Cracklins??

[meaux fishing]

you can also render the fat in the oven at 200*

[cajundiesel]

i start with a little lard in the pot. Put the cracklin meat in the pot and begin cooking. You have to keep them stirred because they will want to stick. They will begin to start letting off some oil. I cook them until the oil reaches 310 degrees. Take the cracklins out and let the oil cool. Once the oil is cooled it will separate with all the old oil setting to the bottom. Spoon out the clean oil and put in another pot. Remember not to stir up the bottom. When you run out of clean oil and you have the trash left go ahead and throw that away and wipe out the pot. Pour in the clean oil and bring the temp up to 370 degrees and throw them back in until they get a little more golden color on them (@3 minutes). Take them out and season.

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by cajundiesel

i start with a little lard in the pot. Put the cracklin meat in the pot and begin cooking. You have to keep them stirred because they will want to stick. They will begin to start letting off some oil. I cook them until the oil reaches 310 degrees. Take the cracklins out and let the oil cool. Once the oil is cooled it will separate with all the old oil setting to the bottom. Spoon out the clean oil and put in another pot. Remember not to stir up the bottom. When you run out of clean oil and you have the trash left go ahead and throw that away and wipe out the pot. Pour in the clean oil and bring the temp up to 370 degrees and throw them back in until they get a little more golden color on them (@3 minutes). Take them out and season.

read this after I made my post..... this method is almost fool proof