Refrigerate or no?
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 15:36 last edited by
@George-K said in Refrigerate or no?:
@Axtremus we don't go through a lot either. However, the Butter Bell that @jolly recommended worked really well for a couple of weeks. I just kept forgetting/neglecting to fill it
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Two weeks or maybe a bit more. Since we do about a stick/week, it's a Sunday night routine.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 15:36 last edited by
The bigger question is how you keep your bacon grease....
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Bread and butter both go in the freezer.
Bread moves to the countertop, remaining in the plastic wrap, the day before use.
Butter moves to the refrigerator the day before use.
wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 16:12 last edited by@Copper said in Refrigerate or no?:
Bread and butter both go in the freezer.
Bread moves to the countertop, remaining in the plastic wrap, the day before use.
Butter moves to the refrigerator the day before use.
I freeze butter too. Buy a bunch when it's on sale.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 16:12 last edited by
@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
The bigger question is how you keep your bacon grease....
In a Rubbermaid container in the fridge.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 16:16 last edited by
@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
The bigger question is how you keep your bacon grease....
Usually just let it sit in a bowl near the stove, sometimes covered.
I rarely have bacon grease to keep, and what little I keep from time to time gets consumed pretty quickly, usually within a week or two of preserving the grease.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 16:40 last edited by
@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
The bigger question is how you keep your bacon grease....
I don’t. My mom used to keep it in a mug in the fridge.
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@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
The bigger question is how you keep your bacon grease....
I don’t. My mom used to keep it in a mug in the fridge.
wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 17:06 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Refrigerate or no?:
@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
The bigger question is how you keep your bacon grease....
I don’t. My mom used to keep it in a mug in the fridge.
We let it set up then soak it in paper then throw the greasy paper in the organic compost bin for garabage pick up every Tuesday.
We have no reason to keep food grease.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 18:09 last edited by Copper
@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
The bigger question is how you keep your bacon grease....
My mother used to keep it in a frozen OJ can, in the fridge, the can was mostly made out of cardboard.
That seems kind of odd, now that I think about it.
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 18:20 last edited by
Also, is it my imagination or does commercial bacon simply not make as much grease as it did years ago? I remember having a pan full of it when done cooking as a youngster.
Now there’s barely a tablespoon or two when I’m done.
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Also, is it my imagination or does commercial bacon simply not make as much grease as it did years ago? I remember having a pan full of it when done cooking as a youngster.
Now there’s barely a tablespoon or two when I’m done.
wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 18:27 last edited by@jon-nyc said in Refrigerate or no?:
Also, is it my imagination or does commercial bacon simply not make as much grease as it did years ago? I remember having a pan full of it when done cooking as a youngster.
Now there’s barely a tablespoon or two when I’m done.
We keep it in a mug next to the stove when we keep it. But I always get a full pan..
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wrote on 28 Apr 2023, 18:38 last edited by
Butter I keep at room temperature whenever possible, extra bricks in the freezer. I've never had it go rancid, and didn't even know it could get moldy, but it doesn't stay around long enough for mold or rancidity to develop.
Bacon and sausage grease I let cool a bit in the pan, then decant it in an empty food jar, like used to contain jam or something, and keep the jar on the stovetop for handy.
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wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 04:35 last edited by
Stick of butter in the pressed glass butter dish (it has a lid) on the counter. I buy salted, it doesn’t go bad - but we don’t live in a hot and humid place. The rest of the box in the fridge, extras in the freezer. I don’t save bacon grease (we rarely eat bacon, though I sometimes chop it up and sauté it with onions for chicken or pork stew)
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wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 07:53 last edited by
Sliced bread and salted butter for spreading stay on the counter. The bread can last a long while at my house. (Three cheers for preservatives!) The only time the butter gets moldy is if somebody leaves crumbs on it.
Whole bread loaves and unsalted butter go in the fridge or freezer.
Old grease is stored under the sink.
I think Jodi may be right in that heat and humidity plays a factor.
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wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 11:40 last edited by
What about cakes with frosting?
That’s the one Karla and I disagree with each other about. She always refrigerates cakes and I think it ruins them…
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wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 13:19 last edited by
For bacon grease we've had one of these, as do most people I know...
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wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 13:20 last edited by
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What about cakes with frosting?
That’s the one Karla and I disagree with each other about. She always refrigerates cakes and I think it ruins them…
wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 13:21 last edited by@LuFins-Dad said in Refrigerate or no?:
What about cakes with frosting?
That’s the one Karla and I disagree with each other about. She always refrigerates cakes and I think it ruins them…
No frig.
If it's too big to polish off in a few days, we'll cut individual slices and freeze them.
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@LuFins-Dad said in Refrigerate or no?:
What about cakes with frosting?
That’s the one Karla and I disagree with each other about. She always refrigerates cakes and I think it ruins them…
No frig.
If it's too big to polish off in a few days, we'll cut individual slices and freeze them.
wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 13:22 last edited by@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
@LuFins-Dad said in Refrigerate or no?:
What about cakes with frosting?
That’s the one Karla and I disagree with each other about. She always refrigerates cakes and I think it ruins them…
No frig.
If it's too big to polish off in a few days, we'll cut individual slices and freeze them.
I don’t mind leaving it out for 2-3 days, covered.
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wrote on 29 Apr 2023, 13:27 last edited by
@George-K said in Refrigerate or no?:
@Jolly said in Refrigerate or no?:
bacon grease
So, what do you use your bacon grease for?
Be still my heart!
To prep my iron skillet for cornbread. Sometimes the same for biscuits. Not as much as I used to ( not heart healthy). Use a smidgen in green beans, field peas or butter beans for taste. It's also a necessary ingredient for fried apples as at Crackerbarrel.