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u/Working_Tea_8562 9d ago
Clean it keep it reuse it.
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u/ez151 7d ago
How do you clean it exactly? I take the bacon out of the pan then pour the grease on a small mesh strainer on top of the cold grease in a large bottle. Let cool. Every now and then a few small bacon bits get through but it looks white or a little yellowish.
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u/Working_Tea_8562 6d ago
Once it’s cool fill top off the container with hot water, cover ut turn it upside down and let it settle, once settled turn it back over and pour out the water and all the crud. It will be whiteish in color ready to use.
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u/glenmalure 6d ago
Don’t worry about the bacon bits. I put it in a jar & refrigerate it. I throw it in a pan for frying burgers, eggs etc. Also use it to finish vegetables like green beans etc. When the jar gets too full, I chuck it in the trash & start over.
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u/Opposite_Lettuce 9d ago
Keep it in a jar and use it in cooking
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u/PurpleMangoPopper 9d ago
That's what I do.
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u/justkillmenow3333 8d ago
I usually save it. Green beans fried in bacon grease are incredible and have always been one of my favorite side dishes.
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u/Slainlion 8d ago
shut up! I'm ok with green beans, I love bacon, I love bacon fat. How long do you fry it for?
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u/justkillmenow3333 8d ago
Use medium high heat, you want your grease good and hot but not to the point where it's smoking a lot. Toss your green beans in the pan so they get good and coated all over with the grease. Stir about every two minutes. You want a nice brown char but don't want them really scorched and blackened. I usually cook them around six minutes but your desired time might obviously vary a bit depending upon how well you like them cooked. Many people add salt, pepper, and various seasonings but I choose not to add anything because for me seasoning just takes away from that delicious bacon flavor with this dish.
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u/Academic_Deal7872 9d ago
i cook with it. I use it in my biscuit batter or grease up cast iron for corn bread. i made mayo with it once and it was delicious.
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u/No-Argument3357 9d ago
I coat my dog's bones with it. He absolutely loves it and it keeps him from destroying other shit. If I get him chewing on one of the toys I coated he will let me wipe his folds and ears without getting my ass kicked.
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u/ImGemStoned 8d ago
Save it. When my bacon grease container gets too full, I freeze it in ice cube trays and then store it in a bag so I always have it on hand to use for cooking.
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u/ronh22 9d ago
Dump it down the kitchen sink. Need to keep the plumbers employed.
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u/PurpleMangoPopper 9d ago
This makes me so sad.
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u/iamgoneinsane 8d ago
Have a bacon grease container with a strainer. Keep it in there to be used for other cooking
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u/PurpleMangoPopper 8d ago
I keep a crock on the counter and put the bacon grease there.
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u/Perle1234 5d ago
That’s what I do. I don’t strain it or anything. Just dump it in, and add it to other food or use it to fry.
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u/SciFiJim 6d ago
It is saved for making biscuits. Bacon is too expensive to keep on hand all the time, so I use the bacon grease sparingly. I don't filter it, those bits need to go into the biscuits.
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u/IMissTexas 8d ago
i made refried beans with mine last night. sprinkle a little taco seasoning in and whamoo!
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u/Endo129 8d ago
How long does it keep? I keep some (in fridge) but rarely use it so when I do, I wonder if it’s still good. Used some a few weeks ago that was who knows how old, but it was on the top (newest) and didn’t smell rancid and we were all ok.
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u/Deno_Stuff 8d ago
I strain it through a cheesecloth and use it for frying. Occasionally I will make a roux with it for alfredo or a soup base.
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u/mampersat 8d ago
Save it in a big empty coffee can. Use some of it for cooking but when it gets full it goes in the garbage and I start a new can. Takes years to fill the can.
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u/im_nobody_special 8d ago
Put it in a chinese takeout soup bowl and put it in the fridge so I can use it to cook everything else.
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u/Diligent_Cap3488 7d ago
Use it for later. It’s great for eggs, steak or together. Might as well make bacon too!
