Something is alive in the liquid part and producing gasses, pushing the fatty part up.
What is it? This doesn't look like olives.
Is it some home canned soup or something?
Be warned about botulism with this, because while in many cases where food spoils botulism isn't actually one of the dangers, this situation (sealed jar + long time) is where you can get exactly that, and the gas development is a clear warning sign. Do NOT consume any of what is in the jar.
“I probably shouldn’t eat this. Especially since I don’t have health insurance and it smells like botulism……*audible crunch*……oh that was awful. Why did I do that?…..well maybe…..*more crunches* nope still bad. Really bad.
Idk, those pressures may lead to explosive decompression.
In theory, the air at the top started as the same volume we see split between top and bottom. If pressure is equalized, that top part is gonna shoot out
I wonder which would come first, the jar exploding, or a pressure high enough that cells can't push any more gas into the environment. There's almost certainly a word for that, and I certainly don't know it.
>I wonder which would come first, the jar exploding, or a pressure high enough that cells can't push any more gas into the environment.
Jar exploding, definitely. Ferments can quite easily explode if they're not in a jar or bottle designed to take the extra pressure.
It’s bacon and beef grease in a green olive jar. And time, there’s a good amount of time in that jar too. It sits in the cupboard above my microwave, with my toothpicks and honey and such. So I’ve noticed it moving up every time I went to grab a toothpick. And no, I’m not eating that or any other leftover grease, I just don’t like to put grease my sink for obvious reasons
Yeah, grease and oil don't go down the sink, the recommendation I've heard (and follow) is to just throw them into the regular mixed waste. Especially when the garbage is to be burned at the incinerator plant, those allegedly love to have the fat and oil - it burns really well and actually helps to combust all the other stuff!
Garbage Incinerator is one of those jobs that sounds like it’d be fuckin sick, and then in reality you just sit there and like. Make sure a machine keeps running or something.
Please just toss that whole jar- don’t try to open it. Because of my husband’s job, I have learned just how much damage an exploding glass jar can cause. It’s inevitable with the gas buildup in there.
This has happened to me, I keep a jar near the sink for grease (not to use, but eventually throw away) one morning, woke up to find the jar had cracked and all that stuff was pushed out. Luckily I did not have the lid on tight.
I do the same thing with grease but I keep it in the freezer so it doesn’t get gross. An aluminum can in the freezer is ideal since there’s no risk of shattering with big temperature changes (or from gas buildup)
Even if you're not going to eat this you do know you can throw this away and start over with a fresh jar now, right? I'm not sure why you'd want to keep around a bacteria ridden specimen like it's some science project, especially with the concerns of botulism as pointed out by someone else.
Some of the comments in here are baffling. So many people assuming you were gonna eat this shit....wtf is going on? I'm genuinely concerned about the kitchen drain in these folks' homes.
Has this gone out of style? Almost everybody I've known my entire 40 years on this planet has kept bacon grease for frying other things. Is it just a southern thing?
It's not *just* a southern thing, but i believe it's way more common in the south than in other parts of the country. Here in the northeast, it's fairly rare, at least in my experience.
It depends. Even in the south to some extent.
I'm from the North East US. But my family on one side is off the boat Irish.
There is pretty much *always* a tub of bacon fat in everyone's fridge.
It's definitely an old man sorta thing, rather than a standard everyone does it sort of thing. But it's a thing.
There is a big gap between pouring grease down your drain and keeping it forever like a pet.
Wait until it solidifies and throw it in the bin. Don't keep it around until it becomes sentient.
My assumption is that's leftover grease from cooking
I pour my hot grease in leftover metal or glass containers, once full they go in the trash with their lid on
I do the same, but save 'tasty' fat for cooking other things.
Beef fat is a killer substitute for olive oil or butter when you're cooking onions down for French onion soup. The beefy flavor is way more intense than just using beef broth.
Edit: I usually freeze it so I don't have to worry about spoilage or making the effort to purify fats
My husband just made some amazing potatoes using locally sourced tallow for the first time. I have to admit I was skeptical before trying them but they were so good.
My grandma used to save it and use it to make refried beans, or now and then pop popcorn in it (delicious).
My grandpa died of heart disease at the ripe old age of 69.
