Sometimes I like to use bacon fat to brown meat such as my Pork Roast with Sour Cream Gravy. I never cook a lot of bacon at one time unless my nephews are visiting or I am making lots of BLT sandwiches. So, I don’t usually have bacon grease on hand.
I recently read a tip from Bill Schlag in Cooks Country about freezing bacon grease in ice cube trays. Great idea for me as now I will always save the grease for future use. A pound of bacon makes 5 ice cubes with 2 tbsp. of grease each. Once frozen, place in bags or containers and label what they are.
Ice cube trays are not only good for saving bacon fat but I also use them to freeze pesto and make flavored ice cubes. Hmm – what else can I use them for?
For another good bacon tidbit see Cooking Tidbits – Freezing Bacon.
Saving bacon fat is such a great idea. My mom used to do it all the time, and it really helps out. Using ice trays is a wonderful idea. x
I use to freeze it in a container and just kept adding to it. I like this way better 🙂
Great idea! I freeze so much in ice cube trays too, it’s just so easy and at your fingertips. In the fall, I saved some chopped fresh basil and poured over a dash of olive oil in each and voila!
I’ve been using my ice cube trays a lot too. For 1 to 2 servings it works really well. Great idea with the basil – I always make pesto 🙂
I love that idea. I never fry my bacon but love the flavor!
My family has to have their bacon fried – I am known for my crispy all over bacon 🙂
That sounds delicious! I’m sure you’re known for a lot of your culinary masterpieces!
I had never thought about freezing it like that. I keep my bacon grease in a small jelly jar in the fridge to scoop out when needed, but sometimes it starts getting too old. This will preserve it way longer, another great tip! Thanks!
That’s how I did it too – freezing “ice cubes” is a much better way 🙂
Genius idea! I use ice cube trays to freeze leftover tomato paste (when a recipe only calls for a tablespoon or so). I hate being wasteful. 🙂
So do it – I have so many uses for ice cube trays as I too hate being wasteful 🙂 Tomato paste does not last long because of the acidity (you know mold starts to grow).
This is quite interesting! 😀 )))
My family loves our bacon in all sorts of ways and to use it in beans for flavoring or to brown a roast is always a good thing 🙂
I agree, great idea to freeze it. Thanks.