One of your kitchen’s best assets, flavor-wise and health-wise, is going to be bacon fat, also known as bacon grease. It’s ideal for frying eggs, sauteing veggies, and makes every biscuit better. I use it as the fat in my favorite homemade salad dressing! In fact, I might just ...
Here's how to store leftover bacon grease and seven amazing ways to use bacon fat in the kitchen. What to do with leftover bacon grease Store it properly Most nonmetal containers will melt or crack when hot bacon grease is poured in, but this silicon bacon bin is resistant up to 500 d...
The principle of fat washing is based around flavouring alcohol with molten fats such as bacon, butter, coconut oil and duck fat. It may sound unappetising at first but the technique imparts a richer texture and a silky mouthfeel to the drink rather than a strong flavour. For thehome bar...
Note: it’s important to use glass and not plastic, as you’ll melt plastic with hot bacon grease. You can see in the photo above that I had some previous bacon fat already in my glass jar that’s opaque and lighter in color. When I have a new batch of bacon, I just pour this ...
OK, I know that this post is almost 10 months old but this is the first time I have seen it because I didn’t stumble across and subscribe to the blog until a few months ago. I use bacon fat to add flavor to my homemade from scratch refried beans. I will also use it sometimes ...
Learn how to make bacon at home with this step-by-step recipe for how to cure and smoke the best homemade bacon ever!
If you need to use 2 baking sheets to fit the bacon comfortably, place 2 oven racks in the upper-middle and lower-middle positions. Candied bacon can be made in the air fryer! Air fry it for about 10 minutes. Make a double batch! You won’t regret it. Email me this recipe for la...
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Carefully pour off the rendered bacon fat to a heat-proof bowl to either discard or use in some way. If you've lined the sheet well, you can just roll up the aluminum foil and toss it in the trash; the baking sheet probably needs nothing but a rinse!