Food in the time of a pandemic

[kayb]

I am prone to just drive around when I'm in a new town, looking and seeing what's where. I seem to have an invariable instinct for winding up in the 'hood. 

 

On the other hand, I find some good barbecue and soul food that way.

 

[weinoo]

I received a much bigger heritage pork butt than I thought I would. And it had at least a pound of fat on it. 

 

So...

 

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The fat got melted down. The beginning of a process which in total took about 4 hours, I guess. Now, 2 nice jars of clean, white pork fat in the fridge!

Edited March 2, 2021 by weinoo (log)

[heidih]

19 minutes ago, weinoo said:

I received a much bigger heritage pork butt than I thought I would. And it had at least a pound of fat on it. 

 

So...

 

\

 

The fat got melted down. The beginning of a process which in total took about 4 hours, I guess. Now, 2 nice jars of clean, white pork fat in the fridge!

Is there a cracklins shot? 

[kayb]

13 minutes ago, heidih said:

Is there a cracklins shot? 

 

If you have cracklins, I highly recommend cracklin cornbread. With butter and molasses.

[weinoo]

1 hour ago, kayb said:

 

If you have cracklins, I highly recommend cracklin cornbread. With butter and molasses.

 

No cracklins. I was tired and just strained it out.

[TdeV]

@weinoo, how long can you keep those jars of pork fat in the fridge? I.e. will you make it into smaller packets and freeze them?

 

[Shelby]

31 minutes ago, TdeV said:

@weinoo, how long can you keep those jars of pork fat in the fridge? I.e. will you make it into smaller packets and freeze them?

 

I've had jars of pork fat in my fridge for YEARS seriously.  They are in mason jars.  

[lemniscate]

39 minutes ago, Shelby said:

I've had jars of pork fat in my fridge for YEARS seriously.  They are in mason jars.  

 

Same here.  I might be a pork fat hoarder.  

[weinoo]

2 hours ago, Shelby said:

I've had jars of pork fat in my fridge for YEARS seriously.  They are in mason jars.  

 

1 hour ago, lemniscate said:

 

Same here.  I might be a pork fat hoarder.  

Just what I wanted to know!  

[chromedome]

Chicken and duck fat are good keepers as well, just FYI. Can't answer for the "years" part, mind you. And I have had some home-rendered lard go rancid on me, but that was in a little bar fridge and I certainly can't vouch for its temperature. I mainly use it now to store pickles, jams and selected condiments once they've been opened.

[dtremit]

@chromedome Also helps that in the rare cases when it does go off, it seems to go off in a fairly obvious way.

[Shelby]

Yeah, you'll know if it's bad.  Mine has no smell...and I can't even tell you...maybe 4 years????  I hope I'm not embarrassing myself lol.

[liuzhou]

1 hour ago, Shelby said:

I can't even tell you...maybe 4 years????

 

I've kept duck fat that long without problems. Pork fat I tend to render then use immediately, so no, or just short-term, storage involved.

 

Edited March 3, 2021 by liuzhou (log)

[weinoo]

I think I've had some duck fat go off and me - you know as soon as you smell it. But using scrupulously clean spoons to scoop it out, and not contaminating it (often, there is some schmutz left in renderings, so you gotta strain it carefully) stuff lasts a long time. Like I run out before it goes bad.

[rotuts]

@weinoo 

 

im sure you've tried to keep it well sealed and frozen.

 

you scoop it out as needed like Ice Cream

Edited March 3, 2021 by rotuts (log)

[haresfur]

[weinoo]

Well, who uses linguine for carbonara? Idiot.

[rotuts]

personally

 

I prefer linguine over spaghetti 

 

in all applications .   sometimes even thin linguine.

 

the edge on the L is far more interesting than the non-edge

 

on the S 

[gfweb]

On 3/3/2021 at 11:24 AM, weinoo said:

I think I've had some duck fat go off and me - you know as soon as you smell it. But using scrupulously clean spoons to scoop it out, and not contaminating it (often, there is some schmutz left in renderings, so you gotta strain it carefully) stuff lasts a long time. Like I run out before it goes bad.

 

I have had  jars of bacon fat in the fridge for about 15 years. I add new stuff on top as needed.  Never goes bad.

 

Interestingly, the schmutz settles to the bottom (ever so slowly) in the congealed fat. 

[Eatmywords]

 

On 3/2/2021 at 12:42 PM, kayb said:

If you have cracklins, I highly recommend cracklin cornbread. With butter and molasses.

 

Is that fattening?

[Eatmywords]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

Well, who uses linguine for carbonara? Idiot.

I think that was the point - to doubly piss off Italy - break in half and use ling instead of spag : )

[weinoo]

1 hour ago, rotuts said:

personally

 

I prefer linguine over spaghetti 

 

in all applications .   sometimes even thin linguine.

 

the edge on the L is far more interesting than the non-edge

 

on the S 

That’s why they make chitarra. 

[kayb]

15 minutes ago, Eatmywords said:

 

 

Is that fattening?

 

....Nah. Not a bit. 

[rotuts]

I prefer Egg-Less  for Carbonara

[Tropicalsenior]

3 hours ago, Eatmywords said:

Is that fattening

If you're really worried about it, there are certain times that you can eat it without guilt. I was always told that on the 5th Sunday of the month, fattening food has no calories. Only comes around about twice a year but I make sure to chow down on those days.