a few uses (10 max for me) I'd use it up in the 'starting off' stages of curry, chilli or similarly well spiced food.

[Two_Sheds]

Pour it in your diesel car

[Nes]

Thank you all for replies! I thought I was probably on the right lines, but it couldn't hurt to check. No diesel car though, unfortunately!

[Florence Fennel]

I used some "solid" oil (Trex) yesterday to deep fry some fish, even easier to store as it will stay in the pan until next time, so no fiddly pouring back into a bottle. Course, I can only use it for fish and chips.