Storing Duck Fat

[runwestierun]

Yep, seriously. Years.

[janeer]

ditto

[Kent Wang]

Even just in the fridge it lasts forever.

[robirdstx]

I know, slightly off topic, but would this apply to goose fat as well? I have some in the freezer from last December's bird.

[percival]

Yep. Rendered saturated fats don't go rancid like vegetable oils.Keep it cold and airtight and you should be fine.

[weinoo]

What Sam said. Though I recently threw out a pint of duck fat I had in the fridge for a while as I noticed a slight off-odor when I opened the container.

[ChrisN]

Thanks! I would hate to waste it.

Chris

[Bojana]

Hi,

I have slowly cooked some pork belly submerged in duck fat. Was planning to strain it and reuse for similar cooking. How many times can I do this before I have to throw away the duck fat? What are the spoilage signs to watch for? Any other advice?

Much appreciated,

Bojana

[pastrygirl]

Several times. It will take on flavors of what you cook in it, but that is not necessarily bad. If you keep it in the freezer between uses, it should last a very long time.

[naguere]

After last Christmas I was given a jar of goose fat from Dear Marlene in Munich, redolent with herbs it improved every roaster I anointed . Monday lunch 10th of November the last was used, it was sweet and clean so that is almost a year and it was kept in my home fridge.

[Paul Bacino]

I used mine about four times and all was fine!!

I fried frites ( twice ) well that was four times , whole chicken ( once ) and chicken fried steak ( last ). I used a bit of new with it, also.

Edited November 13, 2012 by Paul Bacino (log)

[Stephen Bosse]

I bought a large 8# tub of duck fat from Polarica in San Francisco probably 4 years ago. I store the large tub in the freezer, but have used the fat to make confit on several occasions. I usually strain the fat and store it in mason jars in the fridge. I've never had any issue with it going rancid and I've used essentially the same fat about 10 times now. It also hasn't picked up much salt, which is good. Potatoes in duck fat are better than potatoes without duck fat.