Uses for hamburger grease?

[BAPyessir6]

I try to reduce waste in the kitchen by using everything I can. The classic/usual veg scraps and carcasses for stock and woody herb stems in soup. Growing up, my mom tossed hamburger (80/20 ground chuck/beef) grease in the trash, but kept bacon grease for green beans/frying eggs, etc. I am wondering if I can use hamburger grease for something, or is it just. . .not that flavorful to be useful? Is it just waste? I strained my hamburger and am now boiling the water off the grease, though I may chuck it in the freezer to separate it easier, but I wanna know if other people use hamburger grease in/for anything.

Could you use the grease as the fat for gravy? Like a beef/chicken veloute or beef/hamburger fat in sawmill/milk gravy?

 

[Andy M.]

Give it a try and decide of you like the flavor over bacon fat, olive oil or butter fat, etc.

 

[dragnlaw]

If making gravy for the actual hamburger dish that you got the fat from it seems to be sort of OK. But I have found it not pleasant at all for any other dishes. As Andy says... try it and see if you like it.

 

[caseydog]

If making gravy for the actual hamburger dish that you got the fat from it seems to be sort of OK. But I have found it not pleasant at all for any other dishes. As Andy says... try it and see if you like it.

Yeah, if you make gravy with it right away, to use on what you made with the hamburger meat, like Salisbury Steak, it should be okay. Hamburger grease doesn't age well, like bacon grease. And, unless you render it down completely, it is going to have some water in it.

If you have a dog, pour it over their kibble. They'll love it! I've done that, and the dogs clean their bowls in record time.

CD

 

[Jade Emperor]

I use cast iron for most of my cooking, just prefer it. I have pieces that are treated like a family member.
Part of the enjoyment is looking after my cookware - cast iron needs specific cleaning, no dishwasher ever, “seasoning” which is using a type of oil or fat so that it absorbs into the pores of the metal and makes it stick-free.
Hamburger fat could work for the seasoning - let it sit and congeal, then use a paper towel to rub some onto your cast iron.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

McDonalds used to add it to their French fry oil unti they got sued by a group of Hindus and vegetarians. McDonald's apologized and paid a significant amount of money to the affected groups.

 

[rodentraiser]

Is that why they don't fry their French fries in tallow anymore?

 

[Badjak]

I would use it to fry some finely sliced onioons and garlic in the burger grease, to eat with your burger as they are
Or use them in a sauce