Keep an empty coffee can in the refrigerator for fat. Cap the plastic top onto the bottom of the can for use when the can is full. I set the can on a piece of cardboard or a folded paper towel so that if I spill the fat over the side of the can, it won't rub off on the refrigerator when I return it to its place.
Poultry fat is very tasty and salt free. It also has a high smoke point, meaning that it can be used over a high flame without burning. It's great for home fried potatoes and lightly greasing the next bird for roasting.
If you can accumulate several cans (about 5 pounds) of fat (any kind), you may want to try to make your own laundry soap. It's a long, messy, process with lots of ingredients, including caustic lye. I usually do it in a big old enamel roasting pan, outdoors in the barbecue pit. One recipe lasts me years.
Otherwise, cap the can when it is full with the plastic lid you saved on the bottom of the can. Throw it in the garbage.
c.Nancy Bookman Hoffman
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