How to Make a Bacon Fat Candle

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  • Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
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    A bacon-fat candle is really easy to make and costs next to nothing since you're using materials you would normally throw away. This video shows you a quickly and easily you can make a bacon fat candle for an emergency, or just to make use of an overlooked resource.

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  • @Ginger_Hrn
    @Ginger_Hrn Рік тому +42

    You're a king if you're here because of this:
    "my roommate saved bacon grease for 6 months in a mason jar i kept asking him what he was gonna use it for and he wouldnt tell me one day i come home from work and the whole apartment smelled like bacon i investigated and found three, very well made candles lit in the living room. he comes out of the bathroom and announces that i cant smell his shit because he made BACON CANDLES so we just smelled like bacon for months
    EDIT:
    1. i dont know how he made them, but they were for sure handmade by an amateur not store-bought so i know he did it.
    2. they smelled exactly like bacon. not burnt grease, not old food, just exactly like bacon. like fucking EXACTLY. it was nuts.
    3. it did cover up bad smells in the apartment ENTIRELY. it also covered good smells. and neutral smells. there was no other scent in that apartment than bacon. i cant stress this enough, i could stick my face in my gym shoes BACON or i could take a big dump BACON or spray febreeze BACON open a window BACON
    it got to the point that outside air smelled funny. i later realized that it didnt smell weird outside, I was simply smelling the ABSENCE OF BACON"

    • @mistersync100
      @mistersync100 Рік тому +2

      Hhahahahahahahag i fucking cannt mann so funny may be i pass on the candel

    • @lanfielanf3889
      @lanfielanf3889 Рік тому +1

      This is the exact reason why I'm looking for it now.

    • @blane-pizzaking-crews6960
      @blane-pizzaking-crews6960 Рік тому +1

      Why would smelling bacon constantly and nothing else be a bad thing????

  • @goatmeal5779
    @goatmeal5779 Рік тому +11

    "It even got to the point where the outside air smelled funny, but i was simply smelling the ABSENCE OF BACON"

  • @susanedmondson1623
    @susanedmondson1623 5 років тому +32

    We tried this and it works great. It's environmentally friendly to recycle your grease. Great video!!!

  • @ChrisShouse01
    @ChrisShouse01 7 років тому +30

    That is a great way to recycle your bacon grease. Candles are always good to have around.

  • @CharlesMoffatAuthor
    @CharlesMoffatAuthor 4 роки тому +19

    I find it funny that people are disappointed because there is no bacon smell... Meanwhile my wife doesn't want me making bacon candles because she is worried about the smell. So clearly I need to make one and prove there is no smell. Happy Wife, Happy Life.

  • @aposdrosos5868
    @aposdrosos5868 4 роки тому +9

    Triple use item! ! ! You can light your room, heat a small one or eat it; superb! ! ! ! !

  • @DFthepolarbear
    @DFthepolarbear 2 роки тому +5

    Bacon grease can be used for so many things. Soap, Candle, dips, seasoning, storing other food within the cold grease.
    I have even seen the process of “cleaned” bacon grease used on hair. Crazy.

  • @usnva5638
    @usnva5638 5 років тому +46

    I drink all my bacon grease..... going for triple bypass surgery tomorrow. Wish me luck.

    • @supercomputer0448
      @supercomputer0448 5 років тому +5

      Reply if your still alive and survived the surgery

    • @wokeupscreamin
      @wokeupscreamin 5 років тому +6

      poor guy. He will be missed.

    • @technic1285
      @technic1285 4 роки тому +6

      F

    • @3DCojo
      @3DCojo 4 роки тому +2

      F in chat bois

    • @SadisticReverend
      @SadisticReverend 4 роки тому +2

      @アAlexia You would think a guy with a "holocaust" pun in his name would get it, but I guess not, lmao.

  • @TheAceBandit502
    @TheAceBandit502 5 років тому +23

    Awesome video but outside of your power getting cut out. I am however extremely dissatisfied with learning that fact that it won't have my place smelling of delicious bacon

  • @supercomputer0448
    @supercomputer0448 5 років тому +52

    3:00 well THEN I'M NOT MAKING IT

    • @supercomputer0448
      @supercomputer0448 5 років тому +12

      Whats the point if it doesn't smell like bacon?

    • @fadedmovedchannel5814
      @fadedmovedchannel5814 5 років тому +7

      Recycling?

