After watching that video of RFK Jr explaining how fast food restaurants used to cook fries in beef tallow but then switched to oils, I decided to give it a shot. I used to always use vegetable oil for the fries or a little butter to grill the burgers on a griddle. This time I finally caved in and bought a few gallons of beef tallow. Hoo boy, was it amazing. I'm NEVER going back to vegetable oil, I'll only cook fries in tallow from here on out. The burgers were also the best I've ever made.
I wonder, what are the health benefits of tallow? 🤔
Where did you get the tallow?
You can get free chunks of Beef fat from a grocery store butcher, often for free and then render it down yourself. I did this last year when I decided I was going to make authentic Yorkshire Pudding.
I did that. I have some for cooking and my husband made soap with some.
Is your Husband a distant Cousin of Granny Clampett, LucilleBrawl?
I can confirm. Yes.
I remember going to Colonial Williamsburg on a school field trip in the mid '70s and buying a bar of soap they were making there. It was pretty cool to a young kid.
Bought a few gallons from here
https://www.southchicagopacking.com/products/wagyu-beef-tallow?srsltid=AfmBOorVb_s1Lqz4iJXUbvKiMCgwVKKrg-z9g6HydIhgRd4qdOgiaQb8
Available on Amazon so Prime covers shipping.
Thanks. Not a bad price.
A nightmare scenario would be if we read in the newspaper that a supplier of tallow, discovered to be the countries largest facility for disposal of liposuction bio-waste, went into bankruptcy and decided to cut cost combining the operations.
https://youtu.be/DRTKow0yiGc
Seems to be a good video on the process from a butcher. Talks about trimming out parts that alter the flavor & which fats are likely the best, though they mix fats.