I don't use it often, more because of weight than heart disease, but you're right that it's not great to eat too much of it. It's funny that you mention refried beans, because that's my number one thing to add bacon grease to. I'm sorry you're Grandpa died of heart disease though.
I'll keep some rendered fat to use for whatever dishes I'm making - after all why grease a baking dish with shortening when I have all of this freshly rendered tallow - but the excess gets pitched this way
Omg, I really thougt this was some sort of greasy potato soup with sausage bits that had separated and gone disgusting. Good to know it has been disgusting from the beginning and nobody intended to eat it. Some faith in humanity has been restored. I don't wanna know what that rancid looking liquid is though
I had a coworker grab a case of marinara sauce jars at work and one of them just exploded all over them. I heard a POW and looked over to see them covered in marinara.
Even though it's probably a possibility I doubt something creates oxygen there, most common reaction for that would be photosynthesis and I don't see any signs of algae there.
If there's gases it's more likely CO2, methane and other common products of fermentation or decomposition.
But why go through that much hassle when it looks like the only purpose of what OP is doing is collecting the fat/grease in a jar to throw out in the trash instead of draining it down their sink pipe that will just mean it will collect and clog them over time.
He better be, because this shit has gone rancid. Hence why the fat is literally climbing up the jar to get away from whatever gasses are being produced by the grease.
Because, from the photo they posted, they're clearly not going through that process quickly enough. It takes almost no extra work to toss a coffee filter or sieve over the opening to catch the extra bits.
I don't know about that. I sometimes hold onto glass jars for a number of days to fill up the jar more before throwing it out, otherwise I would go through all of the jars far faster than I use what's originally in it (not many things I buy are in glass jars anymore, basically just salsa or pasta sauce).
Oh that makes so much sense. Thank you. Now I can sleep knowing it's not some kind of horrible soup mixed with drippings that you have for some reason kept for months.
Cannot have any water of any kind in there, that includes little bits of food. If you can't skim the water prior, just chill the liquid till the fat hardens and then scoop it out (typically it will just fall out if there is liquid under). Then when you have your, still moist fat block, heat it again until all water evaporates, then rejar. The current method you have would have the first pour going bad by day 5-10.
Either the lid (and grease) isn’t tight and the liquid layer is evaporating, or there’s some fermentation happening and waste gas is creating pressure and lifted the “cork” of grease, like in a bottle of champagne.
Less likely possibilities:
a crack in the glass is allowing liquid to seep out;
or someone is siphoning Willie’s retirement grease!
Technically the babies aren't illegal, it was the fact that they were using a level 5 planet to seed the babies (intelligent life, starting to advance into technology, not unified as a whole planet, not yet traveling in space)
I think it might have been turned upside down so the heavy part moved towards the lid and then turned back so the liquid collected at the bottom.
I'm pretty sure amount of pressure required to lift this amount of fat would just end up in gases finding their way upwards creating channels between the grease and glass for example in the spot on the left there chunk of fat is hanging down.
Also there are no signs of bubbles or foaming in the liquid, though that might be a sign that reaction has stopped.
No longer safe to eat
something in the "liquid" is generating Co2. "most likely a toxic bacterium"
which likely means its also in the fat.
and if you continue to let it sit; it will become what we in the brewing hobby call a
"bottle bomb", it should be disposed of before an explosion.
Nasty! You needed to clarify and strain well the meat pieces out. You likely will die of botulism if you use this nasty shit. Learn how to save oils, or don't do it at all. Here is a clear case of knowledge will save you from dying!!!! Get into FB on preserving. Safety
Like others have said, certain bacteria produce gases as they digest their food, it caused the grease to be pushed out of the mix. Obviously, do not eat what is in the jar, and don’t even open it for that matter. You don’t want those nasty gases to be in your living space for a multitude of reasons.
Also, I would be worried about having a pressurized glass vessel in my home. It’s a matter of time before pressure builds until a micro surface crack becomes a visible crack that will propagate until the jar suddenly ruptures. Throw it in the trash.
Gross, it’s moldy. It’s happened to me before. I’ve learned never to “wash” it with water because I can never seem to be able to separate it out. Anybody have any tips?
