you will note that some recipes call for Clarified Bacon Fat. We hope that you haven’t been throwing away this precious commodity! Of course not. You are a true bacon aficionado. The culinary possibilities reach far beyond what is called for in this book. Use it to fry eggs, sauté greens, cook vegetables, toss into pastas, make southern fried chicken, or use it instead of shortening in baked goods. However, bacon fat does have more saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, and calories than butter, so use it with discretion.