Reply #102: "Frying with lard or bacon grease would be prohibitively expensive." [View All]

[Leftist Agitator]

I'm from WV, and I still fry greens in bacon grease, and the green tomatoes that I'm frying later this afternoon certainly will be fried in leftover bacon grease as well.

I save bacon fat every time I fry bacon. That stuff is too good to throw away!

Lard though? Blech! You get the pork goodness, but it lacks that delicious smoky flavor (plus it's terrible for you).

Any time I deep fry, I use peanut or soybean oil, as does pretty much everyone else that I know.