What does it mean to render bacon fat?

Table of Contents:

1. What does it mean to render bacon fat?
2. At what temperature does bacon fat render?
3. Can you cook the fat out of bacon?
4. How do you render lard from bacon grease?
5. Is there a substitute for bacon grease?
6. Can you pour bacon grease down the drain?
7. Why do people put bacon grease in a jar?
8. Do you wash cast iron after cooking bacon?

What does it mean to render bacon fat?

If you're perusing Food Republic, surely you've heard the term “rendered bacon.” Render means “cook the fat out of.” The bacon is a great thing to add to a world of recipes, and the rendered fat is a great thing for frying. Ever fried an egg in bacon fat? It's breathtaking (and just not because of the cholesterol).

At what temperature does bacon fat render?

At above 80°F (or 26°C) bacon grease starts to liquefy. And liquefying and solidifying repeatedly isn't good for the quality of the fat.

Can you cook the fat out of bacon?

Not only will high heat potentially burn your bacon, but it will also cause it to crisp up before you've rendered out all that lovely fat. This means you won't have any bacon grease to cook with, and the fat remaining on the bacon will be gummy and chewy. ... Any meat that cooks from them will be essentially bacon bits.

How do you render lard from bacon grease?

Method

1. Cook bacon on medium low heat: Heat a large skillet on medium-low heat. Lay out several strips of raw bacon. ...
2. Pour remaining fat into a jar: Pour the remaining fat in the pan into a jar, and put the jar into your refrigerator. The bacon grease will solidify to a slightly off-color white.

Is there a substitute for bacon grease?

You can substitute it with chicken skin grease, beef fat, lard, butter, olive oil, peanut oil, and sesame oil.

Can you pour bacon grease down the drain?

Bacon grease, duck fat, lard – any grease that is solid at room temperature should stay far away from your drains. Cooking oils that are liquid at room temperature, such as olive oil, vegetable oil or canola oil, should also never be poured down the drain.

Why do people put bacon grease in a jar?

Yes, it is very good to save bacon grease! Bacon used to be a cheap breakfast meat but these days, the thicker meatier cuts can cost as much as a good cut of steak per pound! Saving the bacon grease saves you money and makes use of ALL of that expensive bacon.

Do you wash cast iron after cooking bacon?

Cast iron conducts heat evenly, which makes it ideal for frying bacon and other foods; just be sure to clean it after you're done. Scrape the cooled bacon grease into the trash can. ... If you use salt and paper towels to clean your pan, rinse it with cold water and dry it with a paper towel to complete the process.