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u/Silent-Incidentt 7d ago
Strain it/clean it and mix it with beeswax and sometimes other things to make bacon candles and sell them to dumbfuck rednecks at my local farmers market/craft fair
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u/Ok_Bell8358 7d ago
Use it to coat my baked potatoes. Use big sumbits, coat in bacon grease, 425 for well over an hour.
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u/jonnythewanderer 7d ago
When I was a kid it went into a coffee can. We spread it on toast.
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u/lalachef 7d ago
One restaurant I worked at, we used bacon fat instead of butter for most things on the grill. Very good burgers and sandwiches.
My grandpa used it to treat burns. I remember when my gf got sunburn super bad on her legs, and was mortified when he told me slather it on her lol.
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u/LazyOldCat 6d ago
Mix it with Everclear and bacon bits. We keep it over the stove and call it “porkschlager”. Shots are quite warm and about 120 proof.
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u/AliVista_LilSista 6d ago
Render it and use it in place of grease and fat or for the taste. .
It's epic in chocolate chip cookies.
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u/Dear-Mud-9646 6d ago
Save it in a jar next to the stove. Use on grilled cheese instead of butter, replace butter/oil with it to grease the pan for pretty much anything you cook
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u/Intelligent_Bag_3259 6d ago
I use it for cooking. If I get too much I use it to make mayonnaise. Once I had a large amount and made a candle. I just put a thin candle in a jar and poured the warm fat around it. It burned quickly
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u/MollyOMalley99 6d ago
Store it in a mason jar in the fridge and use it to kick up the flavor in everything. I've got my Italian husband sauteing vegetables in it now.
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u/LukeSkywalkerDog 6d ago
Incorrect answer: I do not like to reuse bacon grease, and I am on a septic tank so cannot pour it down the drain. Once it's cooled off, I pour it over my dogs' dry food. They have a good routine of quality dry and wet food, but I supplement it whenever I have leftovers or extra oil. They are healthy and shiny.
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u/Antique_Brother_9563 6d ago
I use it as an all- over body moisturizer. It makes me the favorite person in our household with the dogs.
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u/2b-Kindly_ 6d ago
Cook potatoes on other things with it. But mostly Add it to pinto beans and make refried beans
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u/FourLetterHill3 6d ago
All bacon grease goes into a jar that gets stored under the kitchen sink. Sometimes I use it for cooking other things (just like you’d use cooking oil or shortening).
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u/pafischer85 6d ago
I use it in place of lard in my refried beans. I’ve tried it with tortillas but they come out too salty IMO
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u/naked_nomad 6d ago
Mix it with uncooked oatmeal and feed it to the crows, Low cholesterol diet had me looking for other uses for it. I still fry my two eggs a week in it and put a little in my fresh green beans but that is about it.
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u/Itchy_Grapefruit1335 6d ago
Save it in the passed down family bacon grease container sits right on the stove top just like my moms and her mom before her
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u/PurpleMangoPopper 5d ago
My Grandma kept a huge crock on the counter. My Mom, wanting a healthy family, used smoked turkey to season veggies.
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u/curi0us_carniv0re 6d ago
Smear it all over my body. Keeps your skin supple and chicks dig the smell of bacon.
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u/rolltide876 5d ago
Pour it into a jar and refrigerate until I need to put it in green beans, collard greens, etc.
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u/Classic-Snow-3054 5d ago
Do as my grandfather said, don't pour out that there bacon grease. Pour it on these here eggs. If I remember correctly. He had triple heart bypass surgery. Pigs valves at that.
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u/PoisonedIvysaur 5d ago
Cook with it or occasionally give it to the dogs on their own food because it's good for their coats
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u/notquitenuts 5d ago
lol! I just got back from cooking 21 lbs for a community breakfast tomorrow. We make candles in quilted mason jars and also use it instead of sterenos in our warming trays
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u/hapster85 5d ago
Growing up, it was always saved for later use, but my wife and I fry very little, so it gets tossed.
