Rendered beef fat is sold as Tallow in the US. Sadly its hard to find, and is pretty much only a mail-order product these days. Though I think any good butcher shop can at least sell people beef fat cuts.
Animal fat is primo #1 choice for any kind of cooking or frying. They tolerate temperature excellently, and taste delicious.
Remember, lard is pig fat, tallow is cattle fat. Both can be strained and reused a few times as well. People in the past wouldn't simply toss frying fat after every meal. Its how they afforded to cook deep fried all the time.
Do beware, many lards are sold party hydrogenated, this is scientific speak for "trans fats" which are toxic to humans. I only use the hydrogenated lard to season my cast iron.
Vegitable oils are all crap, and loaded with pesticides, and they taste thin and plany.
Also don't discount the humble butter, cooks well, and is generally cheap. I actually fry all my steaks and burgers in butter, using cast iron. Fantastic flavor.
And yes you are completely correct, there is a direct, inverse relationship between consumption of animal fats and insanity. Less animal fat you eat, the faster and harder you go insane, because as you mentioned, animals fats are ESSENTAL for brain health. Dr. Julia Ross actually covers this in her book about eating for mental health. As little as a serving of bacon can run away depression in about an hour in severely fat-deprived people.
Animal fat is primo #1 choice for any kind of cooking or frying. They tolerate temperature excellently, and taste delicious.
Remember, lard is pig fat, tallow is cattle fat. Both can be strained and reused a few times as well. People in the past wouldn't simply toss frying fat after every meal. Its how they afforded to cook deep fried all the time.
Do beware, many lards are sold party hydrogenated, this is scientific speak for "trans fats" which are toxic to humans. I only use the hydrogenated lard to season my cast iron.
Vegitable oils are all crap, and loaded with pesticides, and they taste thin and plany.
Also don't discount the humble butter, cooks well, and is generally cheap. I actually fry all my steaks and burgers in butter, using cast iron. Fantastic flavor.
And yes you are completely correct, there is a direct, inverse relationship between consumption of animal fats and insanity. Less animal fat you eat, the faster and harder you go insane, because as you mentioned, animals fats are ESSENTAL for brain health. Dr. Julia Ross actually covers this in her book about eating for mental health. As little as a serving of bacon can run away depression in about an hour in severely fat-deprived people.