If you didn’t grow up in a family with a cook who taught you how to store bacon grease, it might seem like a foreign concept. We clean off all other pan drippings after cooking, so why save these?

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you've ever cooked up a delicious pan of bacon, only to scratch your head and wonder what to do with the grease, you're not alone. Sure, ...

Learn how to store this cooking essential so you don't waste a drop. Is there anything better than the smell of bacon frying in a pan? Well, sure—the bacon itself. But when you fry up a pan of bacon, ...

Bacon grease is like liquid gold in the South, so it matters how you keep it. Photo by Polina Tankilevitch In the South, bacon grease can be a pretty hot topic. Every Southerner worth their weight in ...

Is there anything better than the smell of bacon frying in a pan? Well, sure—the bacon itself. But when you fry up a pan of bacon, you’re not just left with salty, smoky pieces of pork; you also have ...

If we're being honest, the perfect batch of crispy, delicious, evenly-cooked bacon is difficult to achieve. If you pan fry it, you run the risk of having hot spots that burn pieces while others are ...