Bacon grease question

[PrettyPaisley]

Fridergate or not?

My mother always put it in the fridge but she was wonky about "food safety". Really, it was all consuming for her.

[suzyhomemaker09]

I keep mine in the fridge...meat fats can go rancid is not properly clarified.

[Sonshine]

My parents never kept it in the fridge and so I never have either. Never had any problem, but it could be because I use it so frequently that it doesn't have time to go rancid.

[Cabin Fever]

We keep it in a coffee can in the freezer.

[texican]

Refrigerate? Freeze? Go Rancid?

Folks, if ya'll are having to resort to extreme measures to avoid it going bad, you aren't using it right... Shouldn't have to worry about it spoiling, or 'saving it up'... just make more tomorrow!

I make and use lard fresh once or twice a week, and use it freely... my fridge wouldn't hold all the excess fat.

I can't see it going bad, too quick. Leave it sitting out a week or two, maybe... strain it out, and fry your taters in it, and it'll clean up real nice.

[Txsteader]

I keep it in a jar, in the fridge.

[buffalocreek]

I use olive oil.

[LisaInN.Idaho]

After it solidifies, I spread it on bread and feed it to my Great Pyrenees for extra calories in winter. He loves his bacon grease sandwiches.

[oneokie]

My mother kept a snuff glass on the stove top for bacon/sausage grease. Never knew of her having to throw any away because it went bad. She did keep a lid on the glass to keep bugs out of it. Nearly everything she cooked had some added for seasoning or to keep meat from sticking when fried.

[bluemoonluck]

I have a container in the freezer that I dump it into, then when I need it its there for me.

[jwal10]

I have a little container with a strainer just for bacon grease. It belonged to my Grandmother, it sets on the counter next to the wood cook stove. Never had a problem with it, I empty it twice a month or so. Love it to grease cast iron for baking corn bread, frying potatoes, in dumplings and such to add flavor....James

[Sonshine]

Originally Posted by texican

Refrigerate? Freeze? Go Rancid?

Folks, if ya'll are having to resort to extreme measures to avoid it going bad, you aren't using it right... Shouldn't have to worry about it spoiling, or 'saving it up'... just make more tomorrow!

I make and use lard fresh once or twice a week, and use it freely... my fridge wouldn't hold all the excess fat.

I can't see it going bad, too quick. Leave it sitting out a week or two, maybe... strain it out, and fry your taters in it, and it'll clean up real nice.

LOL I knew there was something I liked about you. Can't have fried taters without that bacon grease. Can't have beans, greens, biscuits, etc without it either. Makes me wonder what folks are doing with theirs. :banana02:

[mnn2501]

I always refrigerate it, but then I don't use it much either and end up throwing most of it away or my fridge would be full of bacon grease.

[Pony]

Originally Posted by jwal10

I have a little container with a strainer just for bacon grease. It belonged to my Grandmother, it sets on the counter next to the wood cook stove. Never had a problem with it, I empty it twice a month or so. Love it to grease cast iron for baking corn bread, frying potatoes, in dumplings and such to add flavor....James

I have one of those containers, too. It's copper-colored on the bottom, silver color inside, the strainer is silver, the lid is black. It came with a salt and pepper shaker, too.

Got it in never-used condition at a barn sale couple years ago.

I don't bother refrigerating. On the off chance that it would go rancid, I can always put it into a batch of soap.

[belladulcinea]

Both really. Just kind of depends.

[PrettyPaisley]

Bear with me! I'm still new at all this and have palm oil, palm shortening, EVOO and coconut oil plus butter, so we aren't at a loss for frying fat in this house!

My mother didn't do any rendering so I think I'll keep it in the fridge until I learn to do better.

Thanks !

[soulsurvivor]

I used to keep it on the stove in a ceramic jar with a strainer insert. We don't use bacon fat now, but I sure like the taste of food that's cooked with bacon grease seasoning.

[pheasantplucker]

I put ours in a coffee can in the freezer as well...cools it down real quick.

[oregon woodsmok]

I don't eat mine, so it goes into a can by the sink. If I intended to eat it, it would go into the fridge.

If I want bacon flavor in my green beans, I add a strip of bacon when I cook them.

My dogs don't eat the bacon fat, either. I don't want them to eat all that salt (and don't forget the chemicals!)

[Curtis B]

Originally Posted by oregon woodsmok

I don't eat mine, so it goes into a can by the sink. If I intended to eat it, it would go into the fridge.

If I want bacon flavor in my green beans, I add a strip of bacon when I cook them.

My dogs don't eat the bacon fat, either. I don't want them to eat all that salt (and don't forget the chemicals!)

What Chemicals? I pour the liquid bacon fat over the dogs food, they love it especialy in winter when it is still warm. I figured raising my own pigs and just having the ham and bacon smoked meant no chemicals.