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Pappy:
My nephew is a taxidermist, he had a nice fat bear brought in and ask if I wanted the fat, I Said of course, now I have never rendered Bear fat, done my share of Pig and deer tallow but never a bear, I got 18 lbs of fat and rendered it down this weekend,got 11 lbs of grease, it turned out nice and clean but as of this morning it hadn't got solid like Pig and deer does, does it just take a while or does it stay thinner, It's not just a liquid but is still really soft compared  to the other animals I have done. Just wondering if I done something wrong. I just put it in a pan and cooked it off until I had nothing but grease and cracklings left, They were good by the way  ;) then strained it into another big pan. I plan on straining it again through a cheese cloth into smaller containers, just wanting to know if I need to do something else ????
 Pappy

Hawkdancer:
Might try rendering with in a water bath!  If nothing else it should white and pretty!  But I've never handled bear fat either! 
Hawkdancer

Pat B:
Pappy, I have some rendered bear fat and it has stayed a creamy consistency. Mix a little bees wax and some pine pitch and make a good leather dressing and for bows too. I've also heard it makes the best biscuits.  :OK

Fox:
At a Earth skills rendezvous I was making buck skin with a mentor and he didn’t have enough vegetable oil for the dressing, so he went and traded for some bear fat... it was liquid. Put some lecithin in it and it made some real soft hides.


-Fox

WhistlingBadger:
Mine is almost liquid at room temperature.  It sets up in the freezer, though.

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