How to store your bacon grease

[@Bumblingdesertdweller]

That coffee filter soaked with bacon grease can be re-purposed as a fire starter. If you have a woodstove. That’s what I use mine for.

[@smoking_bears_]

Oooooo that's an awesome idea. Thanks for sharing. Have a great week 🤘

[@erinjohnson7504]

That's a great idea. Does it make the house smell like bacon while it's burning? I'd be sad if I smelled bacon but there was no bacon 😂

[@smoking_bears_]

Haha I haven't tried it as a fire starter yet, yeah smelling bacon and finding none would really suck. Hahaha have a great week 🤘

[@PitSmoke]

I like to save my bacon grease too. I just filter and put it in mason jars. I like the idea of making the cubes (Those skull cubs are cool) and putting them into bags, storing them in the freezer, and getting out just what you need. Great tip! Thanks for sharing and have a great day!

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Bud, it's a simple thing that I've actually had questions about. The skulls replace anything calling for a tab of butter. It's really neat watching the skulls melt in a pan. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@la196]

Perfect:) Thanks

[@strongsadventures]

Very cool tips Lee. I really like how you used the silicone mold. Thanks for sharing buddy

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Billy,who says cooking has to be boring hahaha. It's really neat watching the skulls melt in a pan. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@shovelhead8]

Great tips, Lee. Thank you for sharing them with us. Stay safe and stay cool

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Sean, It's really neat watching the skulls melt in a pan. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@CookingwithKory]

Most excellent tips! Nothing better than some bacon grease. Nothing better than skull shaped bacon grease.

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Kory, yeah the skulls are very hard to beat hahaha Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@BBQPITDOG]

Hey Lee great idea using the coffee filter and freezing the cubes. Been saving bacon grease forever and didn't know these tricks! Just made popcorn with bacon grease Friday...delicious! Y'all have a great weekend!

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Rob, I don't keep cheese cloth around so coffee filter was it haha. The cubes work out awesomely. Need a tbs boom ya got it. Have a great week 🤘

[@BehindtheGarageBBQ]

Great tips Lee! The canning funnel to hold the filter is perfect , I really liked the bacon grease skulls, nice touch!😁👍 thanks for sharing brother, have yourself a great one, you all stay safe!👍🍻👊🤘

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Craig, it's a simple thing that I've actually had questions about. It's really neat watchingbthe skulls melt in a pan. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@TheCrunchbird]

Great video, I love those skulls. One small tip, when the fat starts to cool and thicken up you can put the jar and funnel (plastic funnel only) in the microwave for a few seconds to liquify it and get it free flowing.

[@smoking_bears_]

Oooooo great tip, the skulls are a favorite, need a tbs of oil boom there it is. Have a great week 🤘

[@MrCastIron]

Yes sir! Great tips and tricks Lee! I always save my grease too!! Liquid gold, I say, lol!

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Mike, it's one of those secret ingredients and also a $ saver thing that will change your cooking experience. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@annesummers09]

My grandmother kept hers in a ceramic jar by the stove forever and it never went bad. She poured it off from her bacon and made sure to only get the grease. Liquid gold.

[@smoking_bears_]

Great memories, I don't remember my grandmother's or my parents doing it. My children will thou. 😬 Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@twintwo1429]

It will go bad setting out. Just that people used it so often, back in the day, it would not last long enough to go bad.

[@cindys.w.8566]

Use a mason jar ring to hold the coffee filter in place or a rubber band.

[@smoking_bears_]

Yep I've done the lid ring and it works great especially when the jars low. Have a great day 🤘

[@nicolenadia1]

I usually use a metal sieve but this is so much better. Brilliant!

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you, have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@PicklesBBQandCooking]

Love those little skull bacon grease cubes, that’s a great idea Bear! Having some bacon grease on hand is always good, nice tips man! 🤘🤘

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Unc, who says cooking has to be boring hahaha Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@CookingwithStephennJacklyn]

My brother thanks for the great tips definitely helpful. I saw you got a cool sticker lol 😂. Thanks for sharing and have yourself a great week. Cheers ✌🍻 🤘!!!ROCK ON!!!🤘

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Stephen, yeah I like cool stickers even put one on my water bottle that I carry everywhere. Have a great week and high 5 Jacklyn and buddy. ROCK ON🤘🖤

[@janselismaldonado9784]

Good idea using the coffee filter and freezing in small parts, thanks!

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you, it has been workin great for me. No particulates to spoil & the cubes are awesome when a tbs of oil is called for or starting the pan for cooking. Have a great week 🤘

[@SaltPepperFire]

Nice tip.. thanks for sharing

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Bud, it's so versatile and most just throw it away. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@BBQLord.]

Excellent! Thx for the tips!

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you Have a great week 🤘

[@gschneider4112]

Thanks for the info 👍... how do you clean out & store your cast iron skillet ?

