What does rendered mean in cooking terms?

Answer 1

Specifically, rendering is melting fat until its solids and liquids are fully separated and one or the other can be removed. Rendering also refers to a process of removing impurities in raw fats, which home cooks don't usually have to do.

Answer 2

Usually referred to in preparing a meat, first sauteeing it to draw the fat from it as an initial step

Answer 3

Render is the term for obtaining hard animal fat for use in cooking by melting and clarifying the fat. The fat is cooked slowly until it melts and then it is strained to remove impurities.