just a little curious

[davaroo]

When we ate such things, Mom would save it to fry things in and to melt down to dribble over greens to make wilted lettuce greens. I never much cared for that.

We also used to save drippings to put on the dog's food as a treat.

My mom used to fry bacon, stir in some vinegar and a little sugar - then pour the hot dressing over spinach.

 

[Henrietta23]

When we ate such things, Mom would save it to fry things in and to melt down to dribble over greens to make wilted lettuce greens. I never much cared for that.

We also used to save drippings to put on the dog's food as a treat.

My grandmother used to put it over fresh spinach leaves. Now that was yummy!

 

[2dream]

so from here on out i can save the grease from all my meats and just keep them in seperate cans

or just keep grease from any type of pork but dont bother keeping fat from red meat

At my house its bacon grease only thats saved. I guess if I ate sausage I would save that seperately. I use bacon grease for lots of things. Cooking cornbread, just a little added to most of my veggies, cooking eggs, hashbrowns, homefries. A little added to my bisquit dough. Ummmm, I know there is more but I can't think right now.

I am not sure about saving other types of grease. I guess if times were really tough and I needed it for oil lamps, candles and soap I might hang on to it. But until then.....its garbage.

 

[elijahboy]

dang putting bacon grease on spinach would prolly make me eat some spinach and more biscuits shoot if i buy a snickers at the grocery store i might drizzle some bacon grease on it

sounds delish

 

[Blackbird]

Just gag me with a pitchfork will ya.

I guess I've heard they have deep fried snickers at fairs and stuff, but I think it'd kill me.

 

[freemotion]

Pork fat rules!!!! The sulfates in the bacon will gitcha, though, but if you're eating the bacon, save the grease and use it to make all kinds of yummy stuff. Use it to make pie crust for any meat pie, or for biscuits that will be served with soup or stew or with breakfast (not for putting berries on, though!) Use it to saute anything that a slight bacon flavor would enhance....green beans, collards, browning beef for stew, etc.

I used to use it extensively, now I don't buy bacon at all. I will buy a BLT if I have to eat out now and then (like once a year) and truly miss bacon. I hope to raise my own pigs soon and make my own sulfate-free bacon (thanks, Jason, for the smokehouse inspiration!) and then I will save every stinkin' drop of bacon grease again!

To make a high-quality lard, you need to buy leaf lard from the butcher and either grind it or dice it up fine with a knife and render it and strain it. It makes the best pie crust on the planet.

I save chicken fat and do a lot of cooking with that as well. I have never saved beef fat. Not sure why. Mom never did, I guess that is why. Or maybe it is just because PORK FAT RULES!!!

I am not afraid of high-quality animal fat. In moderation. Our bodies need it for many functions, and besides.... Yum!

 

[user251]

i didnt want to admit it earlier but since were airing our laundry, i could put bacon grease on anything!!!!!! love it, collards, fried eggs, beans, EVERYTHING......i think i have a problem. is there an AA for fat lovers?

 

[me&thegals]

I used to turn up my nose at cooking with bacon grease. But, during the summer season of BLTs we also make corn fritters with fresh corn, and they must be fried in bacon grease Since trying that the first time, I save grease on our infrequent bacon occasions.

 

[ORChick]

I save bacon grease as well. Its great for frying potatoes, and for adding a bit of bacon flavor to just about anything that would benefit from it - green beans and bacon are a particularly happy pairing. I use it sometimes in bread, instead of oil or butter. Beef fat, when I have it, gets saved to be mixed with bird seed for the birds in winter.

 

[Farmfresh]

I save my bacon grease. I let it cool down and then pour it into a wide mouth pint jar that I keep in my fridge door. I use it for seasoning and cooking. Try a spoonful in your green beans, or greens. I use it to grease the cast iron pan when I make biscuits and I even use a little bit when cooking my pasta!

I do not save other fats or greases. Instead they get mixed with the dog food or I use them to make gravy for the dogs. In winter I sometimes mix scratch grain in that kind of fat for my hens or the wild birds as well. I just pour it into a pan and the cold air makes it semi solid. The hens seem to benefit from the extra fat when it is REALLY cold.

I do not use cooking greases for soap making as they take too long to purify when rendering and I MUCH prefer good clean lard or tallow for the results.

I LOVE bacon!!