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minus-squareThe Assman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down16·1 day agoIt’s far from solid at room temp, not really liquid either. Hence the question.
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 day agoLeave it for 4 or 5 hours and it’ll be firm/hard.
minus-squareWiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 day agoTurn the skillet upside down like a Dairy Queen Blizzard. If you can do that with your fat, it’s not healthy.
minus-squareThe Assman@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·19 hours agoSo I did this last night after your comment. This morning it’s the consistency of yogurt. Maybe we have different definitions of “solid”.
minus-squareDlayknee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·18 hours agoFat in sold form isn’t like a rock. Think of jello or Crisco - that’s what solid fat looks like. So yeah, that gelatinous bacon grease? That’s solidified fat at room temp.
minus-squarexmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·14 hours agoSo like mayonnaise which is generally an emulsion of olive oil?
It’s far from solid at room temp, not really liquid either. Hence the question.
Leave it for 4 or 5 hours and it’ll be firm/hard.
Turn the skillet upside down like a Dairy Queen Blizzard. If you can do that with your fat, it’s not healthy.
So I did this last night after your comment. This morning it’s the consistency of yogurt. Maybe we have different definitions of “solid”.
Fat in sold form isn’t like a rock. Think of jello or Crisco - that’s what solid fat looks like. So yeah, that gelatinous bacon grease? That’s solidified fat at room temp.
Thanks handsome
So like mayonnaise which is generally an emulsion of olive oil?