Bacon grease

[Pew]

It's one of the best fats to use. I use it to fry or sauté things.

Do you filter the grease/oil before storing for use later?

 

[CleanSump]

During WW2 it was collected and used in making explosives.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/...-bacon-into-bombs-during-world-war-ii/360298/

Many of those support the boys programs were really just feel-good propaganda.. Little actually got used. After the war ended there were huge piles of steel and aluminum that were collected to "support the war effort/support the boys abroad" that was never used because the composition was too varied and impure to bother with. Pans were never turned into tanks and airplanes. I wonder if any bacon grease got used to make anything.

 

[JunkdrawerDog]

I add a little to my synthetic lubricants to create a synthetic blend. Exhaust smells great.

 

[Vil_Riker]

Do you filter the grease/oil before storing for use later?

The wife does. I don't, I like the bits and pieces when I use it for baking.

 

[CleanSump]

I add a little to my synthetic lubricants to create a synthetic blend. Exhaust smells great.

I was wondering about using it 2-stroke engines if it would make me hungry and attract neighbor's pets.

 

[JunkdrawerDog]

I was wondering about using it 2-stroke engines if it would make me hungry and attract neighbor's pets.

They do make scented 2-stroke oils. Strawberry, Bubblegum, Pina Colada.

 

[Vil_Riker]

Many of those support the boys programs were really just feel-good propaganda.. Little actually got used. After the war ended there were huge piles of steel and aluminum that were collected to "support the war effort/support the boys abroad" that was never used because the composition was too varied and impure to bother with. Pans were never turned into tanks and airplanes. I wonder if any bacon grease got used to make anything.

Soap, maybe.

 

[CleanSump]

Soap, maybe.

Don't give @AutoMechanic any ideas!

 

[nomas]

Pour it on a tree stump or your burn pile .

 

[gman2304]

I cut a pound of bacon in half { easier to manage half slices in the pan } and I use a bacon press. It fries faster and more evenly and eliminates those curly disgusting raw ends. I have paper towels ready and lay the cooked bacon slices on the towels then press them down to get as much grease as possible then flip the pieces and repeat. They’re 90% dry and perfectly crisp when I plate the pieces. We do have a small SS bowl with a cover that we store the refrigerated grease in for seasoning dried beans, collards, etc.

 

[Legs4Arms]

I cut a pound of bacon in half { easier to manage half slices in the pan } and I use a bacon press. It fries faster and more evenly and eliminates those curly disgusting raw ends. I have paper towels ready and lay the cooked bacon slices on the towels then press them down to get as much grease as possible then flip the pieces and repeat. They’re 90% dry and perfectly crisp when I plate the pieces. We do have a small SS bowl with a cover that we store the refrigerated grease in for seasoning dried beans, collards, etc.

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What is the pink stuff next to the greens?

 

[gman2304]

What is the pink stuff next to the greens?

Wife’s diced tomato, Mayo, onion, garlic concoction. I had never had it until I met her but It’s great with beans, cornbread, collards and a ham bone.

 

[BobsArmory]

If I don't generate any I'll buy this from the store.

 

[Wylie6G72]

My mom used to keep a Maxwell House can of it sitting next to the stove. My dad's been a heart patient since he was 54. Stroke at 86. I'm well-entrenched in the camp that believes bacon is one of the most perfect foods, but I don't keep the drippings around. Real butter, avocado & coconut oils are my cooking fats.

 

[jetman]

If I don't generate any I'll buy this from the store.
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I need me some of that