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Here are the answers to all your questions about how to render tallow.
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My first memorable scent of tallow (rendering it for my first time ever recently!) smells like what I know as the scent of "unscented" lotion! No wonder! Funny how the industries and their marketing has done such a great job of levitating us delicately away from our deeply connected roots.
Can you show how you clean up? I’m always so worried about my plumbing when it comes to washing all of the bowls and utensils I use for the process.
This is my question too as well as just the easiest way to degrease everything!
Fat I remove from the cleaning process can be tossed or saved to make a candle. Can also mix with saw dust, or other type of item to make fire starters. I find many ways to use all my tallow I rendered.
My tallow is gritty, like salt (but now salt) …when you rub it in, and create warmth with the friction. But it definitely feels gritty.. before the rubbing and friction melts it. Thank you
You and your husband have created some lovely children... Blessings to you all. Thanks for your videos. My first render was a huge success!
Thank you so much! I appreciate the support :)
I just rendered my first tallow this week and used kauai grass fed beef. I did the immersion blender trick before i saw this and it worked great. I fed all the leftover chunky small grisly bite to my chickens and a bit with the dogs. Everyone was stoked!!
10:55 I feel like such a good student! I used my immersion blender for THE FIRST TIME today after having the thing for 4-5 YEARS bc I thought I'd needed it a few years ago. Works like a charm. I'd chopped my beef fat last night and let it crock all night on Low. Still chunky looking this morning. Ready to strain soon. Still a little nervous for filtering, but I'll definitely check back in! Thank you for sharing & teaching your ways!
Thank you for sharing! Hoping it works out for you :)
Oh I have N immersion blender I never thought to use that to grind the fat first excellent idea!!! Ty
This is a game changer! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom and enthusiasm.
Thank you. I wondered about the crock pot lid. I mentioned on zoom to some friends that during the pandemic I was trying to learn to render tallow. A friend surprised me with home grown grassfed beef bones. I rendered tallow following your recipe. I rosted slow for first render then took the rosted bones to make bone broth and when that cooled took the tallow from that. I did two of your purification methods and it is beautiful. I did not purify what I wanted to cook with and it does have a beefy smell. The rest is pretty oder free. It is golden when melted but whiter when solid. Tried your recipe for whipped balm and added some stress free aromatic oil I had here and it came out marvelous. Still will be ordering from you because he only does one to two cows a year. I really have a hard time here finding someone to get the fat from. Its a very regulated state.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
im currently rendering my bacon and turkey grease mix. wish me luck guys!
how did it went ?
GREAT video I enjoyed very much! I can only get the shrink wrapped packages of beef suet, so I allow them to sit out on the counter for about outside of the package for about an hour, then I cut it up. The knife glides through it easily cutting it up. I'm sharing this because "I" would make a gigantic mess if I used my immersion blender! Oh, my, would I ever! Lol!!! I have that 'knack!' Lol!
LOVE all your suggestions and I learned about purification from YOU! Thanks! I didn't know about the extra step! I use my tallow for cooking, but I do dip into the jar to dig some out (I've bent spoons my tallow sitting on the counter is that hard!) and I'll still rub it on my hands for lotion! No odor, even without the purification process! If there was a slight odor, I've grown accustomed to it and it doesn't bother me at all, and no one has ever scrunched up their noses at me or found me offensive smelling...yet! Lol!!
I do enjoy your videos very much! Thank you dearly!!!! You're a gem and have beautiful children!!! Mine are grown and married with children of their own, my grandchildren now! 4! Wow! How FAST the time flies!
Could scrape all the leftover into a suet block with seeds for birds.
Thank you. My first time and you led me through it. I had big chunks of leaf fat, so I used the immersion blender method....worked beautifully. When I went to pour the final product into my mason jars, I couldn't see much water. to be sure, I tossed the last little bit, because it may have been water. I've watched your other rendering videos...such valuable info. God Bless you and your family.i
What about using a pressure cooker? What would be the result?
My wife and I had been wanting to render some beef Tallow, and I came across your videos. Thank you for the information!
I’m like whhhhhhy am I today old to now know this! Great tip!
Glad it was helpful!
What do you do with the cheese cloth after the filtration process? Do you just throw it away and get a new cheese cloth for secondary filtration or can you clean and reuse?