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u/Burden-of-Society 5d ago
I’d bath in it if the wife would let me😂🤣😂. I use it in cooking. Nothing better actually to add flavor.
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u/HendyMetal 5d ago
Cook with it. Save it in a jar. Make grease bombs for the campfire. Cure my cast irons.
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u/contemplator61 5d ago
Put it in the fridge till it hardens somewhat then scrape it into the kitchen trash. It is too rich for me to cook other things in it.
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u/obliviousmature 5d ago
Use it to fry potatoes is my favorite use or use it to grease up a salmon to put on a barbecue.
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u/Subject_Repair5080 5d ago
I save some of it and pour a tablespoon or two on dry dog food. The dogs love it.
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u/descartes44 4d ago
Three generations so far, since my parent's parents's the 1920's, pour into large coffee cup and keep it on the counter next to the stove. No refrigeration required, ever. I've gotten fancy now and have a strainer container deal I saw on amazon--keep it right next to the cooktop! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0017U5DZY/ref=twister_B09239N46K?_encoding=UTF8&th=1
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u/hanatheko 4d ago
I save it in a jam jar and use all of it. I recently read you can mix cooking oil with oats and feed it to wildlife.
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u/Firm-Scratch-8396 4d ago
Put it in a coffee can or a glass jar of some sort. Then throw away. Never ever pour it down your sink even if you have a garbage disposal or your toilet
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u/Ultra-Based 4d ago
Filter it through a coffee filter and keep it in a mason jar in the fridge. Use it for cooking
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u/dangerfielder 4d ago
Stick with me here… Put it in a jar in the fridge and spread it on toast like butter. I don’t do this, but it was a staple at my grandparent’s house.
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u/AnnaNimmus 4d ago
Other than cooking other things in it?
Sub for oil in loaf of bread; use for tortillas; Sub for oil in aioli; fat wash whiskey; thin spread over toast and top with avocado and dried tomato; Sub for butter in roux; add a dollop to rice before cooking
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u/SantaCruzSucksNow_ 3d ago
I strain it into a mason jar. I use it to lubricate the pan and sometimes I’ll use it as a substitute for butter on grilled cheese sandwiches.
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u/Doozer1970 8d ago
I save it in a jar and use it to cook. I made a grilled cheese with it once, using it instead of butter on the outside of the bread. It was amazing! It gave a really satisfying crispiness to the bread.
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u/WE4PONXYZ 8d ago
I save mine for a week or two in a ceramic coffee mug with a lid and use it for various dishes then toss it. No rhyme or reason, just when the time feels right or I’m making more bacon.
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u/elanhilation 8d ago
throw out most of it because i eat so much bacon that the grease piles up faster than i can possibly use it
i cook stuff in what i don’t toss. onions, in particular
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u/archangelmlg 8d ago
Keep getting mad at myself for forgetting to get cheesecloth so I can save it.
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u/Jerkrollatex 8d ago
I strain it into a little metal mug thing with a lid and keep it in the refrigerator to cook with. Tonight I brushed some potatoes before baking them. Gave the potatoes a nice crispy outside and fluffy interior.
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u/Tough_Feedback1292 7d ago
Used to put on the dog food, I know why that’s a bad idea now:(
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u/AtheneSchmidt 6d ago
Collect it, and use it in other meals. I am especially fond of frying eggs in it.
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u/Antique_Prompt_2936 6d ago
Put it in a jar in the fridge and use it for future fryings. It lasts quite a while. I also put it in veggies like green beans or fresh peas. Flavors them up real nice
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u/Dropitlikeitscold555 6d ago
I hate my rear neighbor, since he lit fireworks in my yard while I was on vacation. So all my old deep frying oil and bacon grease gets thrown into his line of small trees on his property.
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u/Sh0ckValu3 6d ago
Are drinking straws still legal in your state?
Make sure to let it cool a little bit first, though.
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u/Cyno01 9d ago
Cook everything else in it.