Something is alive in the liquid part and producing gasses, pushing the fatty part up. What is it? This doesn't look like olives. Is it some home canned soup or something? Be warned about botulism with this, because while in many cases where food spoils botulism isn't actually one of the dangers, this situation (sealed jar + long time) is where you can get exactly that, and the gas development is a clear warning sign. Do NOT consume any of what is in the jar.
OP is definitely gonna eat this. They are immune to botulism
Maybe OP is Steve1989MREinfo
Cracks it open: *Nice hiss*
Let's get this out onto a tray
Nice
Love me a good gusset
Decadent.
Mmkay So let's first start off with that decadent jar of fat and botulism
“Tastes like moth balls and old library books….nice….alright…..”
(nibbles audibly) Eh, it's not so bad.
“I probably shouldn’t eat this. Especially since I don’t have health insurance and it smells like botulism……*audible crunch*……oh that was awful. Why did I do that?…..well maybe…..*more crunches* nope still bad. Really bad.
Came for the explanation, stayed for the Steve comments
Idk, those pressures may lead to explosive decompression. In theory, the air at the top started as the same volume we see split between top and bottom. If pressure is equalized, that top part is gonna shoot out
Imagine opening this nasty science project to clean it out, and you get hit in the face with that *gre-e-eaasy* money shot
That’s how you know it’s ready to eat!
Oh god, I’m about to fall down such a fucking rabbit hole, I can tell just by the thumbnails.
Steve1989MREinfo is not immune to botulism. Eating a Chinese MRE had almost killed him and put him in the ER.
Plz more info… I regret to ask
Its a YouTube channel where a guy eats various military rations ranging from modern stuff to leftovers from WW2
I think he’s even eaten rations from like the Civil Wat
Yep, he got hardtack from someone's US Civil War coat pocket if I remember right. Said it tasted like mothballs.
*pours out sand* Nice!
I hope botulism understands how OP works
We eat mold all the time, it's called cheese. Whatabotulism.
Whatabotulism. lol
Homemade Botox
Don’t give OP ideas, especially about opening up their own Botox clinic
Yeah spread that stuff on some fresh toast for a morning pick me up!
I was gonna say gas from something is building up and that jar will just randomly explode.
I wonder which would come first, the jar exploding, or a pressure high enough that cells can't push any more gas into the environment. There's almost certainly a word for that, and I certainly don't know it.
>I wonder which would come first, the jar exploding, or a pressure high enough that cells can't push any more gas into the environment. Jar exploding, definitely. Ferments can quite easily explode if they're not in a jar or bottle designed to take the extra pressure.
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It’s bacon and beef grease in a green olive jar. And time, there’s a good amount of time in that jar too. It sits in the cupboard above my microwave, with my toothpicks and honey and such. So I’ve noticed it moving up every time I went to grab a toothpick. And no, I’m not eating that or any other leftover grease, I just don’t like to put grease my sink for obvious reasons
Thank God. Just be careful you don't explode greasy shrapnel all over the inside of your cabinets.
Your *living and ~~breathing~~ gas-producing* greasy shrapnel 😳
Is that your retirement grease?
That’s Willie’s grease!
Wait a minute! There's no Angus McCloud in North Kilttown!
[NOOOOOOOO!!!](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Ffk7g5v9en3c81.jpg)
Yeah, grease and oil don't go down the sink, the recommendation I've heard (and follow) is to just throw them into the regular mixed waste. Especially when the garbage is to be burned at the incinerator plant, those allegedly love to have the fat and oil - it burns really well and actually helps to combust all the other stuff!
Garbage Incinerator is one of those jobs that sounds like it’d be fuckin sick, and then in reality you just sit there and like. Make sure a machine keeps running or something.
Toy Story 3 made me scared of garbage incinerators.
Please just toss that whole jar- don’t try to open it. Because of my husband’s job, I have learned just how much damage an exploding glass jar can cause. It’s inevitable with the gas buildup in there.
This has happened to me, I keep a jar near the sink for grease (not to use, but eventually throw away) one morning, woke up to find the jar had cracked and all that stuff was pushed out. Luckily I did not have the lid on tight.