Game changer with the immersion blender trick! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
Thanks for all your videos! Thanks to your tips I successfully made tallow… now to try the purification step with salt water to see if it will be less smelly for body cream & candles
I love all your videos, thank you!! My question is about eliminating water in the finished product. Any tips?
I just rendered a big batch of tallow from our cow but I'll be trying your method next year!
I made a face cream with some tallow I rendered and it's wonderful! My question is why is the tallow and oil separating?
Hello Marisa, you are slowly turning me to a tallow believer...however, one key question...what if I don't own a crockpot, can I use a regular pot to render?
That's great! Yes you can! Just keep it on as low heat as possible :)
I render mine in a stainless steel stock pot on the stove top. It works great.
Nobody does it better! Thanks again. ❤️🙏
Thanks!
First question answers mine ! Lid ON it is . Making my first batch now following your instructions ..
Awesome! I hope it turns out for you :)
Thankyou for all this information I am only just beginning but was curious if it can be any faster in a pressure cooker ?
Thankyou
Thank you! You answered my questions. I loved the experience of making my own tallow from start to finish.
I did mine.. we are hooked ❗️❗️❗️
You are a Godsent Marissa!
Hi, I’m new to rendering. Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge. I don’t own a crockpot but have an instant pot(with slow cooker mode). For my first attempt, I decided on dry rendering, for cooking tallow. After 4hrs on low, no visible liquid fat, bumped it to medium, then high. After 24hrs, there was much liquid, but the fat looked jelly still, so I figured I’d put it in the oven. After 5more hours at 250F, I still never achieved crispy fat from my ground up leaf fat. So, now knowing my instant pot on slow cooker mode can’t reach sufficient heat, can I wet render in the oven for tallow for cosmetic purposes? Thank you. 🙏🏻
You're welcome! Yes, the oven should work, I would research what temp is low on a crockpot and try to match it with the oven, it might be around 250º F or so.
Definitely can use a regular stainless stock pot in the oven. Careful not to burn the bottom. LOVE using an immersion blender to speed through the first cooling into a nice puck.
Tried rendering in my instanpot on Low last week and had to transfer it to a stainless pot on the stove top to finish it off. The fat chunks still stayed flimsy though. I just purchased a slow cooker and will try rendering in that next 😅
You are a great teacher. The wet rendering works great and also the immersion blender. Brilliant. Question. Have you ever used DMSO or Castor Oil in your balm products? I find Castor Oil very helpful to my skin issues. I have learned that DMSO helps absorption of anything it touches, so it seems to make sense to add it to a healing balm. Any thoughts?
DMSO ?
Any tips on thickening my tallow? I'm using pre-bought pure tallow with essential oils, but it isn't quite firm enough on it's own
I know tallow is supposed to be hard at room temperature, that’s why it’s a saturated fat.
I live in the Philippines and it’s really hot here, my tallow stays pretty much liquid after rendering, it’s get a little murky and thickens a little bit. Would this be normal or should it still be solid despite the hot weather?
does salt draws out nutrients from tallow during rendering process...???
thank you for all the explenations!
I live off-grid. There isn't a way for me to use my crockpot for that length of time, do to power restrictions. Do you have stove top directions? I have been binging your videos. I used some tallow I purchased for the first time last night. Tallow is fabulous! Please advise on how I can render on stove top. Thank you.
Low and slow I would think for propane.
If you have a wood stove then that would be more challenging bc you'd have to really keep an eye on it, moving it around the stove top to keep it on the coolest part of the stove while on.
the first time i rendered tallow it left a really nice matte feeling on my skin. I rendered it again now and for some reason it is the COMPLETE opposite. Super oily and shiny on my skin. Rendered it the same way and used suet both times. :( I want my old one back :(
FYI Twice my tallow blew the lid off the crockpot and made a super big mess!
How do we remove moisture from the rendered tallow
Have you ever used or have knowledge of using the fat rendered from bone broth? I have a ton of it in my freezer because I didn't want to throw it away, but didn't know what to do with it.
I did the purification process twice each time, because it made sense to do that, only I wasn't aware of using salt. From what I recall, it still had a slight beef odor.
You are an excellent teacher! I followed your method and got it right the first time.
Thank you!
I have rendered my beef tallow. I enjoyed doing it and I feel it came out fine. My question is my tallow is extremely white. Very pure white. Does this mean I did not get grass frd tallow from my butcher?
