What do you do with bacon grease?

[Penguin]

I was always told to save the grease after cooking bacon. Sure, no problem. But, what in the world do you do with it?

[salth2o]

Feed it to my dogs.

[SoonerBorn68]

In the olden days of WWII people saved it & turned it in to help make bombs.

[sooner_born_1960]

I fry eggs in it.

[frankensooner]

I thought you saved it for your green beans?


I don't save it.

[GrapevineSooner]

I cause heart attacks with mine.

[proud gonzo]

keep it in a bowl or something... i like to use it to season my cast-iron pan after i clean it.

[soonerbrat]

throw it in the trash after it solidifies..you just don't want that down the drain.

[royalfan5]

I tend to fry stuff in it.

[JohnnyMack]

Have secks on it.

[kbsooner21]

Have secks on it.

What do you do with your other hand? :D

[JohnnyMack]

What do you do with your other hand? :D

Try and keep from falling off the terlet.

[Miko]

In the early 20th century grease and "drippin's" were spread on bread as a meal.

And bacon grease can be used like other fats for cooking. Lots of flavor, just don't tell your cardiologist.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

Freeze it first, though. Freeze it (or let it cool off), throw it in an old butter tub, and BLAM. Frozen bacon grease. Add to...

Green beans (as mentioned)
New potatoes
Poke salad
Leaf lettuce
Shrimp
Meatloaf (only if it's really lean, but if it is, this is the thermonuclear bomb)
Base for roux

And Lord knows what else.

[KC//CRIMSON]

Warm Bacon Dressing

1/4 c. balsamic vinegar
5 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
3 tbsp. minced shallots
1 tbsp. minced garlic
2 tbsp. brown sugar


Start by frying the bacon in a skillet until crispy. Transfer to paper towels to be saved for salad topping. Reserve 3 tbsp. of the bacon drippings in the skillet.

Mix olive oil in to the skillet keeping over very low heat. In a separate bowl whisk together vinegar, shallots, garlic, and brown sugar. Add to the skillet and continue to stir over low heat until warm.

Crumble the bacon that was set aside and use it to top a spinach salad.

Best served over spinach. The bomb.

[Tulsa_Fireman]

I forgot spinach. Good one.

For those few that like cooked spinach and other greens, drizzle with bacon grease and vinegar. That's lip-smackin' righteous.

[SoonerInKCMO]

Deer lord people - you make GRAVY with it.

[colleyvillesooner]

How to Make Vegetables Unhealthy, by SoonerFans.com

[MrJimBeam]

Mmmmmmm, Poke Salad.

[BigRedJed]

Mmm... ...bacon...

[BigRedJed]

Mmm... ...grease...

[soonerbrat]

mmmm... gravy.

[Harry Beanbag]

I keep it in a coffee can in the freezer.

[Lott's Bandana]

My answer involves the afformentioned pork by-product and a previous related thread involving the GOP VP candidatrix.

win

[GottaHavePride]

Deer lord people - you make GRAVY with it.

Make gravy with it, fry things in it, re-season your cast-iron skillet, any of the previously mentioned uses.

And ditto on brat's post, too. If nothing else, just don't pour it down the drain. As soon as the hot grease hits the cold pipes it will solidify and basically give your sink a coronary. Which is fine, if you like buying Drano and calling plumbers a few years from now.

[lexsooner]

I was always told to save the grease after cooking bacon. Sure, no problem. But, what in the world do you do with it?

According to Shelby Foote, Confederate soldiers would use the bacon grease to mix with corn meal and then snake it around the barrel of their rifles and then cook it on an open fire for a tasty meal. Sure beat hard tack.

[SanJoaquinSooner]

jesus h. christ.

You fry okra in it.

You fry potatoes in it.

[proud gonzo]

jesus h. christ.
+ bacon grease? kinky.