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09/18/10, 12:45 AM
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Burger/Beef grease?
When pan frying beef and burger we tend to strain the grease into an old coffee can. Stuff is a regular supply and I wondered last night, is there any use for this stuff?
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Stir in sunflower seeds or birdseed, if you wish, and let the chickens have at. Homemade suet.
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09/18/10, 01:32 AM
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Steamed American Indian Pudding
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09/18/10, 06:13 AM
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You can save it to make soap. Gotta say though, I mostly give it to the dogs and chickens. It's a nice topdress for any dog food.
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09/18/10, 07:10 AM
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Yup, the dogs get it.
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09/18/10, 07:17 AM
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No need to strain, make gravy with the pan drippings. A little gravy on toast for breakfast is mighty tasty. Just don't have it too often.
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09/18/10, 08:12 AM
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Used to be known as "tow." IIRC, it is kinda acid and when impure gets rancid fairly fast. I'd think it good for biofuel and added to baits for rodents and some ants.
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09/18/10, 09:33 AM
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all animal fat can be used the same as lard or bacon grease in cooking, keep it cold. It will add a lot of flavor so use it with things that you want a beef flavor in. Also some beef is very dry, so you can add some when cooking the drier cuts.
animal fat is far better for you than refined vegetable fats
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09/18/10, 11:44 AM
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The chickens might get it, but never the dogs... I've seen and heard too many tales of fat poisoning in dogs. The dogs here are fed raw meat, but I always trim off as much fat as possible.
You get hungry, you'll be eating it all. We live in rich times... in poor times, that fat would be fought over.
If you get enough of it, you can pour it on your dirt road... it'll turn it into an oiled road. I've spread hundreds of gallons on my dirt road and it stabilized it beautifully.
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09/18/10, 01:21 PM
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Never heard of fat poisoning in dogs. Gonna have to look that one up. Dog's gonna be pretty ticked at you though texican! 
We save our bacon / pork grease in a crock in the fridge for our use. Our freezer is mainly full of chicken, goat, deer & pork. We don't eat much beef at all, so the little bit of grease we get from that goes to the dog & chickens.
With the exception of the pork and chicken (which gets made into gravy for that dinner) there really isn't much grease from the other meats to justify saving it for our use.
I'd try saving the beef grease in the fridge as others have mentioned. Gravy is oh so good with just about everything!
What we don't eat, the outside critters get.
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09/18/10, 01:28 PM
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I mix it with my dog food, they love it.
If fat poisoning was common in dogs all mine would be dead by now.
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09/18/10, 03:18 PM
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The chickens would love it. I'd never give it to pets. If there's any onion in it it could harm/kill cats and dogs.
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09/18/10, 04:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by crispin
I mix it with my dog food, they love it.
If fat poisoning was common in dogs all mine would be dead by now.
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Your dogs must be used to it.
http://www.vetinfo.com/dpancrea.html
Here is a snip from the article
High fat diets, especially in combination with low protein intake, appear to contribute to the development of pancreatitis. A single high fat meal may cause pancreatitis in a pet whose normal diet is moderate or low in fat. We see an increase in cases of pancreatitis around Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter almost every year, presumably due to the ingestion of high fat leftovers from the big meals associated with these holidays.
Read more: Pancreatitis - Canine
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09/18/10, 04:43 PM
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I agree with Pancho
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I think the pancreatic probs from fat mainly happens to little Fido who eats a sterile diet of kibbles and bits all year long them suddenly decides to wolf down a lb of bacon he snatches off the counter...major dietary overload. My raw fed guys have never have a problems eating fatty foods, even greasy duck and ground beef.
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09/18/10, 04:50 PM
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I make all my household soap from reclaimed cooking fats, strained, clarified, and kept in the freezer so it doesn't get rancid until I'm ready to make soap.
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09/18/10, 05:01 PM
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I never have leftover grease when I fry beef. Or pork for that fact. It must be because it's grass-fed.
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09/18/10, 07:21 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Haven
I think the pancreatic probs from fat mainly happens to little Fido who eats a sterile diet of kibbles and bits all year long them suddenly decides to wolf down a lb of bacon he snatches off the counter...major dietary overload. My raw fed guys have never have a problems eating fatty foods, even greasy duck and ground beef.
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Exactly...My dogs are used to it too. But, I don't intentionally give them extra fat just like I don't give it to myself...except on Holidays and birthdays...and sometimes Saturdays lol 
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I let it cool, then scoop off the solid at the top. The remaining is great in gravy. (The rest goes in the trash or on a pile of old wood we are going to burn.)
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09/18/10, 10:53 PM
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My dogs get it as well, they also get high protein food though...
They also get raw eggs, all the meat scraps, left over food, but pretty much in moderation. Being single I don't eat much, I don't eat bacon or a lot of fatty foods much, so they wouldn't get enough to be an issue.
My dogs are not small though, German Shepherds..
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Dog pancreatitis
Our little dog got it when DH fed the dogs (and maybe she took more than her share- 25%!) all of the buttery potato skins and fatty steak leftovers from a dinner we had. I had known to feed them that much greasy goodness over 2-3 days and mistakenly assume DH knew as well. She vomited and pooped at the same time and the vet gave her a shot of phenergan. Improved over 48 hours.
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