Thanks for the tip! Tried it and I would just say if you are using the stovetop , make sure the temperature is really low, I had a big explosion of fat all over the stovetop after blending 😖.
Put the temp down and it worked great !
Just a question , would you put tea tree oil in you balm? Thanks
Great tip, thanks for sharing! I haven't added tea tree oil, but it might be helpful in some cases. I would just make sure to not add very much, as it's a very strong oil :)
We followed your wet rendering method and it turned out beautifully. However when we made some into moisturizer, adding castor oil and frankensence and black seed oil, after it cooled in the jar it's crumbly and dry. What are we doing wrong? Thanks.❤
Oh I am the opposite…I added some oils but it is too wet now and isn’t solid enough for the whipped tallow balm I tried following by @BumblebeeApothecary
Thank you kindly for sharing your experience
Great video and really informative! Thanks Marisa.
You're so welcome!
When adding salt and water for fltering. Does it still left salty in taste? Because if i want to use this tallow for face cream?
Do you need to let it cool before you put it in the refrigerator?
I do cool it b4 it's refrigerated...the heat from it when hot will increase the refrigerator temp and possibly spoil food contained within. If it's cold outside you can set it covered to cool too.
Hello, I had many packages of beef fat from purchasing a half cow in 2021. The fat was in a freezer/fridge that started to go out this past weekend. The fat was still cold / partially frozen, some of the vacuum bags were no longer sealed. But I figured it was all ok to render. One package smelled not so good, so I'm trashing it. Now, as I put all in a roaster oven (before I found your video) and it has such a smell. Not horrible, but not something that I enjoyed. So... how do you know if it is bad? Would it go bad, prior to rendering? I continued through and have 3 bowls in the fridge cooled. Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated, Thanks!
Hi, thank you for your video! I have a question, I got some tallow already rendered and it’s very white and very hard. They claim it was from grass fed cows but is that possible with it being so white?
can you do a
video about the inmerser blender trick, i have been 2 hours cutting and washing up
to render tallow
im so tired
I’ve made your tallow balm twice and love it. I buy organic tallow from sprouts and follow your recipe. First time I added olive oil, second was jojoba oil. My tallow had a sandy texture which dissolved as I blended it in my hands. I would like to not have this texture. Any recommendations and thank you.
The first time I rendered tallow I got that sandy texture too, but it went away when I purified it. Depending on the tallow you might have to purify it more than once. I've done the purifying step up to five times with one batch of tallow. I purify the tallow until the water is completely or almost completely clear. Maybe try purifying it one more time?
Thanks for the advice but I purchase tallow in a 16oz jar. I’m not doing the processing step bc I melt it and add oil. I thought buying the jar was eliminating those steps. It’s good but I would like it creamy from the start.
I'm happy to help! The grainy texture comes when the fat molecules clump together when the balm cools slowly. Try solidifying it quickly in the freezer after mixing in the liquid oil, and it should come out smoothly. Hope that helps!
@@missdorado21 I bought a jar as well and was wondering do I need to do the purifying step with the water and salt because it smells beefy and I want to make Tallow balm for some people. And definitely don’t want it smelling like beef
I’m making my first batch right now. It was a little under 3 pounds and I cut it up into small pieces and then covered it with water and 2 tablespoons of salt. My crockpot only has two settings, low and high. I’ve had it on low, but I noticed that your other video it’s almost bubbling, should I put it on high? I’m afraid it’s going to burn if i do. Would I know if I burnt it? And then how do I know when it’s done? Ty!
Fantastic and informative 👍
Can I use the wet method in an instant pot instead of a crock pot?
Thank you for your wisdom!! But I would like to know if you use table salt or sea salt??
Hi how much does it last the tallow when we do the face moisturizer? Do we need to keep it in the fridge or can we keep it in our bathroom?
I want pot roast smell tallow, where’s THAT video for rendering?
Haha, that's awesome! :) Here is that video: th-cam.com/video/MhWKzVv5g8A/w-d-xo.html It's one of my first videos ever made so you'll have to bear with that :)
Thank so much for this video answered all my questions great tips
Good afternoon. I was wondering what your take is on what some have said about the tallow having less beneficial properties when wet rendered as opposed to dry rendering with some beef smell still in it?
But crockpots leak phalates and lead is there an alternative like an aluminum pot???
