What is the difference between lard and bacon grease?

Chef's answer
Lard is considered a pure fat with a delicate flavor. All other pork fats can be rendered down the same way but are not as good as Lard, we just refer to those rendered fats as "pork fat." Bacon Grease is the byproduct of cooking bacon.
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Lard is considered a pure fat with a delicate flavor. All other pork fats can be rendered down the same way but are not as good as Lard, we just refer to those rendered fats as "pork fat." Bacon Grease is the byproduct of cooking bacon.
What is the difference between bacon fat and lard? Bacon fat is a type of lard. That said, the product you can buy labeled "lard" and the bacon fat you can make are not the same thing.
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