Beef dripping

[Cheese Mechanic]

Topical question it seems , freezing and all

Thing is, I stick to a healthy food regime (in the main) but I do like the odd treat.
Toad in the hole is one of them !

To make a cracking Yorkie pud , Beef dripping is a big help, essential imho.

So, in buying beef dripping, I know its only going to be used twice a month at very most, so by the time
its half used its by the best date, so goes in the bin. I HATE waste!

So, question is, can beef dripping be frozen and still retain its properties? Is it still usuable on thawing?

Any ideas?

[dazco]

I am sure someone will be along to guess soon.

[SHutchinson]

http://www.cooksinfo.com/dripping

Seems to suggest it's good for up to 9 months.

[marksx]

It would be fine. But make better use of the leftovers by spreading it on cheap white bread and covering in salt. Mmmmmm.

[zygalski]

There would never be any health issues with this.
I would imagine you could keep the beef dripping at -20 for a couple of years & it would be ok, since the recipes you'll use it for require it to be heated to around 200-220 degrees c. The taste might dissipate over time though!

[obob]

marksx said:

It would be fine. But make better use of the leftovers by spreading it on cheap white bread and covering in salt. Mmmmmm.

Tha must be a fellow Yorkshireman!

[marksx]

obob said:

Tha must be a fellow Yorkshireman!

Oh aye!

[Bob the Planner]

TBH by the time tha have used it t' cook sausages, steak, Yorkshire pud and as a replacement for t' lard in breadmaking, I'm surpised a pack would last tha a week.

Also the only thing to cook chips in !

Edited by Bob the Planner on Friday 12th October 12:08

[Cheese Mechanic]

Thanks folks, less waste of beef dripping!

Curiously enough was in the super earlier and notice that the BBF date on the stock was March next year,
much longer than I can recall , so should be fine .

Toad in the hole, with cumberland sausages and a spectacular thick onion gravy appearing on a plate near me next week!

[AJS-]

I freeze it and use it to cook chips in and anything else I fancy deep frying. I bought tons of it a few months ago and have been cooking with it ever since.

I'm convinced it's healthier than vegetable oils and what not, as we've been eating animal fats for ever, and only started on highly processed grain oils in the last couple of decades.

You could fry everything in olive oil but that makes expensive chips!