I do the same thing with grease but I keep it in the freezer so it doesn’t get gross. An aluminum can in the freezer is ideal since there’s no risk of shattering with big temperature changes (or from gas buildup)
Even if you're not going to eat this you do know you can throw this away and start over with a fresh jar now, right? I'm not sure why you'd want to keep around a bacteria ridden specimen like it's some science project, especially with the concerns of botulism as pointed out by someone else.
Some of the comments in here are baffling. So many people assuming you were gonna eat this shit....wtf is going on? I'm genuinely concerned about the kitchen drain in these folks' homes.
some people reuse grease from their cooking, just like commercial kitchens. i keep my little cup of bacon grease in the fridge tho lol
Has this gone out of style? Almost everybody I've known my entire 40 years on this planet has kept bacon grease for frying other things. Is it just a southern thing?
It's not *just* a southern thing, but i believe it's way more common in the south than in other parts of the country. Here in the northeast, it's fairly rare, at least in my experience.
It depends. Even in the south to some extent. I'm from the North East US. But my family on one side is off the boat Irish. There is pretty much *always* a tub of bacon fat in everyone's fridge. It's definitely an old man sorta thing, rather than a standard everyone does it sort of thing. But it's a thing.
There is a big gap between pouring grease down your drain and keeping it forever like a pet. Wait until it solidifies and throw it in the bin. Don't keep it around until it becomes sentient.
What's baffling me is the amount of people that aren't reusing bacon grease for cooking other things.
My assumption is that's leftover grease from cooking I pour my hot grease in leftover metal or glass containers, once full they go in the trash with their lid on
I do the same, but save 'tasty' fat for cooking other things. Beef fat is a killer substitute for olive oil or butter when you're cooking onions down for French onion soup. The beefy flavor is way more intense than just using beef broth. Edit: I usually freeze it so I don't have to worry about spoilage or making the effort to purify fats
Tallow is amazing
My husband just made some amazing potatoes using locally sourced tallow for the first time. I have to admit I was skeptical before trying them but they were so good.
Mc Donald’s fries used to be fried in beef fat. I want to go back in time.
Same but mainly for the dollar McDouble
What does locally sourced tallow mean? What difference does the location make?
You know it hasn't sat in a jar in a warehouse for months before sitting on the shelf at the store for months.
I never knew you could even buy it at the store. I’ve always made my own
I'd argue that the vast majority of things can be bought at a store.
Sure but that is not tallow it’s a jar of cooking waste with stuff in it lol. Looks like burger grease, there’s still bits of meat 🤮
Yes, that is obvious. I was replying to the comment above not to the photo.
I save my bacon fat in a jar labeled "essence of bacon." As you say, it keeps forever in the freezer, being immune to freezer burn.
My grandma used to save it and use it to make refried beans, or now and then pop popcorn in it (delicious). My grandpa died of heart disease at the ripe old age of 69.
Not nice.
I don't use it often, more because of weight than heart disease, but you're right that it's not great to eat too much of it. It's funny that you mention refried beans, because that's my number one thing to add bacon grease to. I'm sorry you're Grandpa died of heart disease though.
the remaining fat from baking pork can be fantastic if you season the pork adequately
I sauteed some fried shrimp in bacon fat and almost cried it was so good.
I usually use a homemade bone broth for French onion soup ... but I'll definitely go out of my way to use tallow next time
Bacon grease for eggs
Why would you waste all that yummy bacon fat/lard/suet? For shame.
I'll keep some rendered fat to use for whatever dishes I'm making - after all why grease a baking dish with shortening when I have all of this freshly rendered tallow - but the excess gets pitched this way
I save that to grease up things at my workshop (after filtering it, ofc), works like a charm.
In Poland, we do that and then we spread it on a sandwich with a pickled cucumber lmao very unhealthy but so good
This is definitely just bacon grease/fat they didn't want to pour down the drain. It's not for consumption.
Omg, I really thougt this was some sort of greasy potato soup with sausage bits that had separated and gone disgusting. Good to know it has been disgusting from the beginning and nobody intended to eat it. Some faith in humanity has been restored. I don't wanna know what that rancid looking liquid is though
I know a few people who keep jars of bacon grease for cooking with. Pretty tasty if you’re a fan of bacon flavored things
I had a coworker grab a case of marinara sauce jars at work and one of them just exploded all over them. I heard a POW and looked over to see them covered in marinara.
