I have a half used jar of goose fat left over from last Christmas. Can I use it again this Christmas?

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It smells OK, dare I risk it?

Half-open and left over for a whole year?? I think it would be rancid by now.

Try melting it and see.

Is there no use by date on the jar?

I am.

noooooooooo

Erm I wouldn't
Sainsbos are selling a jar of highgrove goosefat for about £2.50 iirc

Taste it! If it tastes ok it'll be fine. If it doesn't, spit it out fast and throw it away!
Might have gone rancid, but if it's been the cool and dark it's probably fine.

It has been in the fridge with the lid on. There is no use by date.

Goose fat is expensive and I didn't want to have to buy another jar if I don't have to.

Thanks everyone - I will sniff it, taste it and take it from there. Don't want to give everyone upset tummies!

yuk...for the sake of a few quid I'd bin it!!!

you have just reminded me mine is in the back of the fridge.
taste it, really? won't it taste revolting, off or not?

Should be OK.

What happens to all those geese that supply the fat? Yoy don't see much goose meat for sale - doe sit go into cat food or something - seems a waste - just wondering if anyone knows

Thrifty tip: Trex makes fab roast potatoes, very similar to those you get from goose fat.Without the goose flavour but I never think you get much flavour from the fat anyway, more just the lovely crispy potatoes.

Interesting, sdd, I agree: you can buy raw but not cooked goose. I also wonder what happens to the foie gras geese - takes a lot of birds to make a pate...

It has a really long use by date on it when you buy it (something like a year) so I think it would be OK. It will smell rancid if not.

read <a class="break-all" href="//..www.goosefat.co.uk/gfis_02.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">date info at the bottom of page

sorry try here

that's a year ago. better not gamble than be sorry after.

thanks for this thread = I said earlier I was really going to use mine and it didn't even cross my mind it might go off so it's now in the bin.

Not sure why I thought it might be OK, but like you say for the sake of a few quid it's not worth it.