So I ended up with waygu tallow. I completed the steps to purify and started my steps to make lotion. I set my bowl in the fridge to let it firm up and it does not. It is similar to a runny hand lotion consistency. Not sure what I did wrong. I used olive oil and my essential oils with proper measurements. Or is it because of the type of fat I used?? 🤔
Have used this method with tallow and had amazing results. Do you know if lard can be rendered this same way please? THANKS!
Yes, absolutely! Thank you!
So can you render tallow/fat from cooking beef? I’m thinking yes. Just checking bc this is new to me! The fat is currently peachy. ? TIA
How do you make absolutely sure you don’t get water in the finished product? I’m currently scraping any uneven areas off the bar but it makes me nervous. Do you ever blot it with a cloth?
My liquid is dark did I ruin it? It’s in the friend he now? Like a dark gold color
Does it matter if there is a bunch of blood all over the fat? Should the pieces be rinsed off?
Hi, I do rinse the fat before cutting it, 2-3 times in cold water to get rid of most of the blood and whatever else.
Hi, love watching your videos on Tallow and learning about it. I did have a question, if I bought Tallow from the grocery store made by Fatworks and it says "premium cooking oil" is that the same thing?
Thank you! Yes it is :)
I'm also wondering is it worth using an immersion blender cause it takes way to long to strain the after the cheese cloth for me takes another couple hours of straining not inky the cook time might be better off cutting to small pieces and use one strainer unless you have to many small pieces either way the second strain would be easier without using blender
What if you have jars of rendered tallow already and want to purify it. What would the steps be to start from a solidified jar? Double boiler?
Same question! Did you ever figure it out
Thank-you for the tutorials. We dry rendered some fat, added olive oil and whipped it. It has a beautiful creamy consistency and colour. I didn’t happen to notice your updated video on purifying, so I’ll try that next. In the meantime, I’m now assuming there’s no health harm to spreading unpurified beef smelling tallow on the skin. Also do you have a recommendation as to a good slow cooker?
😂😂😂 noooooooooo
What is the temp you use in your crockpot? What temp is to high?
Does burning it change its properties?
Thank you
I use my crockpot on low :) I'm not sure what the exact temp is, but the lower the temp, the better! Burning will make it dark in color and have a strong smell. I would imagine it is somewhat damaging to the nutrients, too.
Thank you so much!! You’re the best ❤️
You’re welcome 😊
So very informative thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
I wonder if I can pick your brain
Emu
I have just processed one of my emus and was wondering which method would be best used for rendering emu fat to make the tallow/oil?
Ideally I would like to keep it 100% pure
With it’s intended use as a Topical ointment for skin ailments such as psoriasis and eczema
However I’ve also researched it can be taken orally
Would I be able to consume the final product?
Sorry so many questions
When I have completed the two purification steps and have left the cake to dry out a bit there is a white powdery film on top of the cake. I prefer to store in jars so Should I be scraping that off as well before melting down and pouring into jars?
Also, in following this same process, after melting down tallow cakes that have dried out a day or two when I pour the tallow into jars and it cools again, it looks like an air or moisture bubble on the wall of the jar. How do I get rid so this? Or is is not a problem, will it affect shelf life? When I melt down for jars, I do not use water. Just tallow cakes heated up and poured.
I haven't had the white powdery film happen. I think you could scrape it off. Air bubbles are okay, you just don't want water :)
What type of salt is best to use during rendering? Does it matter?
What is the best way to jar whipped tallow?
Loving your shows Marisa
I’m so glad I found you. Love your videos Marisa. They so informative. Thanks so much. Question, can I use trimmed fat to make tallow? I called all beef grass-fed farms in my area (I’m in Canada), and the farmers cannot get the fat around the kidneys or around the internal organs. Will it work?
Thank you! Yes, trim fat will work, it will just make a softer tallow :)
@@BumblebeeApothecary Thank you Marisa 🤗
I am in Canada also and we just had two steers butchered, we always get the suet back as well as all the fat and scraps.
Newbie at this. Picked up my beef from the butcher and asked if they had tallow. He gave me a huge bag. Won’t fit in any pot I have…..wanting to do this once I used my plug in turkey roaster. It works great but I am afraid I under rendered the fat. I used wet method and it was a large amount. I wanted to go to bed to strained it and let it set out…..should have put in the fridge…..didn’t solidify. Skimmed off the fat and put back in today for a second cooking. Is it possible to understand cook your fat?
thank you enjoy and appreciate the knowledge you share in your videos. Really like the stick blender idea, so much easier then cutting it all up.
