Bacon Up Joins the Healthy Fats Coalition Conversation in time to Celebrate National Healthy Fats Day on March 21, 2019 When you hear something often enough, you start to believe it. And if trusted experts and authorities, and even the government, tell you something for 50 years, it becomes the accepted truth. “Fats are bad;”…
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Lenten Question: Is Bacon Grease Considered MEAT?!?
Although some people do consider eating bacon to be a religious experience (hahaha!), we here at Bacon Up would never claim to be spiritual advisors in any way. But there is a question about bacon grease and the Church that comes up a lot this time of year, so we did some research and thought…
Easy Ways To Take Your Game-Watch Snacks To the Next Level with Bacon Up
If it’s just hitting you that there’s a big football game this weekend and you’re scrambling for some fun ideas for game-watch snacks, Bacon Up is here to help! Keep reading for a few new twists on some favorite snacks. Your family and friends will thank you!! If you’re planning to use your deep-fryer, fill…
Prepping for a DELICIOUS Turkey Fry – Injection and Rub Suggestions
As we get closer to Turkey Day, you are probably starting to plan the finer details. Hopefully you’re planning to fry your turkey in Bacon Up Bacon Grease, which promises to add a delicious depth of flavor versus roasted turkeys or birds fried in other cooking oils. If you’re wondering what else you can do…
Family Fave Bacon Up Bacon Grease Turkey Injection Recipe
Whether it’s the night before (ideal!) or even just 20 minutes before frying, you can add moisture and flavor to your turkey fry with an injection recipe. And adding Bacon Up will take it to the next level, of course! This “FAMILY FAVE” injection features Italian dressing and Tony Chachere’s® Original Creole Seasoning. Ingredients 2…
Kicked-up Bacon Up Bacon Grease Turkey Injection Recipe
Whether it’s the night before (ideal!) or even just 20 minutes before frying, you can add moisture and flavor to your turkey fry with an injection recipe. And adding Bacon Up will take it to the next level, of course! This “KICKED-UP” injection features Worcestershire and hot sauce. Ingredients 2 Sticks of Butter (1 cup)…
Savory Bacon Up Bacon Grease Turkey Injection Recipe
Whether it’s the night before (ideal!) or even just 20 minutes before frying, you can add moisture and flavor to your turkey fry with an injection recipe. And adding Bacon Up will take it to the next level, of course! This “SAVORY” injection features red wine vinegar and soy sauce. Ingredients ¾ cup butter (1.5…
How-To Video & Guide: Bacon Up Turkey Fry
Would you like to put a new twist on your Thanksgiving traditions? We can help!! This year, fry your turkey in John Gordon’s Bacon Up Bacon Grease. The whole experience is a delight! Seeing and hearing the golden oil bubbling will start the excitement and the yummy bacon aroma will keep the anticipation building. And…
Safety Tips for a Turkey Fry
We hope you’ll decide to fry your bird in Bacon Up this year — we know you’ll love the moist, tasty turkey that results! But PLEASE – be safe doing it. We’ve been frying turkeys since 1987 when we welded together a burner that could hold a pot big enough for a turkey, and we’ve…
Bacon Up Biscuits: Start a Family Tradition!
Bacon grease is a delicious secret ingredient that you can add to virtually any everyday recipe to create a brand-new flavor that will shock your taste-buds. Bacon is already a well-loved staple at the breakfast table and we’re excited to take another morning dish to the next-level. We’ve got a recipe for BACON UP Biscuits…
A NEW twist on a tasty tradition! Bacon Grease now available in bulk!
Do you remember your parents and grandparents reaching for the jar of bacon grease on the counter while cooking up a wonderful family meal? Could we interest you in a convenient new way to keep that delicious tradition going?! If you remember those days, or merely love bacon, now there’s a way to put a…
Bacon Up Apple-Pecan Brussels Sprouts
Ingredients 1 lb Brussels sprouts (wash, remove tops and halve lengthwise) 2 tablespoons Bacon Up – separated 1 medium pink lady apple {or other tart/sweet crisp apple} ½ cup pecan halves 1 Tbsp fresh rosemary 1 Tbsp sage sea salt and pepper, to taste Instructions Preheat oven to 400 degrees and line a large baking…
Bacon Up Biscuits
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 4 tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. sugar 4 tbsp. bacon grease (chilled or room temperature) ¾ to 1 cup cold whole buttermilk 2 tbsp. butter, melted for brushing (optional) Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and…
Skillet Corn Medley with Bacon Up
Prep time: 10 minutes. Total time: 20 minutes. Ingredients: 4 cups fresh* or frozen corn kernels, thawed (about 6 ears of corn) 1/4 cup Bacon Up 2 teaspoons minced garlic (about two cloves) 1/2 cup chopped onion (about 1/2 small onion) 1 tablespoon diced jalapeño (about 1 small jalapeño – no seeds or membrane)…
Spirited Chocolate Chip Cookies – with Bacon Up and Bourbon
Makes 5 dozen cookies Ingredients: 1 pound thick cut bacon 2-1/2 cups flour 1 t baking soda 1 t salt 1/4 t baking powder 1/2 cup Bacon Up 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature) 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup packed brown sugar 3 T bourbon 1 t pure vanilla extract 2 eggs 10 oz. chocolate…
Bacon Up and Garlic Potato Smash-Ups
Prep time: 20 minutes, Total time: 45 minutes 6 side dish servings INGREDIENTS 1 lb. red potatoes 4 tbsp. Bacon Up bacon grease 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp. chopped rosemary 1 tsp. smoked paprika Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 3/4 c. shredded gouda (or your favorite cheese) Bacon bits to garnish (optional) DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to…
Succotash with Bacon Up
Prep time: 30 minutes Total time: 45 minutes Ingredients: 10 oz frozen or fresh baby lima beans (2 cups) 4 center-cut bacon slices 3 T Bacon Up bacon grease 1 cup sweet onion – chopped (1 small onion) 1 cup fresh okra – ½” slices (about 4 oz of okra) 1 t garlic – chopped…
Chili-Cheese Tots
Prep time: 10 minutes Total time: 40 minutes Ingredients: 1 bag frozen shredded potato bites (such as Ore-Ida brand Tater Tots ® – a registered trademark of KraftHeinz) 1 can chili – Cincinnati Style (Skyline or Gold Star brands) or your favorite Tex-Mex or other type of chili 2 cups shredded cheddar Preheat oven to…
Taste for Adventure! (Bacon Up in outdoor cooking)
On the Shore, Over the Fire, At the Cabin: 7 Bacon Up Camping Recipes Conveniently packaged in a bucket large enough to last your entire excursion, Bacon Up is perfect for fishing fanatics, camping enthusiasts and lovers of all things outdoors. Take it on your next family adventure, trip to the hunting shack, or cabin…
For a bolder bird
Fry a Better Bird: Tips for a Flavorful Holiday Turkey Turkey frying has long been part of our family tradition. In fact, we’ve been deep frying a bird every Thanksgiving since 1986. That’s long before the trend swept backyards around the nation. We even had to build our own turkey fryer for the occasion. (Bacon…
For flavorful fish (and other seafood!)
Bring More Flavor to Your Fish Fry For an angler, there’s nothing quite as satisfying as frying up the catch of the day and sharing a meal with friends. Impress them all with not only the size of the catch, but the flavor of the fry. Authentic Bacon Up bacon grease takes the flavor of…