How To Save Leftover Bacon Grease

Don't waste tasty bacon grease. My storage hacks show you how to strain, save, and refrigerate or freeze bacon fat!

[TestBot]

Better yet use a coffee filter, cleaner oil and easy cleanup

[discobikerAndRosie]

I don't waste my cheese cloths on bacon grease, being on a fixed income. I need em for making cheese & jams. I simply run the grease thru my seive 2-3xs, which filters out most unwanted material. What may be left isn't enough to bluster about. In fact, it adds to the flavor! Store in a fairly cool place so it doesn't turn rancid. I heat with wood, so i moved my grease to a cooler room than my kitchen. Too many heat registers in the kitchen. Hint: bacon sticks to Cas iron, even if it's mostly fat. Some cooks do prefer to melt down their bacon in a different pan if only rendering, not making a dish. Me, I use whatever floats my boat that day.

[ryanhau]

Looking into ways to store fat to make confits later,

[triciamoran]

Do you have to put in the fridge or can you just leave on the counter? I’ve started saving it but I wanna make sure I store it properly. I had no idea you could put it in the freezer.

[JezzyD]

Can you keep adding to this glass jar while stored in the fridge or what’s the best option to keep adding to the glass jar as we cook bacon

[thechestrockfield]

If you cook your bacon at a lower temperature, your grease will come out chunk-free and white as snow. You should see my bacon grease jar, it's glorious.