My uncle harvested a Bear last year and gave me some fat to make Bear oil out of. I tried but never having done it before or seen it done, I ended up with what looked like hard "crisco". Although still usable, it wasn't what I wanted... Well this year the boy's got lucky up in the Adirondacks and harvested two small bears. I was able to get a few lbs of fat and was determined to make my own oil this year. An unused electric Wok on a shelf kept catching my eye as I prepared for the fat to arrive. I took it down and plugged it in. Using a thermometer, I adjusted the heat to 175 - 180 degrees and thought, this could work. I got a piece of wood and propped up the back legs and made sure it was stable. My thought was, this would give me a nice little reservoir that I could dip a spoon into.

This shows some of the cracklings and a puddle of of oil in front. Obviously this is geared to a small operation and suits my needs just fine. I made sure the fat was clean, absolutely no meat, no blood just bear fat. I cut the fat into small pieces and used a potato masher from time to time. Covered the Wok and checked it every 20 to 30 minutes. I spooned the oil out and used a filter above the jar to filter any crackling pieces and anything else. Filled four jars and let them sit.

Heres three of the four jars I ended up with. I put them in the frig for a week then took them out and let them sit at room temp. You can see the clear oil rising to the top. I was very happy to see this as this is what I want. I find the smell  not offensive at all.

My jars continue to produce oil, the jar on top contains over 6 oz of pure clear bear oil. I will use this  to lubricate my Flintlocks and the left over lard will be used to make bear grease for my patches.

Heres some I put up in what appear to be 1oz or close to it, corked bottles. Just about perfect size for the possibles bag.

I got some neat storage bottles that hold 7oz each to store my oil in.