100% Pure Rendered Bear Grease

Contact your local game processing station and inquire if the owner will save bear fat (or other desired bits and pieces) for you.  Once obtained, keep fat in the freezer or refrigerator as it will go rancid quickly. Refrigerator-temperature fat is idea for chopping--quite firm, almost like cheese.

Take some pieces of bear fat out of the fridge and chop it into 1" cubes to increase surface area and speed up the rendering process.  

I like to do this in a crockpot so I don't have to worry about the fat burning. Fill the crockpot with your cubes of fat, set to High, and leave it for 24 hours. There will still be some chunks--these might break down over a longer period of time, but most of the usable fat is now melted and ready for the next step! The leftover chunks can be fed to chickens, added to cornbread, added to ANYthing, eaten alone... Cracklins!

Strain through cheesecloth or another semi-porous piece of fabric to remove the impurities. Store in an airtight jar in the refrigerator or freezer for best quality and longest life. 

There are so many uses for bear grease! In our home we mainly use it for cooking: frying eggs, stir fries, and in baked goods. It is also good for dry skin, conditioning drums/leather, using in your hair, or making your own salve for arthritis/other types of painful inflammation.