I was making cracklings the other day and forgot about them. There’s still smokey soot in the oven. I’m more upset about not getting the treat than the mess left behind.
How do you do it in the oven?
I do it in a heavy pan on the stove top. Even if it doesn’t burn, the entire wall behind the range top and the shelf above gets coated in chicken grease and I have to plan time for cleaning all that after I make it, plus airing out the kitchen. I do know I have to stand there forever, stirring. It goes from perfect to burnt in a flash.