How do you skim fat when cooking?

Skimming the fat off of soup while it's still cooking is one of the easiest ways to do it! Start by bringing your soup to a gentle simmer on the stove. When you’re ready to skim off the fat, turn the heat down to medium-high so that the soup gently simmers. You’ll start to see the fat particles floating or foaming towards the top of the stockpot. Then, stir the liquid so the foaming fat moves to the edges of the stockpot. Once the oils start to foam up and float on the top of the soup, dip the edge of a fine mesh skimming utensil just below the surface of the soup and scoop out the fatty foam. Continue scooping up the fat until there’s enough collected in the mesh to discard. That's all there is to it!