Saving beef drippings

[backlash]

After ladling off most of the fat, I have a full quart mason jar of good drippings. I used my food saver to pull a vacuum, and seal it, and then stored it in the fridge.
How long will it keep like that?...Is there a better way?...Freezing?

thanks

 

[deejaydebi]

This may sounds weird but ... it's handy none the less

I like to put meat drippings in ice cube trays and freeze them solid then put them in bags and save them that way. When you want a quick gravy or something you grab how ever many you want and thaw it out. 4 cubes will make enough gravy for a few plates of mashed taters.

 

[walking dude]

THATS a great idea deb........man YOU ARE THE BOMB

course i knew that.......eheheh

d8de

 

[backlash]

Fantastic idea, I just gotta go buy some ice trays now. I don't think my wife would want a bouillon dispenser in the door of her fridge.

 

[porkbutt]

Awesome idea!

 

[chris_harper]

Hey Debi, I will have to get me some extra ice cube trays.

 

[richoso1]

Better get them quick before the demand drives the prices up.. actually that is a very practical idea... but then consider the source.

 

[deejaydebi]

I almost didn't post this cuz my friends used to make fun of me for doing it. I did it out of neccessity because I didn't have much money when my boy was little and it helped make nice meals - they thought I was just being cheap and didn't want to buy canned gravy (ewww) which I didn't but not because I was cheap.

 

[backlash]

Deb, I almost didn't ask the question, cuz I thought it might have been stupid,...who saves drippings? Now I know,....smart people like us

 

[porkbutt]

Moms ROCK! I certainly miss mine... Glad you risked the jabs. Great tip!

 

[gypsyseagod]

"friends" will always make fun a ya cause ya rock... i never even thoughtof that- thanx for the idea.and if nothing else though them out & simmer for a bloody mary( see i got skills too-lol)brisket simmerins fer the bloody mary,.