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How to Make Perfect Bacon

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Prepare a Heat-Proof Ramekin and Cheesecloth-Lined Strainer
How to Make Perfect Bacon - Tutorial With Photos - Step 6: Prepare a Heat-Proof Ramekin and Cheesecloth-Lined Strainer

Prepare a Heat-Proof Ramekin and Cheesecloth-Lined Strainer

Photo © Danilo Alfaro

Prepare a Heat-Proof Ramekin and Cheesecloth-Lined Strainer

What's with the hardware? I can't bring myself to waste perfectly good bacon fat. But I don't like to see any little roasty bits in my bacon fat, so I pour it through a mesh strainer lined with a few layers of cheesecloth.

Incidentally, I strain everything through a few layers of cheesecloth — sauces, stocks, you name it. Needless to say, I go through a lot of cheesecloth.

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