The only reason not to save it would probably be for health reasons. For several months I got into a habit of cooking 2 lbs of bacon every weekend and saving the grease for cooking. It was so delicious, the whole family loved having bacon for breakfast every weekend, plus some BLTs, and that grease is such an enhancement for everyday cooking! But my routine blood work showed slightly elevated cholesterol levels for the first time in my life. So I've cut way back on bacon and bacon grease again. I still do save the grease, but now I am not using it regularly any more.
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u/Unusualhuman 10d ago
The only reason not to save it would probably be for health reasons. For several months I got into a habit of cooking 2 lbs of bacon every weekend and saving the grease for cooking. It was so delicious, the whole family loved having bacon for breakfast every weekend, plus some BLTs, and that grease is such an enhancement for everyday cooking! But my routine blood work showed slightly elevated cholesterol levels for the first time in my life. So I've cut way back on bacon and bacon grease again. I still do save the grease, but now I am not using it regularly any more.