After three days, the oil on the surface of the seal meat had solidified, and a lot of moisture had evaporated, making it look slightly shrunken.
Sniffing it, it still didn't smell bad.
Chen Zhou carefully peeled off the fur from the meat, then shaved off the lean meat beneath the layer of fat, washed the whole block of fat clean, and cut it into small pieces to put into the pot.
As he placed the chunks of fat into the pot, he added two cups of cold boiled water to it.
Using a gas stove to render lard allows for better control of the heat, usually without needing to add water, which would speed up the rendering process.
But Chen Zhou's firewood stove couldn't quickly adjust the flame, so he had to sacrifice some speed to prevent the oil from getting burnt or turning black, which would not be pleasing.
The dry wood burned fiercely, and the water in the iron pot quickly boiled.