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you, usually I'll wash with hot water, dry witha towel, put on the stovetop & heat to dry in lightly oil (mainly just use the rag that's already oil soaked from seasoning). Have a great day 🤘

[@ActualSighs]

Next time, try putting the funnel in the jar first. Put the filter inside the funnel. Clip the filter to the funnel with small binder clips or paper clips. This gives you a lot more surface area to filter the fat and there is no chance for any of it to drip over the side unless you overfill it. It will strain it faster.

[@smoking_bears_]

Good point thank you. Have a great week 🤘

[@harrisonclark4382]

Can’t you just use a filter and a rubber band?

[@ActualSighs]

@@harrisonclark4382 Yes you could but you won't have as much filter surface area and it will take longer and be messier from my experiences. If you don't put the funnel inside the jar, the fat tends to wick over the sides and drip on the outside.

[@smoking_bears_]

Yeah that'll work. I've even used the filter and mason jar ring.... works fine. Have a great week 🤘

[@SouthernFoodJunkie]

Great tip buddy. I always save my grease too. I really like the mold too though. Very smart.

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks Bud, yeah the cube trick is a fun one. Makes me smile when I use them hahaha. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@SouthernFoodJunkie]

@@smoking_bears_ Haha I bet it does. But I like how it’s already pre-measured too. 👍🏼

[@reviewedsnail6086]

My family had a farm where they grew tobacco. Some of the steps during harvest can be pretty tough on your hands. Back in the day they used to rub lard on their hands to help protect them. During harvest a few years ago, they decided to try it out. So they went into the basement and opened an old can of lard. My grandmother remebered that the lard was from the last pig ever butchered on the farm. That pig was butchered the same day that JFK was assassinated. Goes to show how great these techniques can be when done properly.

[@smoking_bears_]

Awesome story thank you for sharing. Have a great weekend 🤘

[@yushaumeri6292]

C'mon when JFK was assassinated? You almost got me there 😂

[@CremeBrulee543]

Great idea

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you, this works great for me & thought someone else would like it too. Have a great day 🤘

[@janicenunn8525]

I don't filter mine, just use it within a week, never has time to go rancid. Keep refirgerated just to be on safe side. Always 1 package bacon made into bits, pour the bacon grease into same airtight glass container/lid, and cook something else in the pan to get the last of the bacon grease before washing the pan. If not used within a week just cook greens or meat with it, put on toast, sautee the onions celery and carrots for mire poix for soup, etc. Voila!

[@smoking_bears_]

Nice, I keep a jar of bacon grease by the stove. Thanks for sharing your method. Have a great weekend 🤘

[@dwaynewladyka577]

Bacon fat is great for frying things in, like pierogies. It's a good way to reuse it. Cheers, Lee! ✌️

[@smoking_bears_]

Thanks D, yeah it's hard to beat frying in bacon fat. We did a head to head bacon grease vs air fryer egg rolls. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@TheMadeofhonor]

Good info. thank you :)

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you. Hopefully, it will help someone out. Have a great week 🤘

[@user-bb6rx4le9f]

If you don't have a coffee filter a paper towel works great. Have you priced bacon grease in the grocery store? This is liquid gold! I filter mine with a paper towel into a cute decorative canning jelly jar. It looks so cute on the counter.

[@smoking_bears_]

Yep I've done that too haha. Have a great week 🤘

[@Sheenasalesthriftytreasures]

Great information thank you

[@smoking_bears_]

Your welcome,hopefully it helps others to be encouraged to explore the wonders of bacon grease hahaha. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@Sheenasalesthriftytreasures]

@@smoking_bears_ 😂

[@leahtreck1083]

Aloha, ty, very helpful and cute👍.

[@smoking_bears_]

Hello 👋, thank you. Have a great week 🤘

[@grampsradio]

Cheese cloth would be much better than a coffee filter... Or: buy an one quart Oggi 7324 Stainless Steel Grease Can with Removable Strainer - 6:39 - skulls are appropriate since it's artery clogging bacon grease.

[@smoking_bears_]

Yeah cheese cloth works great, at the time I didn't have any and I was showing ya don't have to have anything special to do it. The skull cubes are pretty neat hahahaha. Have a great week 🤘

[@tonyroof2161]

How does one send ya a sticker for your collection?

