what do you do with your bacon grease?

[dacjohns]

Hot German Potato Salad.

 

[jeni51]

Make sure bacon fat is hot then add bread and fry till golden brown, put eggs on top and eat.YumYum

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Ya'll mean you don't have a grease can in your fridge? They sell them at Walmart, Family Dollar, and Dollar General down here in NC. Even has a little screen to remove any leftover bits of bacon.

Tablespoon of bacon grease and a couple cans of whatever beans you like makes a quick and tastey soup as well as just a extra bit of flavor for green beans and fried taters.

 

[tdgill]

do you have to keep it in the fridge?

 

[Chickn chick 46]

I recently read somewhere, don't remember the source, that bacon fat, ie lard, isn't as bad as once thought.

Same with bacon. I use my bacon fat to cook potato pancakes,

After reading this thread, there could be cook book on the many uses of bacon fat

 

[CoyoteMagic]

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I keep mine in the fridge because it can get rancid quick in warm weather.

 

[Sequin]

My grandmother used to send her relatives money hidden in the bottom of the bacon grease can during the war. So, you can use it to smuggle things(not Bad things!!!). You can pour it in the outside fire pit over some fresh kindling/wood and it helps make a quick starter for a fire(smells good too). I also use it to saute onions, celery, carrots, and ham before adding broth and lentils for a really tasty lentil soup. I think the general consensus is that you can use bacon grease for near about anything you would use butter or shortening for; it just adds another dimension of flavor to your baking/cooking.

 

[jlapham]

Here at the homestead, we have a lot of grease in the fall of the year. I agree with the texas chix. It is great for cooking greens. making beans. when ever we get a new cast iron pan we season it with bacon grease.

We use it for making soap. We mix it with our poultry grain, use it to make corn bread. Very little goes to waste at our place.

 

[AussieAcres]

Ok..I won't preach what you should and shouldn't do for yourself. We all know the risk of bacon fat...but to each their own.

HOWEVER ... A simple warning

It is dangerous to use bacon grease on dog food. High fat diets, and especially bacon (pork) fat causes pancreatitis in dogs. they don't get the choice of to eat or not...they eat what you give them.

 

[Eggs4Sale]

We keep a jar of bacon grease in the fridge, and use it to pop popcorn, especially on camping trips.

Jeez, we use it to grease LOTS of things, pans and casserole dishes, but not for baking cakes. Though I maaaaayyyyyy have to try that.