    • @jeremyc4893
      @jeremyc4893 4 роки тому +7

      @@supercomputer0448 Virtually free candle. Properly disposed grease via recycling. What do you usually do with the oil? Pour it down the drain? Is this not more efficient?

    • @supercomputer0448
      @supercomputer0448 4 роки тому +9

      @@jeremyc4893 it's a joke that I want a bacon scented candle

    • @jeremyc4893
      @jeremyc4893 4 роки тому +4

      @@supercomputer0448 No problem. Just an example of how text is an inefficient form of communication.

  • @pfogg1
    @pfogg1 6 років тому +48

    No bacon smell? Damn.

  • @lindachandler2293
    @lindachandler2293 5 років тому +12

    I use canning jars; they take the heat.

  • @pointblank1978
    @pointblank1978 5 років тому +5

    Already have one started. Just wanted to see if it would work. Thank you for this video and the ideas for a wick. 👍🏽👍🏽

  • @pookiroo
    @pookiroo Рік тому

    Great idea. I keep saving bacon fat for re-use but keep throwing it out because no one wants it. It seemed such a waste. Now I know I will be able to, for sure, make a candle & my partner loves candles.

  • @christiansgrandma6812
    @christiansgrandma6812 3 роки тому +3

    My family will think I've gone crazy since I'm on the keto diet.

  • @notJkun
    @notJkun Рік тому

    I will say, after experimenting myself, it seems that a large diameter wick (too much twisted paper towel in my case) results in a larger, but unclean(?) flame with lots of smoke. After using a lesser amount of paper towel for the wick (resulting in a smaller diameter), a smaller, but cleaner flame was produced. So I'd imagine using string, twine, or a dedicated wick would be much cleaner, but a paper towel wick still works fine.

  • @Ded-Ede
    @Ded-Ede 3 роки тому

    Awesome. I will be trying this. I’ll start making mosquito repellent hurricane candles for when we sit outside by candlelight.

  • @nonyabidness5708
    @nonyabidness5708 3 роки тому +2

    Would this be a good way to use my rancid grease?

  • @Drostvideo
    @Drostvideo 7 років тому

    very nifty idea

  • @leefu2000
    @leefu2000 4 роки тому +2

    To extinguish without smoke just dunk the wick down in the fat for a second.

  • @daythinkerdaythinker
    @daythinkerdaythinker 3 роки тому

    PLEASE make many, many, many more video's that help when one can't afford to buy the store sold item. Such as, how to make a drinkable home water filter, how to use mirrors to bring in ultimate light in the house. Homemade eco friendly soap, and anything else you can think of. These videos are EXTREMELY helpful. Thank You!!!!

  • @tokelimusic
    @tokelimusic 3 роки тому +3

    Can you add essential oils to make it smell like lavender or something?

    • @robertredfern8905
      @robertredfern8905 3 роки тому

      That's a really good question. I would think so.

    • @pookiroo
      @pookiroo Рік тому

      I was thinking that vanilla would work well with this

  • @bacongreasegoddesstv
    @bacongreasegoddesstv 3 роки тому

    I’m going to try this. Thank you!

  • @brightonwestvideo
    @brightonwestvideo 7 років тому +4

    But how do you make it smell like bacon when you burn it? That would be awesome.

  • @mr.zardoz3344
    @mr.zardoz3344 3 роки тому

    I tried this. But the grease melted too deeply and the wick went out very soon. The wick neede support like a metal rod or bent paperclip anchored to the bottom i think.

  • @pennasylvania
    @pennasylvania 2 роки тому

    💡Great idea❗️Thank you.

  • @Silverwind87
    @Silverwind87 4 роки тому +1

    Light this at my funeral.

  • @cherrywilliams5739
    @cherrywilliams5739 3 роки тому

    You had me at cook bacon.

  • @chaznonya4
    @chaznonya4 4 роки тому +1

    I have a jar of bacon fat I keep for cooking. Now I know in an emergency I can drop in a wick and light it.

  • @brianross9926
    @brianross9926 Рік тому

    I need to figure out how to make my car run on bacon grease.

  • @sallyforth7232
    @sallyforth7232 3 роки тому +1

    2021, in my recommendation

    • @sallyforth7232
      @sallyforth7232 3 роки тому

      I'm going to do it as soon as I can, definitely.

  • @JohnSmith-td7hd
    @JohnSmith-td7hd Рік тому

    Will it ever spoil?

