What can I use leftover bacon grease for?

Table of Contents:

1. What can I use leftover bacon grease for?
2. How do you use bacon grease?
3. Is it OK to cook food in bacon grease?
4. How long is bacon grease good for?
5. Can you add new bacon grease to old bacon grease?
6. Is bacon a carb or protein?

What can I use leftover bacon grease for?

10 Things to Do with Leftover Bacon Grease

1. 3 / 10. Taste of Home. Fancy up your popcorn. Instead of using butter or oil to pop stovetop popcorn, use that leftover bacon grease instead. ...
2. 4 / 10. Taste of Home. Add it to ice cream. ...
3. 5 / 10. George Dolgikh/Shutterstock. Infuse your grilled cheese with bacon, inside and out.

How do you use bacon grease?

20 Ways to Use Bacon Grease

1. Roast vegetables. Instead of drizzling your vegetables with olive oil before roasting, plop some bacon grease in the pan. ...
2. Fry Burgers. ...
3. Pop popcorn. ...
4. Fry grilled cheese. ...
5. Biscuits. ...
6. Fry hash browns. ...
7. Spread on pizza crust. ...
8. Use as a gravy base.

Is it OK to cook food in bacon grease?

You don't want those in your bacon grease; when you cook with it later, they'll burn and impart a bitter flavor to your food. ... Because bacon grease is solid at room temperature, keep that in mind and be smart in how you use it. It's ideal for sautéing or roasting vegetables; heat it first to re-liquify it.

How long is bacon grease good for?

six months

Can you add new bacon grease to old bacon grease?

That means you add any new bacon grease to a new jar and use up the fat from the old one. This way you never have bacon grease that's stored for like five or more years. Last but not least, once you've used the stored bacon grease for cooking, don't try to save it and reuse it.

Is bacon a carb or protein?

Although bacon — or any other processed meat — is by no means a health food, people often add it to their low-carb diet plans. Calorie breakdown: 70% fat, 29% protein, 1% carbs (24).