Together, they added up to 10 pounds of the finest pig fat, and it all belonged to me. Rendering is how we extract cooking fat from the chunky solid stuff. (The grease in a pan of bacon is ...

Then the chicken parts are dipped in half lard and peanut oil heated to 350 F. "So when you take a bite of chicken, there's little pieces of cracklins in the crust," said Rodriguez.

When he launched Wild Boar Man Soap, in 2015, John Michon didn’t set out to promote the wonders of feral hog fat.The 52-year-old hunter, who lives outside the Hill Country town of Kerrville, was ...

Start by cutting your pig fat into 1-inch chunks. This ensures the fat renders down evenly and quickly. You can typically ask ...

Throughout our nation’s history and until the 1960s, our nation was really driven by hog fat. Doesn’t everyone have an Aunt Gladys who told stories of eating lard sandwiches in her lunchbox at ...