?Any hints for easy clean up? lot of work cleaning up! maybe its me
You're welcome! I wipe everything with a paper towel and then wash as usual. It's the best way I've found :)
Coconut soap is the most to clean oily surfaces.
The last two batches I made are sweating water out of the hardened tallow when they sit out at room temp. Never had that happen before- any way to avoid it.
I'm happy to help! It sounds like it might be good to melt it down and make sure to pour off the tallow and leave any water at the bottom behind. Hope that helps!
Thx! great advice.
How do you know when it’s done rendering. I’ve had a crockpot going for 36 hours and still have what looks like fatty pieces there. I used grass fed organ tallow and diced it very small. Kept adding water to make sure it didn’t burn with lid on. Please advise. Thanks
Does your 1st render have water and salt?
I am so glad I just heard of your method with the emersion blender. I bought a new Bamix blender and couldn't wait to use it. Then the butcher gave me a 2lb of beef fat for free and I decided to try your water render method but got impatient. Impatience X exciting new blender....
And the I thought 😨 what have I done!
Phew, Marisa says it's okay. Thank you!
That's great! Thanks for sharing :)
Question…. Can I REUSE my tallow that I have previously fried say chicken or fish in? Would it need to be purified again with the salt and water before using it again?
I strain it and reuse it until it's gone as long as it hasn't burned :)
Can the wet method of rendering be used for pork fat?
Thank you so much for your great training. I want to do your method in my factory in industrial scale. Does it work? Do you thinks that some amount of sodium hydroxide will help better deodorize the tallow?
Sodium hydroxide will hydrolyze the fat, making soap out of it
Is there anything the collage or "gelatinous stuff" left over after the tallow is rendered can be used for?
Hi, my personal take is more of a "No": the salty water did extract some "nasties" in it so I wouldn't ingest that. Also I wouldn't feed an animal with it as they are not suppose to eat that much salt. Wondering if it could work as some sort of plant-fertilizer...
Thank you sooo much❤
Thank you for making this video it is very helpful
You're very welcome!
What is the shelf life of tallow balm and scrub and can we use this as a business purpose??? Thnakyou
Great tip for the immersion blender!
What type of salt are using? Plain, Iodized, sea salt?
What do you think about the Instant Pot to render the fat? Would it get to too high of a temperature and produce a strong beefy smell?
Yeah! So, the Instant Pot works for rendering on the slow cooker setting :)
My crockpot seems to simmer/boil no matter if I set it to Low or High. I think my Instantpot Slow Cook option has a more stable thermostat but it still gets pretty hot. Could I maybe start the rendering with it set to Slow Cook for 2 hours then switch it to keep warm for the remainder 10 hours?
Yes, that could work!
Hi. You might want to consider remaking the rendering tallow video. I'm 9 HOURS into this and it is NOT DONE!! Then I watch this & you say it could take 12 hours?? I'll be at this till midnight. I think that would be good to have in the other video.
Your rendering procedure is simple and very easily explained. I made goat tallow. . Now I am planning to start tallow business but I was advised to add butter or ghee flavour and beta carotene for colouring .This type flavoring is important where I live. Any advices??
Good for you! I have never added those things, to make balm I add a little olive oil and some essential oils. Hope that helps!
@@BumblebeeApothecary I added essence of Ghee and butter and then added egg yolk colour. The result was excellent. It came out just like ghee.
What video tells how to purify with salted water? How & when to add the salt ? Ty!
Here you go! th-cam.com/video/M4UiZe4mjmg/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for all of the wonderful information! I am currently rendering some beef tallow. It isn't leaf fat-I couldn't find any of that. I have followed your instructions but am still tasting quite a bit of salt in the tallow...also, it is taking a really long time to set up in the fridge each time I've done it. Am I supposed to keep purifying it until it loses the saltiness?
Thank you again for doing these videos..it is so helpful!
You're welcome! I'm happy to help. With the softer trim fat, it will take longer to harden. Letting it harden in the fridge overnight should work. The salt should also come out into the water and not stay in the tallow. If you scrape the bottom of the chilled tallow, it should come out pretty pure, and not stay salty tasting. Hope that helps!
Do you use purified water, distilled water or tap water?