Here's Why You Should Never, Ever Throw Out Bacon Grease

1. Make A Fire Starter

Grab a paper cup, a paper towel and your leftover bacon grease. Put the cup steadily on a table, place the paper towel inside it, and carefully pour the bacon grease in.

Make sure the grease fully soaks through the paper towel! Once done, refrigerate the cup until it’s needed.

2. Remove A Splinter

If you've got a splinter that is hard to get out, don’t panic. Clean the area around the splinter, gently rub some bacon grease on it, put a bandage on, and leave it overnight.

The skin will soften while you sleep and let the splinter come out easier on its own.

3. Make A Candle

Grab a clean jar, a natural fiber wick, a toothpick, and your bacon grease. Pour the bacon grease into the jar, partially submerge the fiber wick into the grease and suspend the other end of it on a toothpick.

Place it in the refrigerator for half an hour, and voila! You have yourself a homemade candle.

4. Make A Bird Feeder

Grab a pinecone and cover it with bacon grease. While it’s still sticky, pour some seeds over it. Put a string through the pinecone and hang it outside. Soon you’ll have a ton of new winged friends!

5. Cleaning Paint And Tar Off Skin

If you have ever redecorated your house, you will know how messy it can be! After a whole day of painting the walls, it can be hard to find a clean patch of skin on your body.

No worries, though, as bacon grease is an ideal way to get paint and tar off the skin with no effort at all. Simply rub it gently on affected areas until it comes off.

6. Water Repellent For Your Boots

If your old boots have started letting water seep inside, simply grab your leftover bacon grease and cover them with a nice layer.

The bacon grease won’t make your boots completely waterproof, but it will make them much more water-resistant!

7. Oil For the Hinges

Put some bacon grease onto a rag and rub all of the squeaky hinges around your house. This will give them the much-needed oiling, and they will work as good as new!

8. Bug Trap

If your outside area is always swarming with flies, mosquitoes and other kinds of nasty bugs, this solution will be perfect for you!

Grab a plastic container, pour the bacon grease in, and mix it with a tiny bit of vegetable oil (to make the mixture sticky rather than solid). Place it outside on the table and watch the air get clearer!

The smell of bacon will attract the bugs to the container, and the consistency of bacon grease will keep them trapped as soon as they land.

9. Moisturizer For Dry Heels

If you have really dry and cracked heels, grab some bacon grease and rub it into them before bed. Put some socks on and leave it overnight. In the morning, your heels should be much softer.

10. Self-Seasoning Iron Pan

Take your iron pan and cover it with bacon grease. Put it into a hot oven for a few hours. Take it out, cover it with bacon grease once more and put it back into the oven for a few more hours.

Repeat the process until your iron pan has a beautiful non-stick surface.

From now on, everything you cook in this iron pan will automatically be seasoned with the gorgeous flavor of bacon!

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