When I was young, frying bacon was a normal thing. There was a tin can at the back of the stove where the fat from cooking bacon was put. It was used for a lot of things. I can remember a turkey being covered with it before going into the oven. Later I learned how great it was to fry fish in. Then bacon was deemed a killer and we started avoiding it like the plague.
Anyway, with new studies are starting to show that high LDL may not be that bad as thought and the seed oils, that we have switched to could be harmful. This post is not to debate health and diets. I’m just explaining why now we have started consuming a fair amount of bacon and are generating a lot of bacon drippings.
My family never filtered the drippings. They were put into the can and solid pieces either floated to the top or went to the bottom. I think some people used to filter the drippings and that sounds like a good idea. I’m thinking of stainless mesh filter, normally used for coffee and using it. What do others think? Is it a good idea or a waste of time.
Thanks