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The value of bacon grease
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| May 30, 2009
| ED HUNGNESS
Posted on 05/30/2009 10:17:25 PM PDT by JoeProBono
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05/30/2009 10:25:15 PM PDT
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shibumi
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05/30/2009 10:27:23 PM PDT
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Drango
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05/30/2009 10:28:55 PM PDT
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shibumi
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05/30/2009 10:30:17 PM PDT
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shibumi
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To: JoeProBono
We discussed this a bit on another thread.
Lard has a shelf life that is measured in like eternities. And contrary to popular belief, it is nowheres near as bad for you as has been theorized.
The greatest benefit being that as an oil used for frying/baking, it is practically unparalleled.
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05/30/2009 10:35:44 PM PDT
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djf
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To: JoeProBono
Sir Francis Bacon
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05/30/2009 10:36:19 PM PDT
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Liberty Valance
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05/30/2009 10:38:32 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
Yes, bacon grease is the secret ingredient in my minestrone.
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05/30/2009 10:42:23 PM PDT
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eclecticEel
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05/30/2009 10:43:05 PM PDT
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Drango
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05/30/2009 10:43:21 PM PDT
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Doomonyou
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05/30/2009 10:46:59 PM PDT
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05/30/2009 10:48:00 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
The flavor of food fried in bacon grease is hard to beat. If you want to live on the edge sometime, thinly slice five or six raw potatoes. Be sure to leave the skins on them. While you're at it, peel and slice a big, sweet onion, breaking up the slices into rings. Put two or three tablespoons of bacon grease into your largest skillet and start frying. Add salt and pepper. Cook without the lid and keep turning with a spatula. Allow them to brown and get a little crispy. The onions caramelize in the process imparting a slightly sweet taste. The bacon grease adds a distinct smoke flavor to the dish. When the potatoes are fork-tender and browned, serve them.VOUCHING for this.......big time. Oh boy, those WERE the days!!
To: JoeProBono
Oh, I kinda think olive oil predates bacon grease.
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05/30/2009 10:49:29 PM PDT
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mamelukesabre
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05/30/2009 10:50:46 PM PDT
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JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono
No bacon grease ever goes wasted around my house. I use it to fry hamburgers, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes and just about anything I want to taste extra special.
I actually think I use much less then if I were to use butter or even olive oil.
and everything I cook tastes ssoooooo much better. My cholesterol is not elevated (that much).
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05/30/2009 10:51:53 PM PDT
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jongaltsr
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To: JoeProBono
You can also make soap with it.
While the grease is still hot, filter it with a cheese cloth or your underwear. In a separate pot, add ashes from a fireplace or campfire and heat the mixture up (it makes potash). Filter the potash with a coffee filter or your underwear. Boil the potash down until its pH is around 10 (basic - lye). Let cool.
Add 2/3rds filtered bacon fat (liquid, not hardened) to 1/3rd filtered potash and heat and stir until the mixture thickens.
Pour into a pan until about an inch high. Let cool and cut into bars.
You’ll smell like a mountain man (or a mountain girl) and the muslims will have nothing to do with you.
To: eclecticEel
My mom used it in biscuits.
There is not a flakier, lighter, tastier biscuit in the known universe.
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05/30/2009 10:52:48 PM PDT
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djf
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To: Daniel II
While the grease is still hot, filter it with ... your underwear I think not.
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05/30/2009 10:54:02 PM PDT
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Drango
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