do you save bacon grease? - DONT POUR DOWN DRAIN! (1 Viewer)

[grateful zed]

i do, my parents taught me this.

rich fat that tastes like bacon to cook with.

and it's kinda free.

 

[3C's]

We don't have bacon often but when we do I'll cook my eggs in it after and then I pour what's left on my dogs food as a treat.

 

[Arizona Ron]

I don't eat bacon (no, I'm not Muslim).

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Damned straight. Best cooking accelerator there is. Also, the best death accelerator but screw it - I'm gonna eat good.

 

[peaces]

I have 114 gallons saved for the end of days

 

[comfortably numb]

What else am I supposed to use for masturbating?

 

[BobbyLayne]

I usually keep a leftover jar to store bacon, and burger fat as well.

I don't pour it down the drain because it clogs the pipes.

I don't cook with it because it clogs the pipes.

 

[BobbyLayne]

To be clear, I save it and then throw it away.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I save it. Next time for an easy side dish, take a couple cans of green beans and just barely cover them with water in a pot. throw it on the stove to med simmer. Add a glop of bacon grease ...about 2 teaspoons. Takes about an hour - but leave it on until the water is gone or almost gone.

Now you have tender, fall apart, rich, bacon-y green beans.

 

[flapgreen]

Yep

 

[Leroy Hoard]

 

[tommyboy]

If you want "homemade" refried beans. Cook a can of refried beans in 3-4 TBS of bacon grease. Use a potato masher to really homogenize it, add some garlic and onion powder and a little water to get smoother consistency

 

[msommer]

I never quite got into the "cooking with things that used to be in a can" movement.

I very rarely save bacon fat and I never cook eggs in it, I clean the pan and fry my eggs in butter or rapeseed oil

 

[Wingnut]

I don't eat bacon often but when I do I save the grease. I make roux with it, add it to veggies for flavor, cook eggs or potatoes in it...

 

[Da Guru]

We don't have bacon often but when we do I'll cook my eggs in it after and then I pour what's left on my dogs food as a treat.

Do you have a qualified vet to do a quadruple bypass on your dog?

 

[spreagle]

I save it and bring it out in the woods by our cabin for the critters to eat once I have a quart or so. Smear it on a stump. I think the foxes eat it but the bears probably do too. Its always gone in a week.

 

[D_House]

Yeah always, as mentioned above it brings great flavor to just about anything. Beans, greens, eggs, potatoes... I also use it to season my cast iron skillet.

 

[3C's]

We don't have bacon often but when we do I'll cook my eggs in it after and then I pour what's left on my dogs food as a treat.

Do you have a qualified vet to do a quadruple bypass on your dog?

If you really think the grease from 3 or 4 slices of bacon spread out over 300 pounds worth of dogs is an issue...okay.

 

[heckmanm]

Use it to make =

 

[Random]

How long does it keep?

 

[E Street Brat]

I use it to keep my cast iron skillet from rusting

 

[Binky The Doormat]

How long does it keep?

I freeze it. Lasts forever.

 

[shuke]

I save it and bring it out in the woods by our cabin for the critters to eat once I have a quart or so. Smear it on a stump. I think the foxes eat it but the bears probably do too. Its always gone in a week.

Why?

 

[Fennis]

I save it and bring it out in the woods by our cabin for the critters to eat once I have a quart or so. Smear it on a stump. I think the foxes eat it but the bears probably do too. Its always gone in a week.

Why?

he's playing the long game on reducing the fox and bear population

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Yep. I use it for cooking steaks or burgers.

Totally gonna give the green bean thing a try too.

 

[Godsbrother]

No. I just let it congeal in the pan, wipe with a paper towel and throw it away.

 

[BobbyLayne]

To be clear, I save it and then throw it away.

Glad you cleared that up. Whew.

No ####s given

 

[larch]

Use it as a side beverage.

