wonderful bacon fat. My grandmother left her bacon fat sitting out on the stove at room temp. Thursday the movers come and I'll be in limbo until closing on Monday. Will my jar of bacon fat be ok for 5 days at room temp or should I gift it to my neighbor? She's already getting 2 pounds of butter, a pound of bacon and a pound of sausage.
Finished cooking the last of the bacon. I have a quart jar almost full of
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music-city-missy
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I still keep it out
Unlike other fats that are typically rendered from meats with more moisture, the curing process not only removes almost all of that moisture but the curing process 'cures' it. So I keep it out and only refrigerate or freeze when I have more than my countertop container will hold.
Unlike other fats that are typically rendered from meats with more moisture, the curing process not only removes almost all of that moisture but the curing process 'cures' it. So I keep it out and only refrigerate or freeze when I have more than my countertop container will hold.
florisandy
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Michael, I think five days at room temperature would be pushing it.
Since it's already congealed, can you not spoon it into Ziploc sandwich bags? I can't find a clear answer from the USDA, but here's an excerpt:
How is cooked bacon made shelf stable?
To make bacon safe to store at room temperature (shelf stable), it is precooked in the plant to have a water activity at or below 0.85 to control Staphylococcus aureus. The cooked yield is 40% of the raw weight.
I've included the link too.
Yes, my Mom and I have done the same thing by leaving it out at room temperature only to let it congeal so it's easy to spoon-out into the garbage.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Bacon_and_Food_Safety/index.asp#6
Since it's already congealed, can you not spoon it into Ziploc sandwich bags? I can't find a clear answer from the USDA, but here's an excerpt:
How is cooked bacon made shelf stable?
To make bacon safe to store at room temperature (shelf stable), it is precooked in the plant to have a water activity at or below 0.85 to control Staphylococcus aureus. The cooked yield is 40% of the raw weight.
I've included the link too.
Yes, my Mom and I have done the same thing by leaving it out at room temperature only to let it congeal so it's easy to spoon-out into the garbage.
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Bacon_and_Food_Safety/index.asp#6
richard-in-cincy
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Totally agreed. Pack it up and take it with you. It will be fine.
The problem with most fats, as MCM has pointed out, is the moisture abetting their destruction. Bacon doesn't have this. Rendered bacon fat is pure fat.
As most of our grandmothers did, mine kept her bacon canister beside the stove with the can of shortening. It never saw a refrigerator and lived there in perpetua. Who knew how many genenerations of fat were still in the can after years of use since it is never completely emptied and reset. We ate from its bounty everyday and I'm still alive 52 years later.
There was nothing like the > of that spoon hitting the side of hot castiron skillet after it had been dipped into the can of bacon fat.
The problem with most fats, as MCM has pointed out, is the moisture abetting their destruction. Bacon doesn't have this. Rendered bacon fat is pure fat.
As most of our grandmothers did, mine kept her bacon canister beside the stove with the can of shortening. It never saw a refrigerator and lived there in perpetua. Who knew how many genenerations of fat were still in the can after years of use since it is never completely emptied and reset. We ate from its bounty everyday and I'm still alive 52 years later.
There was nothing like the > of that spoon hitting the side of hot castiron skillet after it had been dipped into the can of bacon fat.
Ha, good idea. If you have any saffron, you might want to take it with you. I had a large bottle
from Costco that had never been opened and it disappeared between that kitchen and this one. All the other spices are there, including another container of saffron, just not the bottle from Costco.
from Costco that had never been opened and it disappeared between that kitchen and this one. All the other spices are there, including another container of saffron, just not the bottle from Costco.
