Tallow
Tallow
Rendered beet fat from grass-fed/grass-finished, no antibiotic, no chemicals, no hormones cattle.
Grass fed beef tallow is rich in so many beneficial nutrients.
Here are some of the nutrients found in tallow from 100% grass fed beef fat:
conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) which has powerful anti-inflammatory properties
Minerals
Fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K, and B12 (source)
You can enjoy these nutrients when you use tallow in cooking, or for skincare.
Beef tallow uses in the kitchen
Cooking – Can you eat tallow? Is tallow healthy to cook with? Absolutely! Since it has so many great nutrients, tallow is the perfect cooking fat. I use it all the time to fry and sauté foods, and to make pastries and piecrust. It adds a wonderful flavor and has a high smoke point, which makes it perfect for this beef tallow fries recipe.
Pemmican and sausage – Tallow is a great thing to add when you make your own homemade sausage. If you’re planning a camping trip or wilderness outing, pemmican is the perfect survival food to pack along. Tallow is a great ingredient to add to pemmican.
Seasoning cast iron – In my kitchen, I absolutely love cast iron! I use my cast iron skillets daily. Tallow is wonderful, stable fat for seasoning cast iron cookware.
Conditioning wooden cutting boards and cooking utensils – Tallow works really well to keep wooden spoons, cutting boards, and other wooden kitchen tools moisturized and conditioned. I use it all the time to keep mine in good working order.