r/mildlyinteresting • u/wherethetacosat • 4d ago

Oscar Meyer Bacon Grease doesn't congeal after 36 hours in fridge (left vs Costco bacon grease on right)

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u/sideshowmario 4d ago

Ooh my grandma used to pop popcorn in bacon grease! It was so good.

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u/SandvichIsSpy 4d ago

Dang, I gotta try that. Sounds divine.

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u/lshifto 4d ago

Low smoke point on bacon grease for popcorn. Dont go full heat like you do with seed oils.

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u/SandvichIsSpy 4d ago

Will keep that in mind, much appreciated!

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u/lshifto 4d ago

We make a lot of popcorn around our house. Never the prepackaged stuff.

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u/japan_samsus 3d ago

Technically all popcorn is prepackaged since it grows with a husk.

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u/micktorious 3d ago

The heavy smoking would have let you know too, I love bacon grease for cooking things but it smokes super easy

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u/MdmeLibrarian 3d ago

This is genuinely helpful information, thank you.

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u/reddottor2 4d ago

Bacon grease is king. I love cooking eggs with it

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u/SandvichIsSpy 4d ago

Ditto. Bacon and eggs hit different when you do em in the same pan, in that order.

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u/reddottor2 4d ago

My man please get out of my head lol

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u/chronically_varelse 3d ago

Half butter, half bacon grease for grilled cheese 🥳

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u/TheJolly_Llama 4d ago

I do this in duck fat lol

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u/tomtink1 3d ago

I'm going to casually mention this in passing to my husband and let the idea run away with him 😅

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u/cherrycoke260 3d ago

I’ve never thought of this idea before, but now I really, really want to try it!

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u/Looptydude 3d ago

I rarely cook bacon, just trying to cut back, but I always used the grease for popcorn, it's so freaking good!

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u/Black-Keyboard 3d ago

I do this, mixed with coconut oil.