 

[D in the D]

When I was a youngster, my great-grandmother (born in the late 1800s) lived with us. She lived thru a depression or two and was always very thrifty. She cooked a lot of things with that (green beans, etc) and herself spread the bacon grease on toast as part of a nutritious breakfast.

 

[spreagle]

I save it and bring it out in the woods by our cabin for the critters to eat once I have a quart or so. Smear it on a stump. I think the foxes eat it but the bears probably do too. Its always gone in a week.

Why?

I like feeding the animals and animals like fat because it has a lot of calories. You can mix also mix bacon fat in with bird seed and make suet out of it. Blue jays and other sorts of birds like it.

 

[Limp Ditka]

I use it for just about everything. IMO, better for you than butter or olive oil.

 

[Zow]

I don't eat bacon (no, I'm not Muslim).

Craziest thing you've ever stated on this site.

 

[Zow]

I use it for just about everything. IMO, better for you than butter or olive oil.

Coconut oil

 

[Zow]

Yep. I use it for cooking steaks or burgers.

Totally gonna give the green bean thing a try too.

It's pretty ####### awesome

 

[Weeber]

I don't eat bacon (no, I'm not Muslim).

He doesn't eat bacon but he will bang a drug addict he's never met before raw. Lol.

 

[Van Dyman]

I never quite got into the "cooking with things that used to be in a can" movement.

I very rarely save bacon fat and I never cook eggs in it, I clean the pan and fry my eggs in butter or rapeseed oil

I thought rapeseed oil was just for crab legs.

 

[grateful zed]

gettin hungry here boys

40% approval rate so far.

 

[renesauz]

I usually keep a leftover jar to store bacon, and burger fat as well.

I don't pour it down the drain because it clogs the pipes.

I don't cook with it because it clogs the pipes.

That's just silly. Have you never noticed how regular old dish soap dissolves animal grease virtually INSTANTLY? And dish soap is dirt cheap.

As you drain off the fat in a colander, run water down the drain as hot as you can, but doesn't have to be at a super high rate. Then dribble dish soap into the water and down the drain with it. The more fat the more soap, but your drain will stay clear.

 

[eoMMan]

Good for Butt Sex

Compliments truffle butter?

 

[SFBayDuck]

Breakfast potatoes with onions, peppers, garlic, and sausage cooked in bacon grease is the best. The only fats I cook with anymore are bacon grease, olive oil, coconut oil, and butter.

No. I just let it congeal in the pan, wipe with a paper towel and throw it away

Use a folded paper towel to wipe out the pan before it congeals, let cool, then store in a Ziploc bag. Best firestarter ever.

 

[comfortably numb]

I usually keep a leftover jar to store bacon, and burger fat as well.

I don't pour it down the drain because it clogs the pipes.

I don't cook with it because it clogs the pipes.

That's just silly. Have you never noticed how regular old dish soap dissolves animal grease virtually INSTANTLY? And dish soap is dirt cheap.

As you drain off the fat in a colander, run water down the drain as hot as you can, but doesn't have to be at a super high rate. Then dribble dish soap into the water and down the drain with it. The more fat the more soap, but your drain will stay clear.

https://www.google.com/search?q=grease+in+drain&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Nq81VcPGMIekyASUtYHYDQ&ved=0CDIQsAQ

You keep doing your dish soap dribble though...

 

[renesauz]

I usually keep a leftover jar to store bacon, and burger fat as well.

I don't pour it down the drain because it clogs the pipes.

I don't cook with it because it clogs the pipes.

That's just silly. Have you never noticed how regular old dish soap dissolves animal grease virtually INSTANTLY? And dish soap is dirt cheap.

As you drain off the fat in a colander, run water down the drain as hot as you can, but doesn't have to be at a super high rate. Then dribble dish soap into the water and down the drain with it. The more fat the more soap, but your drain will stay clear.

https://www.google.com/search?q=grease+in+drain&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=643&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=Nq81VcPGMIekyASUtYHYDQ&ved=0CDIQsAQ

You keep doing your dish soap dribble though...

