Check if your streetlights are shielded, since fixing that helps more than driving far.

My aunt's spaghetti sauce once had a pinecone in it. She still won't use jarred.

The real trick is to freeze the tray for 20 minutes after you pull it. The grease solidifies on top of the water and you just lift the whole slab off with a spatula into the trash. No sloshing, no wiping, and the water stays clear underneath so you can dump it down the sink without clogging anything. I run my trays through the dishwasher after that and they come out spotless. Only downside is you gotta wait before cleaning up, but that beats scrubbing granite at 10pm.