How To Skim Off the Scum and Fat from Soups and Stocks

Step 1

You will need a fine-mesh skimmer and a liquid measuring cup (or bowl) filled with water.

Step 2

When the soup/stock is about to boil, stay around the kitchen. You start to see the scum and fat floating and creating forms. With the mesh sieve in one hand and the other hand with the bowl of water, start scooping it off.

Step 3

After you pick up the scum, rinse the sieve in the measuring cup (or bowl) and continue to scoop the scum.

Step 4

Keep the liquid at a simmer rather than a hard boil because it will mix up the scum and cloud the soup. Make sure to thoroughly skim.