Freeze goose fat?

[mutantpoodle]

Am sure I not alone
With ‘left over’ goose fat in a jar

Can it freeze. Its expensive to just use for regular frying!,

[Urbandreamer]

Am sure I not alone
With ‘left over’ goose fat in a jar

Can it freeze. Its expensive to just use for regular frying!,

I would believe that you can freeze it if you chose. Most things can. However I would consider making some chicken confit and using that to make cassoulet.

Confit is basically chicken/duck etc preserved in fat.
https://www.thespruceeats.com/what-is-confit-995765

Cassoulet is basically a winter casserole made with pantry/preserved ingredients. But it tastes delicious.

[Urbandreamer]

Oh, I decided to try a web search for you.

Once opened, keep in the fridge. If strained through muslin into sterilised jars, home-produced goose fat will keep for up to six months. Goose fat freezes well and lasts many months. A good tip is to freeze small quantities in small blocks or ice-cube trays for ease of use.

https://git.macropus.org/bbc-food/www.b ... e_fat.html

So six months if you don't bother to freeze it. Presumably it lasts at least as long in the freezer.

Not from the web, but just general knowledge: The problem with keeping any oil or fat is it going rancid. Clarified fats last longer than those that are not. Air makes them go rancid faster. Hence ice-cubes of fat may not last as long as a tub, because they have more surface area.

[fisher]

I still have goose fat in the freezer from a few years ago. It is in bags with enough in each bag to cook a tray of roast potatoes. It was still fine when I last used some few months ago. My freezer is set to -18 Celsius which is it's default setting.

[johnstevens77]

I would just freeze it in smaller amounts if too much to use at one time. Should last for years at -18C. On the other hand, if you think that you will use it within a couple of months, then keep it in the fridge. I never throw savoury dripping away, I leave it by the side of the stove and use it for general cooking. Today we are having sautees potatoes cooked in a mishmash of very tasty chicken and roast beef fat and clarified butter, I also made carrot and parsnip soup from a veg box from Lidl,the onions were sauteed in the same dripping.

john

[Arborbridge]

Goose fat freezes at room temperature.

Can I have a pedant's award? We have kept it a long time in the freezer without problems.

[didds]

I wouldnt bother to freeze it.

keep[ it in a suitable jar with lid at the back of the fridge. Its all i do. Nobody ever dies and it often lasts two or even more years! (as im not the only meat eater in the house)

[didds]

that SHOULD have read "I am the only meat eater in the house"

[Scannexa]

Just toss the jar in the freezer, and you're good to go for future frying adventures.

[Loveryt]

Freezing it should work just fine! It's a great way to make it last longer and save some cash on regular frying oil.