[@smoking_bears_]

Email me @ [e-mail] and I'll give ya my address. Have a great week 🤘

[@FidelCashflow13]

I started Keto not too long ago to manage weight and get healthier, Oils are so expensive for cooking eggs etc. This is a great and (Free?) alternative if you already eat Bacon

[@smoking_bears_]

Yeah I agree, it nice when with little effort ya can multipurpose some as awesome as bacon. 😆 Have a great day 🤘

[@mrhalfstep]

I'm not sure why you have so many bacon bits left in your pan in the first place because I fry lots of bacon and I just don't end up with that much of the trash left in my pan. You're having a different experience than I do, so that's neither here nor there, as they say. It's happening in your case and you have to deal with it in your way. I can usually just pour the grease slowly into the jar and the bits just stay behind because they are heavier and are sunk to the bottom of the grease and, frankly, there just isn't as much stiff to be filtered out. I also deep fry lots of fish and chicken, which DOES end up with a butt load of particulates staying in the oil, some of it even floats on top of the oil. Since I reuse the oil I have to strain it as you do your bacon grease. I suggest that you buy one of those reusable drip coffee filters. They're made with a mesh that is more than fine enough to filter your bacon grease and it flows through so much faster than it does through a paper filter. They are tapered, top to bottom, and will generally just drop right into a canning funnel and offer a big enough target for you to pour the grease into before it flows into and out of the funnel. I think the speed is more than worth the small cost, especially if you reuse your deep frying oils. I also have a question for you. You called that a Mason jar, so are you using a plastic lid that fits canning jars? If so, I want to get some because I've never heard of them. Thanks for taking the time to make your content

[@smoking_bears_]

Yeah nit sure why all the bits maybe just the brand of bacon?? Reusable filter would be very handy that's a great idea. I picked up the plastic lids at Walmart in the canning section (not for canning). Have a great week 🤘

[@soozshooz]

How long can you have that jar next to the stove if you don’t use it right away?

[@smoking_bears_]

As long as it's strained, I've had it for a couple years. Obviously using and refilling. Have a great week 🤘

[@Carol-lz6dd]

No time frame/expiration date on this counter storage?

[@smoking_bears_]

Not that I've found. As long as it's filtered there no impurities that would go rancid in it. The on I'm currently using has been on the counter for 3 months or so. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@cindeeacker5415]

I don’t strain at all and refrigerate. Use as to as it gets empty. Couldn’t tell you when I washed the jar 😂. I’ve never had it go bad.

[@smoking_bears_]

@cindeeacker5415 hahaha yeah I've got 2 jars full sitting on the counter. Have a great week 🤘

[@victorgonzalez2927]

Shouldn’t you refrigerate the grease?

[@smoking_bears_]

I found that if strained through the coffee filter it pulls out all the particals that would go rancid, making it shelf stable. Some people do store in fridge. Have a great week 🤘

[@genewinstead7076]

What Pit Smoke said! 🙂

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you. Have a great week 🤘

[@karenvanderwall6684]

Turkey baster would help putting in mold

[@smoking_bears_]

That's a great idea. Have a great week 🤘

[@woodehinz4726]

Nice video

[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@TomokoAbe_]

You can really be creative with the silicone molds. Making soap is fun and easy as long as you do it safely and never inhale the ammonia fumes from the lye. 💕Use safety glasses too!💕 GREASE/LARD makes soap making really cheap. Vegetable oils are very expensive.

[@smoking_bears_]

Oh I've not made soap before thank you for the tips. Have a great week 🤘

[@RavenWolfDrum69]

I put mine in fridge but ill do this mine dont last long

[@smoking_bears_]

Nice, yeah it doesn't last long but i find if I'm lo in the freezer the ill cook extra just for that. Have a great week 👍

[@monamorgan8614]

Okay, first I save my bacon grease too, but NEVER use a plastic strainer with hot grease, it will melt plastic and leach plastic into the grease.

[@smoking_bears_]

Oh good point, thank you. Have a great week 🤘

[@ThePixelated_kris]

I’m going to save it for 6 months and turn it into well made candles

[@smoking_bears_]

Ooooo nice that's an awesome idea. Have a great week 🤘

[@ThePixelated_kris]

@@smoking_bears_ thank you

[@jaycreekmore9369]

I save my bacon grease in Mason jars and keep it in the refrigerator

[@smoking_bears_]

Awesome 🤘 Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@southwestsearch]

I don't think much of this video. I want bacon bits. What am I supposed to do with all the bacon grease?

[@smoking_bears_]

That's fine thank you for the honesty. I use bacon grease in place of olive oil when greasing pans, starting skillets or griddles. Have a great week 🤘

[@southwestsearch]

@@smoking_bears_When I think of it, I use avocado oil. ( research olive oil, you'll never use it again ) I use bacon for flavoring. I've heard good things about bacon grease but I can't help thinking my arteries will clang shut. Bacon grease candles is another use but I've heard that burning them indoors isn't healthy.

[@deniecedonnafield3150]

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[@smoking_bears_]

Thank you, have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@GPPTX]

Will that have a butter taste or does it make everything taste like bacon?

[@smoking_bears_]

A little bacon flavor not really noticeable (in my opinion). Have a great week 🤘

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

What did you call that blue plastic funnel thing?

[@smoking_bears_]

It's a canning funnel. Found in the mason jar section at the store. Have a great week 🤘 🖤

[@lancasterritzyescargotdine2602]

@@smoking_bears_ Thanks. Thank you. I will. And you, too!