Who else saves bacon grease?

Just catching up on this thread after I posted above ;)

I do the same! And you CAN get nitrate and nitrite free bacon if you look (replying to the other poster who is rightfully concerned about that)

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from the duck skin, same as a chicken

I've always saved bacon grease. I also use it to cook with, especially eggs.

I live in the south, so bacon grease is a must have. It gives everything more flavor and you don't really need to use a lot.

I used to save it for homemade retried beans but don’t anymore.

I used to save it for homemade retried beans but don’t anymore.

Here's the problem with saving bacon grease

it all depends on what you mean by "bacon"

if you bought a plastic package of 'sliced bacon' saturated with nitrites, nitrates salt and sugar - that is NOT "bacon" and the fat is NOT worth saving.

if you went to a butcher shop and either bought a fresh slab of pork belly or had the butcher slice it for you
THAT IS BACON

the difference is monumental and fundamental

by all means save the fat from real bacon
use it for anything instead of any oil or butter or any other fat when high temperatures are used

you can even cube it into small cubes and render all the fat out it purposefully as well as add different herbs or spices to make it more exciting

Using Rosarita beans now.
Afraid to buy the requisite pressure cooker. Lest a thought crime should occur.

Bacon from the butcher doesn't cook as good as the ones in plastic. Its not salty or crispy enough. (for me)
Gonna try and give butcher a go again, for stated reasons above. A good reminder that was.

Had to look up the rosarita, we've got plenty of refried beans down here. Still cant get use to looking at the plates in the morning. Especially when it looks like hairs sticking out of them.

I add it to my dog's homemade food. Studies are showing a diet high in fat helps cure cancer in dogs. My dog had a cancerous tumor on his paw. It didn't metastasize, so I'm hopeful we got it all. Bacon grease is also good for dogs with kidney disease.

Bacon from the butcher doesn't cook as good as the ones in plastic. Its not salty or crispy enough. (for me)
Gonna try and give butcher a go again, for stated reasons above. A good reminder that was.

i do i do. i don't cook anymore so don't know why,except bacon once in awhile, but i grew up w it. I loved it on pancakes w sugar! The only way i would eat them haha. They are good in Refried Beans too.

Bacon grease and sugar?

Have you never had a spinach salad dressing made with bacon grease, sugar, and dry mustard?

It's outta this world yummy!

Harhar, I just skipped over everything that followed your post to post this. Perhaps someone else said something about spinach salad, and bacon grease and sugar.

I do most definitely save my bacon grease. Heh, I was raised to save bacon grease. I most often these days use it to flavor my greens (collards, kale, mustard, etc.) with while cooking them.