  • @jeffclark5024
    @jeffclark5024 2 роки тому +1

    I just got the ich to try this but my bacon was frozen solid. I stabbed a shish kebab skewer through it and then stuffed a string down to the bottom of the hole and had two salsa jar candles in about 2 minutes. Kind of cool and maybe more of an emergency thing. I wonder how safe they are as far as the possibility of starting a larger grease fire

    • @FindingSelfReliance
      @FindingSelfReliance  2 роки тому

      I would say that it is an emergency thing. And of course, safety is always a priority so I would use any kind of make shift candle or lantern in a well ventilated area and keep it away from flammable materials just in case.

  • @Michael-Esparza
    @Michael-Esparza 7 років тому

    Cool, I going to try this.

  • @williamwhite9481
    @williamwhite9481 2 роки тому +1

    Once the fat is in solid state does it stay solid permanently until you burn it?

    • @FindingSelfReliance
      @FindingSelfReliance  2 роки тому +1

      It stays solid. Of course, that's when it's kept in a house at a reasonable temperature. If you took a candle like this on a road trip and left it in a hot car it might get a little messy.

    • @BillWhites
      @BillWhites Рік тому

      When I did this in a metal can, it would liquify nearly fully down to the bottom during burning, so needed some sturdier wicks.

  • @ANIGRAMS
    @ANIGRAMS 7 років тому

    Nice idea for extra bacon fat!

  • @AmericanQRoy
    @AmericanQRoy 3 роки тому +1

    Looks like I’ll have to eat a few pounds of bacon for preparedness of course.

  • @_Lightning_Dog_
    @_Lightning_Dog_ 2 роки тому

    I save my bacon grease to cook with. Good to know I could also use it for fuel.

  • @arielmetamorphosis
    @arielmetamorphosis 3 роки тому +1

    I shall make this for a vegan

  • @dave4854
    @dave4854 6 років тому

    what about the glass jar, will not the heat from the flame crack it?? if the flame was over half way down the jar and the jar broke, it would be mess.

    • @Mionikoi
      @Mionikoi 5 років тому +4

      I have had plenty of glass jars with candles in them. Thin glass is most at risk if you are heating it from cold to boiling temperature.
      What you are worrying about is often times caused by sudden heat changes and not gradual ones.

  • @leahcox6055
    @leahcox6055 3 роки тому

    Im going to put cloves and cinnamon in. Wish me luck

  • @alexandernguyen8203
    @alexandernguyen8203 Рік тому +1

    whats the point in doing this when it doesnt smell like bacon

    • @t.k1298
      @t.k1298 Рік тому

      jea totally useless

  • @AmericanQRoy
    @AmericanQRoy 3 роки тому

    Couldn’t you do this with hamburger grease ??

  • @peterdavids31
    @peterdavids31 Рік тому

    Jeaney Collects

  • @owenvideo1
    @owenvideo1 7 років тому

    Where can i get a wick?

    • @FindingSelfReliance
      @FindingSelfReliance  7 років тому +2

      You can get ready made wicks on Amazon.com. You could also make a wick out of some type of natural fabric. I used Jute twine in the video. You can get that at the dollar store or at any home improvement store and it's really cheap.

    • @thiscommentwasposted262
      @thiscommentwasposted262 5 років тому +3

      At a wick store

    • @niwy1838
      @niwy1838 4 роки тому +1

      Try to use a Zinc core wick... Itll help hold the wick upright while lit... You can buy a 225ft spool for about $10 on Amazon. Any natural fiber will do... Even twisted or rolled paper in a pinch.

    • @Tribulation_Harvest
      @Tribulation_Harvest 4 роки тому

      At any craft store.

  • @carlschmiedeke151
    @carlschmiedeke151 4 роки тому

    That was a cool video, but that bacon definitely wasn't cooked enough for me, i like all the fat cooked out of it completely, & crispy, crispy

  • @tedtan6449
    @tedtan6449 2 роки тому

    now, i dont need to throw in soil.

  • @JKFIII
    @JKFIII 2 роки тому

    jake the dog made this

  • @centralcoaster2143
    @centralcoaster2143 5 років тому +4

    This is very lame...One would think, bacon grease, yum it's going to smell like bacon. Not the case here.

  • @earthexplorer1
    @earthexplorer1 4 роки тому

    Too bad. I was hoping my place will smell like bacon.

  • @Seakingpanda
    @Seakingpanda 4 роки тому +2

    Any one else from Reddit?

  • @peterdavids31
    @peterdavids31 Рік тому

    Jeaney Collects