A bit off the BBQ topic, but here goes...

[ofelles]

GolfGeezer That is my thinking but reading this I thought maybe I missed something. I use bacon, duck, goose, chicken fat in a lot of my cooking.

[GolfGeezer]

@ofellas Most anything that was cooked or fried in a fat was done in schmaltz when I was growing up. Fried potato pancakes, sautéing veggies - any cook that used oil/fat was done with schmaltz. I never saw it used as an ingredient in something.

[ofelles]

So I have never seen a recipe that calls for schmaltz. How much do you add? I would think a small quantity.

[GolfGeezer]

A local market chain here in SoCal carries it (Sprouts), along with duck and goose fat. You can get it from the Big A:

Epic Provisions, Fat Chicken Organic, 11 Ounce: Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food

Not quite the same as rendering your own, but it is very good for store-bought.

[Beefchop]

Closely guarded secrets of the Bubbe!

[FireMan]

An Indian schmaltz, who woulda knew?

[FireMan]

So in yer case you call someone a chilled homemade "chicken fat".

[Texas Larry]

@panheadjohn saw it, working on it. Thx!

[Draznnl]

My grandmother, the best cook I've ever known, made her schmaltz by skimming the fat off the top of her chicken soup. Now, I've shared that, but don't even think of asking for her potato kugel recipe.

[Dewesq55]

When I cook Indian food, the recipes always call for skinless, but bone in chicken. I skin the parts the tender them out in a low skillet. Et voilà, schmaltz! And the chicken skin cracklings are a delicious snack.

[Panhead John]

Texas Larry Can you make the Fall MeatUp? I just posted about it an hour ago. Wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it.

[Daba's BBQ]

Fireman- I should be so lucky that that's the worst thing someone ever called me!

[ecowper]

one of the other great "secret ingredients" for mayo based salads and sauces is celery seeds, by the way. :-)

[Daba's BBQ]

Wow, who knew?!

Ironically, I'm making roast chicken for dinner and will definitely use the above ideas
Thank you guys

Peace

[Texas Larry]

We skim ours off the top of chilled homemade chicken stock.