Guest guest Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 >What about beef tallow, do you ever use that? > >I buy large chunks of suet from the local butcher shop and then render it >down into tallow, straining out the matrix that's left behind. Yumm! Yep, I use it! The beef I got, I took all the kidney fat (leaf lard) and rendered it (it really is the easiest and " cleanest " ) and put it in jars. It is great for frying, and actually tasty in pastries too, but the flavor isn't one the family is used to. If you use it for a pie, for instance, the pie is INCREDIBLY filling. One half a piece and you are DONE. >For years I used only olive oil and butter for cooking. But since I've found >a source of suet I seldom use the olive oil. > >Judith Alta I think I like it better too, though healthwise I think coconut oil has other bennies. One real advantage is that it is pretty much FREE when you get a steer (or rather, you pay for it one way or the other). And in this case, I know the source, though olive oil is likely from a decent source (do they spray olive trees nowadays?). -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 Actually, I know almost nothing about olive trees. So have no idea if they are sprayed or not. Hmmm. Guess I should look it up. Judith Alta -----Original Message----- I think I like (tallow) better too, though healthwise I think coconut oil has other bennies. One real advantage is that it is pretty much FREE when you get a steer (or rather, you pay for it one way or the other). And in this case, I know the source, though olive oil is likely from a decent source (do they spray olive trees nowadays?). -- Heidi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 18, 2003 Report Share Posted December 18, 2003 >I think I like (tallow) better too, though healthwise I think coconut oil >has other bennies. >-- Heidi Question my use of tropical coconut and avocado fats. Weigh the environmental cost in transportation vs. the health benefits vs. the maybe some of them are raised by small farmers who actually get paid fair. If this state says not to eat deer liver because of possibility of drinking contaminated water there isn't much animal fat i'd trust to rendering as toxins accumulate in fat. Wanita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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