Bacon fat - how do you dispose of it?

[Jonas Pilot]

We only eat bacon about every once in a while so when we do, we do it up. This leaves us with about a cup or so of grease. The way that works best for me has been to use a tub margarine container. I pour the grease into the tub after it is safe enough to handle. If you wait too long you have to scrape it out and that's much messier. I'll use a couple of paper towels to wipe down the cast iron pan and place them in the tub and put the cap back on. I then secure that in a plastic bag like you get for veggies at the super market. I keep those bags in one of those square cardboard box containers used for tissues.

[DEJ]

The birds in the winter will love you if you take your saved bacon grease and pour it into a plastic container similar in size to the suet cakes purchased from bird feed stores. Mix in a handful of sunflower seed, freeze it and then put it in the standard suet cage or on a feeding platform.

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by Jonas Pilot

We only eat bacon about every once in a while so when we do, we do it up. This leaves us with about a cup or so of grease. The way that works best for me has been to use a tub margarine container. I pour the grease into the tub after it is safe enough to handle. If you wait too long you have to scrape it out and that's much messier. I'll use a couple of paper towels to wipe down the cast iron pan and place them in the tub and put the cap back on. I then secure that in a plastic bag like you get for veggies at the super market. I keep those bags in one of those square cardboard box containers used for tissues.

And THEN...??? NB

[Jonas Pilot]

And then I take it to the transfer station where it goes to the burn bin. I think this way keeps it from becoming a mess after I'm done with it and helps with the burn process.

[Belmont Resident]

Before you put the trash out bury it in the middle of the trash bag.
You would be surprised what gets hidden inside trash bags that get picked up or delivered to the transfer station.
Not saying I condon it but if it's gonna cost me and it fits it goes.
I believe bacon fat is not something that would be considered hazardous waste in your trash bag.

[catdon]

You don't know how it pains me to hear of people disposing of bacon grease! I have a metal tub with a built-strainer on top, handily engraved with the word "grease" on it that I keep on my kitchen counter - just like my mom did. My specialty is popcorn made with bacon grease instead of oil and butter! YUM!

[barefootbay]

Liquid gold !

[Pineedles]

I agree with barefootbay! Liquid Gold! I have been harvesting my radish crop for several weeks now, but they are coming so fast and furious that I am overwhelmed with radish greens. I desprately searched for some bacon in my freezer to no avail. I cooked up some pork ribs tonight and now have plently of "bacon" gease and liquor to cook up some awesome radish greens tomorrow

Does eanyone wonder why they can't duplicate their Grandmother's recipes? They cooked with natural ingredients!

I know that it is not in vogue to eat bacon, but for those of us who do, here's to you.

BACON< BACON< BACON< BACON YES..............I LOVE BACON!!!

[NoBozo]

Originally Posted by catdon

You don't know how it pains me to hear of people disposing of bacon grease! I have a metal tub with a built-strainer on top, handily engraved with the word "grease" on it that I keep on my kitchen counter - just like my mom did. My specialty is popcorn made with bacon grease instead of oil and butter! YUM!

Whoooo: That could bring me back to Popcorn. This won't hurt my cholesterol readings ..Will It... NB

[Jonas Pilot]

Originally Posted by catdon

You don't know how it pains me to hear of people disposing of bacon grease! I have a metal tub with a built-strainer on top, handily engraved with the word "grease" on it that I keep on my kitchen counter - just like my mom did. My specialty is popcorn made with bacon grease instead of oil and butter! YUM!

You must be a young whippersnapper.

[Rattlesnake Guy]

Paper towels, newspaper and paper bags soaked with the grease make excellent fire starters. And it smells good as well.

[Sunrise Point]

I used to make dog bisquits for our dogs with bacon grease, wheat flour, wheat germ, eggs and several other ingredients. They smelled pretty good while they were cooking in the oven...the recipe is long-gone, but our dogs used to love their "Bacon Crunchies".

The dogs have passed on and now the fat can goes out in the trash.

I never thought to use it for the birds. I am going to try it this fall.

[barefootbay]

Use it for cooking ,it's wonderful !

[Kamper]

I normally use pre-cooked bacon now but when I do start from 'scratch' I put a few paper towels in the trash and pour the grease on them, or pour it into a butter-tub and throw the whole mess, away.

[SIKSUKR]

If the concern is throwing one measley can into the landfill while you have recycled everthing else I think you're being hard on yourself.If you really want to get every can then do what I do..take a piece of tin foil and round it into a bowl shape,pour in the fat and let it cool.

[AC2717]

save it and using to for the start of spagetti sauce, you must not be italian?? lol
and other things to cook

[Chickie]

My Mom used to make "bacon toast" when we were kids. Butter the bread on one side with bacon fat, place the slices face down in a frying pan and brown. Great with your eggs at breakfast. She lived to be 92, so it apparently didn't do too much harm.

[CGI3]

She probably would have lived to be 112 if she had used margarine instead .

[dpg]

Seems fit that Samian should chime in bet he has some good suggestions. What DOES the VK do with all their breakfast grease anyway?????