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I admit I’ve never tried this. Not sure why it hasn’t occurred to me until today.

[UPDATE] - I made a batch out of the grease from six standard-sized slices of bacon, and I’d guess about 1/4 cup of white corn kernels (I just filled the bottom of the pan with a single layer without measuring). Flavored only with salt - no butter - in order to detect its base flavor. It is basically indistinguishable from popcorn popped in the likes of corn or vegetable oil. I’ll take it ! Always looking for new uses for bacon fat; throwing it away / wasting it is immoral, but I’m not a fan of having jars/cans of it laying around. I’ve used it as fuel-additive in the wood stove, but that also feels like a waste. It’s better than that.

I admit I’ve never tried this. Not sure why it hasn’t occurred to me until today. [UPDATE] - I made a batch out of the grease from six standard-sized slices of bacon, and I’d guess about 1/4 cup of white corn kernels (I just filled the bottom of the pan with a single layer without measuring). Flavored only with salt - no butter - in order to detect its base flavor. It is basically indistinguishable from popcorn popped in the likes of corn or vegetable oil. I’ll take it ! Always looking for new uses for bacon fat; throwing it away / wasting it is immoral, but I’m not a fan of having jars/cans of it laying around. I’ve used it as fuel-additive in the wood stove, but that also feels like a waste. It’s better than that.

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[–] • 4 pts

I've done it a couple times but wasn't happy with the outcome. The popcorn comes out crispy and dry and almost kind of a slight burned taste. If you do use bacon grease my recommendation is keep the heat as low as possible

[–] • 2 pts

Bacon fat has a ridiculously low smoking point for this application, so it would probably get kind of burnt heating up to the point where the corn pops. But that is merely my educated conjecture.