In article om>,
aem > wrote:

> On Aug 22, 9:44 am, Omelet > wrote:
> >
> > I often keep bacon fat in the 'frige. Does that count? ;-)
> >
> > Glad I did even tho' it's been awhile since I used it.
> > I just fried some calves liver for dad, and he demanded I do it in bacon
> > fat! <G>
>
> A man who knows what tastes good.

True. :-)
I don't cook him liver anywhere near often enough and he does like it,
so I'm glad I had the bacon fat on hand.

> Besides frying eggs, I use it for
> refrying pinto beans (just a little, but it definitely adds flavor),
> and if I happen to have a lot I'll fry chicken in a mixture of bacon
> fat and a neutral oil. I haven't used it in baking, but it wouldn't
> matter because I'm a lousy baker. -aem

I have fried eggs in bacon fat in the past (using a grease basting
technique my mom taught me) but it's been awhile...
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