Ready-to-Use Bacon Grease…

Who are the geniuses behind this awesome idea?

Bacon Up® Bacon Grease is sold by Better N Bacon LLC (BNB). BNB is a small, family business founded and managed by five siblings. They work with the nation’s largest independent producer of pork & bacon to source and package the bacon grease.

Originally from Western Kentucky, the four brothers and one sister grew up in a house where there was always a can of bacon grease by the stove.

“Start with a Scoop” was a way of life in their kitchen.

A few years ago, they were all together for their annual Thanksgiving Turkey Fry. They had gotten a couple five-gallon drums of bacon grease and used it instead of peanut oil in their turkey fryer. It was a (really delicious) “Eureka!” moment.

Before long, they had formed Better N Bacon and established a working relationship with a world-class pork producer to supply and pack the bacon grease.

What’s in Bacon Up?

And what happened to the bacon?!

Bacon Up is authentic bacon grease, captured as our supplier makes bacon bits and pre-cooked bacon for their other customers. Nothing goes to waste! They triple-filter it and add a small amount of BHA – an antioxidant that protects the flavor.

Bacon Up contains:

NO gluten
NO dairy
NO carbs

NO peanuts
NO MSG
A serving (one tablespoon)
has 0g Trans Fat, 0mg Sodium,
and 0g Carbohydrates

Bacon Up is NOT Hydrogenated.

Although Bacon Up contains only two ingredients – bacon fat and BHA – we also list on our ingredient statement the list of ingredients that the bacon MAY have been cured in. Because our supplier prepares bacon with different cures for different bacon products, we list them ALL, just to be on the safe side.

Many people notice – and wonder why! – the Ingredient Statement says the bacon itself may have been cured with sea salt or brown sugar, for instance, and yet our FDA-approved Nutrition Facts panel indicates Bacon Up has Zero mg of Sodium and Zero g of Carbohydrates per serving. Note that only trace amounts of sodium, carbs, etc. cook out of the bacon and end up in the grease. In a one-tablespoon serving, it is less than the amount required to be reported.

Ingredients

Rendered Bacon Fat (Bacon cured with water; may contain Salt, Sea Salt, Potassium Chloride, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Smoke Flavor Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Ascorbate, Dextrose, Sodium Nitrate), BHA added

Nutrition Panel

Amount Per Serving
Calories	130
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g	22%
Saturated Fat 4.5g	23%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 20mg	7%
Sodium 0g	0%
Total Carbohydrate 0g	0%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 0g	0%
Includes 0g Added Sugars	0%
Protein 0g	0%
Vitamin D 0mcg	0%
Calcium 0mg	0%
Iron 0mg	0%
Potassium 0mg	0%

* The Percent Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

How should I use Bacon Up?

START WITH A SCOOP OF BACON UP EVERY TIME YOU FRY, COOK, OR BAKE for an extra layer of flavor and a crispier texture. You’ll love the difference it makes in your everyday cooking!

Fry/Cook	Use a 1-to-1 exchange rate
Bake	The rule of thumb is to sub in Bacon Up for 1/2 the shortening, butter or oil called for.

BACON UP IS PERFECT FOR CAST-IRON COOKWARE AND NON-STICK GRIDDLES. Great to cook with, PLUS use it to season and re-season your cast iron and to seal your griddle after cleaning. Wondering about Bacon Up’s SMOKE POINT? Here’s a great article.

Refrigeration is optional for Bacon Up. Bacon Up will change from solid to slushy to liquid (and back again) as its temperature rises (and falls). That’s normal and does not reduce its quality. For long-term storage, we recommend keeping Bacon Up at temperatures below 80°F.

PREVENT CONTAMINATION. For best results and the longest possible shelf life, always use a clean utensil to scoop from the tub AND do not add used grease back into the container.

Safety Cautions

What SHOULDN’T i do with Bacon Up?

Honestly, we haven’t found anything that wasn’t better with Bacon Up – although we haven’t put it in coffee yet.

But here are a few things YOU SHOULD NOT DO:

Do Not Overheat

We recommend a maximum cooking temperature of 380°F.

Do Not Leave unattended

Like all oils, hot bacon grease can splatter and burn. Keep children and pets away from hot grease.

Do Not contaminate

To maintain purity, do not add used grease back into container – especially if hot.

Never pour in trash

Never pour hot grease of any kind (including Bacon Up) in your trash can or compost pile. Wait until it cools and solidifies and then discard it.

Never pour down drain

Never pour ANY grease (including Bacon Up) down your drain. When it cools, it can clog your plumbing.

Never add water

We can’t stress this enough, NEVER add water to hot or flaming grease.