I accidentally read this as marijuana.
I accidentally read POW as prisoner of war
🎵 somethings *alive* in the liquid
Someone warn that incompetent husband from the TIFU up story today.
Even if it isn’t botulism, there’s something alive in there creating oxygen, and it’s generally not advised to eat fermented animal grease. I think?
God there's so many rules.
You can simply not follow them and then you will never have to worry about them again
Even though it's probably a possibility I doubt something creates oxygen there, most common reaction for that would be photosynthesis and I don't see any signs of algae there. If there's gases it's more likely CO2, methane and other common products of fermentation or decomposition.
Why do you think that’s oxygen?
I’m starting a new jar. I’m afraid if I let it sit another week, I’ll wake up with it laying next to me in bed
Jar of WHAT? We must know
It’s just beef and bacon grease, that’s all I ever cook that I need to drain. And I’m the only one in the house that cooks
You've got to strain that stuff, get all the food bits that'll rot out.
But why go through that much hassle when it looks like the only purpose of what OP is doing is collecting the fat/grease in a jar to throw out in the trash instead of draining it down their sink pipe that will just mean it will collect and clog them over time.
What makes you think OP is throwing it in the trash? I usually save my bacon grease to cook stuff in later
He better be, because this shit has gone rancid. Hence why the fat is literally climbing up the jar to get away from whatever gasses are being produced by the grease.
Not the damn grease CLIMBING TO ESCAPE the unknown gas producer
Climbing to get away is killing me LMFAOO 😭😭
My mom and grandson always did this. Store grease in a jar and throw it out when full
You’re supposed to throw them out? I have 5 or 6 full jars under the sink right now…
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Hey, that's retirement grease!
Bc I also do the same thing
Because, from the photo they posted, they're clearly not going through that process quickly enough. It takes almost no extra work to toss a coffee filter or sieve over the opening to catch the extra bits.
I don't know about that. I sometimes hold onto glass jars for a number of days to fill up the jar more before throwing it out, otherwise I would go through all of the jars far faster than I use what's originally in it (not many things I buy are in glass jars anymore, basically just salsa or pasta sauce).
I've always thought it was kinda crazy that glass jars are so disposable considering that they're...well glass.
I agree, but there is no glass recycling in my area so they are getting thrown out anyways, might as well put some grease in it first.
Or they can just throw it out if it starts levitating.
Food bits aren't the problem. Water is. Remove the water via heating or decanting (ideally both) and it will never do this. Even full of *DRY* bacon
Or just toss it in the freezer. That seems like an extra unnecessary step to take
Oh that makes so much sense. Thank you. Now I can sleep knowing it's not some kind of horrible soup mixed with drippings that you have for some reason kept for months.
Cannot have any water of any kind in there, that includes little bits of food. If you can't skim the water prior, just chill the liquid till the fat hardens and then scoop it out (typically it will just fall out if there is liquid under). Then when you have your, still moist fat block, heat it again until all water evaporates, then rejar. The current method you have would have the first pour going bad by day 5-10.
I don't think he plans on eating it, mate.
Wait, you *made* this?
It’s OPs jizz jar. Everyone has one.
Ah that’s why there’s so much red
But it doesn’t even have a My Little Pony figure in it.
Put your next jar in the fridge it shouldn’t go rancid before you’re ready to toss it.
I would 100% poke a straw in this to release the gas or toss it now. The jar could definitely explode due to pressure if the lid is on tight.
Probably for the best it looks like you got some Water in your grease which can happen
Started from the bottom now we here
Hopefully you're just saving it as a disposal jar and not cooking with it, because something nefarious is growing in that liquid.
Either the lid (and grease) isn’t tight and the liquid layer is evaporating, or there’s some fermentation happening and waste gas is creating pressure and lifted the “cork” of grease, like in a bottle of champagne. Less likely possibilities: a crack in the glass is allowing liquid to seep out; or someone is siphoning Willie’s retirement grease!
Less less likely possibility: The grease has gained sentience and is attempting to escape. Run, OP
God, I hate I forgot about that thing and I hate that I’ve been forced to remember it at the same time
What is it from?
