tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post8910375701157926941..comments2024-02-13T10:17:24.188-05:00Comments on Preserved and Pickled: HOW TO RENDER LARDE.J. Connhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17345163836299495743noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-30964531139233650452012-09-30T07:24:06.137-04:002012-09-30T07:24:06.137-04:00I have just started to render my first ever pork f...I have just started to render my first ever pork fat from my free range barley feed Saddleback pig that was 54kg carcass. There is no smell coming from my pot as it simmers on the stove top. Very exited to having the final result in a few hours time. thank you.<br /><br />shooziator<br /><br />p.s. Have a look on my youtube site under shooziator and you will see mum giving birth to one of the young I have used today.shooziatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073191153359866617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-8108512752498489502012-09-12T09:05:19.028-04:002012-09-12T09:05:19.028-04:00You know, what is offensive to one person is not t...You know, what is offensive to one person is not to another, particularly when it comes to smells. I do not find rendering good quality pork fat any more disagreeable than cooking bacon. I will say that one year we raised some pigs and fed them mostly soybeans instead of corn; when we cooked that pork up the smell was awful and the taste...well let us say I'll never finish off with soybeans ever again!E.J. Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345163836299495743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-13862391166193364612012-09-11T19:23:40.530-04:002012-09-11T19:23:40.530-04:00Chiming in here - there's a sensitivity to thi...Chiming in here - there's a sensitivity to this, I think. I barely notice, but I have to start my render the minute the wife leaves for work, as a whiff of the rendering process literally sends her running. She HATES it.meatbeaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721165042592259740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-47444479532186552982012-04-12T16:28:16.683-04:002012-04-12T16:28:16.683-04:00I was just looking the last couple days at renderi...I was just looking the last couple days at rendering my own lard. I need some pork fat for a recipe and wasn't sure if I should just buy it or make it. The recipe looks simple!S.V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16038760690055612373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-72224360687621121262012-03-13T12:44:20.818-04:002012-03-13T12:44:20.818-04:00Glad all your questions are being answered. Would...Glad all your questions are being answered. Wouldn't it be wonderful if all parts of our life were like that? I'm a bit jealous someone gifted you a lovely package of pork fat. Love to hear how you fare!E.J. Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345163836299495743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-29164424799268018792012-03-11T16:14:40.324-04:002012-03-11T16:14:40.324-04:00I'm beginning to feel strange vibes here. Ever...I'm beginning to feel strange vibes here. Every time I have a question,it seems you just posted about my very problem. While attending the Farmer market one of the vendors that I purchase chicken and beef and pork presented me with a 2 lb package of something very white and creamy looking. The market was crazy busy that day and I didn't know what she had given me until I saw her this past week......now all I had to do was figure out how to render lard from my gift Tadah and now I know!!!Thank you I'm beginning to feel a bit embarrassed.The Hobbithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05689995726270083268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-8679949314843225672012-03-07T07:49:11.109-05:002012-03-07T07:49:11.109-05:00Kirsten, I am really surprised your fat smelled so...Kirsten, I am really surprised your fat smelled so that you had to put it outdoors while you were rendering it. I'm curious, was it well-trimmed; purchased from a grocer or a local farmer; was it fat-back? Funny, because I never get a strong odor, or at least one that I find strong. I love the candy/ice cube tray idea, clever and practical. I am going to keep that tip in mind.E.J. Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345163836299495743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-21459604656338501252012-03-06T09:29:05.813-05:002012-03-06T09:29:05.813-05:00I enjoy making lard too, just the other day I made...I enjoy making lard too, just the other day I made some in my crockpot. I put it on my porch cause it does kinda smell like a fryer when its cooking. I have been collecting those silicone (?i think) candy/ice cube trays from the thrift store..... you know the ones they make for all the different holidays.... I made hearts and skulls! they are awesome premeasured amounts to just plop in the pan.Kirstennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-74525394369726206612012-03-02T11:46:35.911-05:002012-03-02T11:46:35.911-05:00Bo, I always keep my bacon fat also! Great with gr...Bo, I always keep my bacon fat also! Great with greens, frying your eggs, starting some soup, making beans: a little goes a long way. Seems like grandmothers and great aunts really knew how to cook for more flavor and less waste, didn't they!E.J. Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345163836299495743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-25166906137669143642012-03-02T11:20:50.253-05:002012-03-02T11:20:50.253-05:00That's good to hear. Cheers to the nose to tai...That's good to hear. Cheers to the nose to tail ideas. I'm leaning much more that way myself lately.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-50940901292158822882012-03-02T11:18:58.703-05:002012-03-02T11:18:58.703-05:00My Great Aunt made (and I continue to make) a ging...My Great Aunt made (and I continue to make) a ginger cream cookie that requires a cup of bacon fat. It just doesn't taste the same without that ingredient...so I don't leave it out!Bonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-90235763516564666972012-03-02T08:03:54.497-05:002012-03-02T08:03:54.497-05:00Actually, Laura, there is really no overwhelming a...Actually, Laura, there is really no overwhelming aroma, your neighbors won't have a clue, and I personally like the idea that if you are going to eat meat nothing should go to waste. So with the added benefit of it actually being as healthy or healthier than many other 'oils', it really is a win-win situation.E.J. Connhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345163836299495743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7730457986266173368.post-71738283002333655792012-03-01T17:29:47.697-05:002012-03-01T17:29:47.697-05:00Sounds awesome! Thanks for the info on how long it...Sounds awesome! Thanks for the info on how long it keeps. Is it super smelly when you render it down? Will my neighbors wonder if I started a tannery? :)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08849148217473381311noreply@blogger.com