Who saves their bacon drippings?

[jfkbengals]

(09-23-2022, 10:37 AM)fredtoast Wrote: My mom still has the set of kitchen canisters that has one with a strainer for her bacon drippings.

Bacon fat can be used in all sorts of stuff. Good for sauteing onions and such. Also good to make gravy anytime you want it.

Interesting that bacon fat drippings don't have to be refrigerated.

I have a similar container that strains the bits.

One thing that is misleading in your post though, the drippings do go rancid. Refrigeration slows it down considerably, and frozen it has an indefinite shelf life.

Now, I did grow up in a house where it was just left out on the counter at all times, but my mom frequently dumped and washed the container.