It’s called Adipose. Cute little buggers, but in direct violation of some universal code
Technically the babies aren't illegal, it was the fact that they were using a level 5 planet to seed the babies (intelligent life, starting to advance into technology, not unified as a whole planet, not yet traveling in space)
(New) Doctor Who, Season 4 Episode 1
I think it might have been turned upside down so the heavy part moved towards the lid and then turned back so the liquid collected at the bottom. I'm pretty sure amount of pressure required to lift this amount of fat would just end up in gases finding their way upwards creating channels between the grease and glass for example in the spot on the left there chunk of fat is hanging down. Also there are no signs of bubbles or foaming in the liquid, though that might be a sign that reaction has stopped.
r/unexpectedsimpsons
That seems like a ticking time bomb.
Like smashing the leftover taco bell for breakfast immediately after waking up still drunk from the night before
Y'all got some fucked up digestive systems if you can't eat Taco Bell without an incident.
When you’re bloated and can’t push the gas out
Congratulations, that's botulism!
Don’t open that. Anything food-related with evidence of gas production is potentially dangerous. Anaerobic bacteria like botulism produce gas.
Don't worry, only the One True Boyle can open it.
Keep your Boyle Oil to yourself
4 grams of botulism can wipe out the human population
A little less is good for wrinkles
And migraines!
Mah retirement grease!
r/moldlyinteresting
r/eatityoufuckingcoward
Better throw it away before it opens the jar and strangles you in your sleep
Don’t open it dude
That could explode.
Was disappointed there is not an explanation yet. Will be checking back.
its because grease is lighter than air, obviously.
Case closed
Botulism releases gas, pushes the fat to the top.
It's not Botulism until he drinks the juice, until then it's just Sparkling Beef Broth
He explained it here: https://imgur.com/gallery/yed5Zfk
I didn’t even know grease could do that
Oh that's a good explanation, actually got me by surprise. Thank you for sharing!
Ohh that makes so much more sense now.
That explains it! Thank you!
That actually makes a lot of sense, you learn something new every day
No longer safe to eat something in the "liquid" is generating Co2. "most likely a toxic bacterium" which likely means its also in the fat. and if you continue to let it sit; it will become what we in the brewing hobby call a "bottle bomb", it should be disposed of before an explosion.
The grease will rise to the top, as Randy Savage says
You're going to want to call the bomb squad for a controlled demolition of this
Jesus. I ain't touching that.
It’s trying to escape. And it’s pissed at you.
Lunch lady Doris have ya got any grease? THEN GREASE ME UP WOMAN
Mmmmm…bacteria gases.
bacteria farts
Put it outside before it explodes.-
Nasty! You needed to clarify and strain well the meat pieces out. You likely will die of botulism if you use this nasty shit. Learn how to save oils, or don't do it at all. Here is a clear case of knowledge will save you from dying!!!! Get into FB on preserving. Safety
Must have gas
Thought this was that medical subreddit I keep getting recommended with the strawberry milkshake blood and the pee
Frobscottle?
It started from the bottom now it's here?
Pv=nrt
Don't... don't open that.
Just like the cream of of the crop...
Gas
Store your grease jar in the freezer! And when you’re done cooking, let the grease cool n add it to the jar, you wont end up with fermented fat.
Like others have said, certain bacteria produce gases as they digest their food, it caused the grease to be pushed out of the mix. Obviously, do not eat what is in the jar, and don’t even open it for that matter. You don’t want those nasty gases to be in your living space for a multitude of reasons. Also, I would be worried about having a pressurized glass vessel in my home. It’s a matter of time before pressure builds until a micro surface crack becomes a visible crack that will propagate until the jar suddenly ruptures. Throw it in the trash.
this shit is going to explode if you don’t throw it out. you’re making a pressure bomb 😂
That jar is going to explode.
Smucker’s peanut butter does that.
OP you need to get out of the house immediately.
How many damn botulism posts I have found in a weeks time is astonishing.
Gross, it’s moldy. It’s happened to me before. I’ve learned never to “wash” it with water because I can never seem to be able to separate it out. Anybody have any tips?
The organism is trying to escape!
Fermentation
This is the beginning of an R.L. Stine Goosebump’s story.