Bizzare question from someone who is just learning

[New-mom-to-be]

this frugal lifestyle.

I don't like meat with bones in it, so I only buy boneless chicken breasts and thighs.

When I trim it for cooking, I sometimes I have to cut off fat.

So, can I save this fat and little bits of chicken in the freezer and eventually make a chicken stock from it??

Even if I still have to buy it sometimes, I thought making my own would be thrifty.

[Debbie-cat]

Yes, you definitely can do this! I do it all the time. I use a tupperware container. It is very thrifty!

[Judi Dial]

You can also use chicken fat for other things. Just the fat won't make stock, but the bones, some meat, fat and skin will!

There are a lot of things you can do with the chicken fat if you render it. Some people are using it for biodiesel these days, but traditional Jewish cooking uses a lot of it.

Judi