Been doing it for years. (And I've had the pipes apart under the sink clearing an entirely different type of clog- there was no grease layer.) Try washing dishes by hand....see how little soap is actually needed to clean a thick layer of congealed grease in a pan after cooking some bacon. You'll be surprised.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/collections/slideshow/15-bacon-fat-recipes-cornbread-cabbage-cookies/?slide=1

 

[shuke]

I usually keep a leftover jar to store bacon, and burger fat as well.

I don't pour it down the drain because it clogs the pipes.

I don't cook with it because it clogs the pipes.

That's just silly. Have you never noticed how regular old dish soap dissolves animal grease virtually INSTANTLY? And dish soap is dirt cheap.

As you drain off the fat in a colander, run water down the drain as hot as you can, but doesn't have to be at a super high rate. Then dribble dish soap into the water and down the drain with it. The more fat the more soap, but your drain will stay clear.

I would advise you stop this immediately. Soap doesn't "dissolve" grease. It just helps separate it so you can remove from your dishes. But that grease can collect further down in the pipes.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I usually keep a leftover jar to store bacon, and burger fat as well.

I don't pour it down the drain because it clogs the pipes.

I don't cook with it because it clogs the pipes.

That's just silly. Have you never noticed how regular old dish soap dissolves animal grease virtually INSTANTLY? And dish soap is dirt cheap.

As you drain off the fat in a colander, run water down the drain as hot as you can, but doesn't have to be at a super high rate. Then dribble dish soap into the water and down the drain with it. The more fat the more soap, but your drain will stay clear.

I would advise you stop this immediately. Soap doesn't "dissolve" grease. It just helps separate it so you can remove from your dishes. But that grease can collect further down in the pipes.

No doubt. With any grease we pour it off into another container and put it in the freezer. If we aren't keeping it, we pop it out of the freezer trash day morning and tie it up in a plastic grocery bag into the big trash can for pick up. We even wipe out the skillet with a paper towel so we don't have much grease in the dishwater.

 

[Godsbrother]

Breakfast potatoes with onions, peppers, garlic, and sausage cooked in bacon grease is the best. The only fats I cook with anymore are bacon grease, olive oil, coconut oil, and butter.

No. I just let it congeal in the pan, wipe with a paper towel and throw it away

Use a folded paper towel to wipe out the pan before it congeals, let cool, then store in a Ziploc bag. Best firestarter ever.

Hmm. I might have to try this cause I keep buying the weber cubes.

 

[msommer]

I never quite got into the "cooking with things that used to be in a can" movement.

I very rarely save bacon fat and I never cook eggs in it, I clean the pan and fry my eggs in butter or rapeseed oil

I thought rapeseed oil was just for crab legs.

It is an excellent oil for frying, neutral in taste and very temperature resistant

 

[D in the D]

I usually keep a leftover jar to store bacon, and burger fat as well.

I don't pour it down the drain because it clogs the pipes.

I don't cook with it because it clogs the pipes.

That's just silly. Have you never noticed how regular old dish soap dissolves animal grease virtually INSTANTLY? And dish soap is dirt cheap.As you drain off the fat in a colander, run water down the drain as hot as you can, but doesn't have to be at a super high rate. Then dribble dish soap into the water and down the drain with it. The more fat the more soap, but your drain will stay clear.

I would advise you stop this immediately. Soap doesn't "dissolve" grease. It just helps separate it so you can remove from your dishes. But that grease can collect further down in the pipes.

I would add that all the hot water does is push it further down the line before it clogs.

 

[Van Dyman]

I never quite got into the "cooking with things that used to be in a can" movement.

I very rarely save bacon fat and I never cook eggs in it, I clean the pan and fry my eggs in butter or rapeseed oil

I thought rapeseed oil was just for crab legs.

It is an excellent oil for frying, neutral in taste and very temperature resistant

Nevermind.

 

[grateful zed]

been using it to fry up corn tortillas. yummy.