How to Make Oil From Chicken Offal

Chicken offal is the waste from processing chickens and can include bones, fat, skin and innards. Anything that is not used on the chicken is put into an offal pile or bin. Chicken offal can be purchased daily at a butcher. Because offal is typically waste, it can be purchased cheap or is sometimes even free. The oil that is rendered from chicken offal can be used as a cooking oil or to make homemade soaps. Chicken fat is full of saturated fats, which makes it solid at room temperature. When heated to a liquid state, it is golden yellow.

Things You'll Need

Plastic bins
Knife
Cutting board
Stock pot

Colander
Container
Cheesecloth
Airtight storage containers

Instructions

Separate the offal into skin and fat; bones; feet, beaks and innards; kidneys; intestines; and livers. Put each type of offal into a different plastic bin.
Wash the chicken fat and skin well under running water to remove any blood or unsanitary offal.
Pour the skin and fat into the stockpot and place it on the stove over medium heat. Stir the fat with a metal or wooden spoon to keep it from sticking to the bottom. Continue cooking the fat and skin until it appears to be fried and completely dried out. If it still looks shiny, like raw skin and fat, continue cooking it.
Place the colander in the container and line the colander with a single layer of cheesecloth. Pour the contents of the stock pot into the colander and allow the liquid chicken fat to flow through.
Pour the chicken fat into airtight storage containers and store it in the refrigerator until use. The chicken oil will solidify at room temperature and become liquid again when heated.

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