What to do with meat fat trimmings?
slytherinlass90
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I'm a big believer in using every part of an animal if it's killed for food. In the past I would have just enjoyed the fat (mainly pork fats as crackling) but I'm now trimming the fats off of foods to save the temptation. Now Vegetable trimmings I use to make stock for gravys and soups.. But meat fat? What can I use that for? Bird feeders would be cruel as I have cats. Any ideas of good uses for it?
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If you aren't eating it, then there's not a whole lot you can realistically do with it.
Others may have some primal use but beyond a torch, coating a lasso band, or priming leather I dunno non nutrition based uses lol.1 -
You eat it!
Fat is so good for you. Enjoying food is so good for you. Eating up your food is so good for the environment and your wallet.2 -
Feed it to your cat.0
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kommodevaran wrote: »You eat it!
Fat is so good for you. Enjoying food is so good for you. Eating up your food is so good for the environment and your wallet.
I'm trying to loose weight and take on less fat
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slytherinlass90 wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »You eat it!
Fat is so good for you. Enjoying food is so good for you. Eating up your food is so good for the environment and your wallet.
I'm trying to loose weight and take on less fat
Dietary fat does NOT equal body fat. That is a lie from the diet industry, commonly known as "woo." Your body needs dietary fat! And protein! And carbs! None of those three macro-nutrients are evil or bad for you.
It about how many calories you eat. You need to eat fewer calories in a day than your body uses to lose weight.
ETA: The charred fat on my steak? My favorite part! YUM!4 -
Make the cracklings and eat them on a salad. Save your bacon grease and make a delicious hot dressing for a big bed of spinach or romaine. Just make sure to carefully weight everything and fit them into your daily calories.0
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slytherinlass90 wrote: »
Eat it.2 -
quiksylver296 wrote: »slytherinlass90 wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »You eat it!
Fat is so good for you. Enjoying food is so good for you. Eating up your food is so good for the environment and your wallet.
I'm trying to loose weight and take on less fat
Dietary fat does NOT equal body fat. That is a lie from the diet industry, commonly known as "woo." Your body needs dietary fat! And protein! And carbs! None of those three macro-nutrients are evil or bad for you.
It about how many calories you eat. You need to eat fewer calories in a day than your body uses to lose weight.
ETA: The charred fat on my steak? My favorite part! YUM!
It's my favourite part too. I will still have it occasionally on special occasions but over all trying to lower it all and Carbs to try manage my diabetes
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slytherinlass90 wrote: »quiksylver296 wrote: »slytherinlass90 wrote: »kommodevaran wrote: »You eat it!
Fat is so good for you. Enjoying food is so good for you. Eating up your food is so good for the environment and your wallet.
I'm trying to loose weight and take on less fat
Dietary fat does NOT equal body fat. That is a lie from the diet industry, commonly known as "woo." Your body needs dietary fat! And protein! And carbs! None of those three macro-nutrients are evil or bad for you.
It about how many calories you eat. You need to eat fewer calories in a day than your body uses to lose weight.
ETA: The charred fat on my steak? My favorite part! YUM!
It's my favourite part too. I will still have it occasionally on special occasions but over all trying to lower it all and Carbs to try manage my diabetes
Sounds good. For a minute there, I thought you were on the Susan Powter train.
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quiksylver296 wrote: »slytherinlass90 wrote: »
Sounds good. For a minute there, I thought you were on the Susan Powter train.
I've no idea who she is but on a quick look at her she looks interesting Kinda reminds me of Annie Lennox which makes me want to know more about her0 -
You could put the raw fat trimmings in the freezer until you have a decent quantity then render it and use it in recipes where you need fat to cook with. That's what my mum used to do (without the freezer but, we didn't have one then).2
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I used to eat it as long as it wasn't that grissely stuff, lol
or give it to my husband. I'm not much of a red meat eater anymore. 1 -
I like to render it down in a pan and save the oil for cooking. For example, I made bacon last week, and then saved the grease to make cornbread the next day. I save money by not having to buy coconut oil and butter as often, too!0
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I'm a save and render girl.
(Also save my veg scraps for a constant stock pot.)
I stash beef and lamb fat (from steaks and chops) in the freezer then either drape it over a lean roast for flavour, or render it down for frying up veg for soups and stews, or for Yorkshire puddings.
Bread fried in lamb fat until crispy is delicious.
My bacon fat is usually donated to the frying pan for mushrooms. There is something about that combination I love.
Oh,if I am doing bacon and eggs the eggs have to be fried in deep bacon fat.
Goose fat or beef lard for the best home made chips (French fries) and savoury pastry.
It is a good job fat does not make one fat
Cheers, h.1 -
I have a happy dog and a pair of very happy cats.
My digestion doesn't like too much fat in one go, so fatty cuts of meat have become a rarity for me and when they do have fat, I trim it and feed it to the monster trio.
It does make me sad as it's something very very very tasty!0
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