When you want to use the healthiest oil for frying, what do you get?
Can you guess what the above picture is?
It’s beef tallow from grassfed cows, my favorite fat and the healthiest oil for frying, or at least one of them! (I also love pastured lard and pastured butter to name a couple.) It’s what has made it possible to deep fry again and enjoy things like onion rings and chicken “nuggets”. No more worries about how I’m going to feel after eating fried food, or what the fat might be doing to my body.
Here's why it's the healthiest oil for frying: it contains omega 3’s (which are anti-inflammatory), fat-soluble vitamins, and CLA when it comes from grass-fed cows. The omega 6:3 ratio is similar to fish! Remember: real foods tastes best when made with healthy fats too. 🙂
Have you seen this post: 4 Keys to Deep Fried Heaven and Guilt-free Frying!
More about CLA:
CLA is a newly discovered good fat called “conjugated linoleic acid” that may be a potent cancer fighter. In animal studies, very small amounts of CLA have blocked all three stages of cancer: 1) initiation, 2) promotion, and 3) metastasis. Most anti-cancer agents block only one of these stages. What's more, CLA has slowed the growth of an unusually wide variety of tumors, including cancers of the skin, breast, prostate, and colon. (1)
Few people realize that CLA is also found in nature, and this natural form does not have any known negative side effects. The most abundant source of natural CLA is the meat and dairy products of grassfed animals. Research conducted since 1999 shows that grazing animals have from 3-5 times more CLA than animals fattened on grain in a feedlot. Simply switching from grainfed to grassfed products can greatly increase your intake of CLA. (4) Source
Where to get the healthiest oil for frying…
Buying this beef tallow online is even less expensive than rendering it yourself! (Or here's the Beef tallow in a smaller tub, which is still a good deal.)
Did you know this is what McDonalds used to cook their fries in before healthy fats were demonized?
I recently priced it out:
- I bought 2.5 pounds of beef fat from our local farmer at $4.11/pound. After rendering, it made 5.5 cups (44 oz.) of beef tallow, which comes to 23 cents/oz. The time before I got a little more and it came out to 21 cents/oz. So we’ll say it averages at about 22 cents/oz.
- But get this: this large tub of tallow works out to be only 19 cents/ounce. Update October, 2017, now it's 18 cents/ounce! (Or again, click here if you just want the smaller size.)
The smaller size does cost more than rendering it yourself, but since the big tub stores well in the freezer, why not get that and split it with friends? Or split it into smaller containers before throwing into your own freezer?!
Rendering your beef fat isn’t difficult (read how here) but it’s gross and sticky and smelly, and the batches seem to take forever to boil down.
Read about that rendering fiasco here. This last time it took a week. Don’t ask me why, my batch before that took only a couple days. OK, maybe it was because I didn’t want to cut it all up small like I did last time, but that was so disgusting. I know, I said to put on your big girl panties and just do it, but it wasn’t JUST that it was gross and sticky, it also took for EVER to get all the gunky pieces out. I’m so excited that I won’t have to render beef fat again – it’s not very often that buying something ready-to-use is cheaper than doing it yourself!
A couple questions about tallow, the healthiest oil for frying, for John at U.S. Wellness Meats:
1. Does tallow need to be refrigerated or frozen?
We suggest you convey it to smaller containers upon arrival and keep one out and freeze the balance for smarter long term storage. If you use a high volume, you can take from the large container at room temperature. The product will oxidize from the surface.
2. Are you saying we shouldn't use the top layer after it's been stored? Is this only for room temp tallow or for frozen tallow, too?
There is no effect on frozen tallow. If it is sitting on the kitchen counter, the top 1/4 inch will turn color as it is exposed to oxygen. You simply scrape that off and get down to a fresh white layer. If you use off of the container daily, you will not see the oxidation. Keep in mind our pioneering ancestors did not have refrigeration.
3. Does it need to be stored in an airtight container?
No, regular seal-top-type containers will work fine.
4. How many times do you recommend that it can be safely reused?
I reuse mine 3-4 times, but don't have any research to show how many times is “OK”, and what exactly happens when it “goes bad”…? The food safety rule is “never”, but our pioneer ancestors sure did. Use your own judgment based on your own experience.
Get this healthiest oil for frying, so you too can enjoy guilt-free frying again!
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More you might like:
- Try some homemade Fast Food French Fries!
- Splendor from the Grass — more on the benefits of pastured meats and fats from the WAPF
- More healthy fats posts here
Meera Arun says
October 28, 2017 at 1:38 AMWhat is the best oil for frying if you are a vegetarian?
KitchenKop says
October 28, 2017 at 6:13 AMHi Meera!
I assume you mean for deep frying (for regular frying you could use butter or ghee), so you could use organic peanut oil in small amounts, but it’s high in omega-6 fats which are not good for you if you have too much, and not as nutritious as as a pastured animal fat, FYI. If you don’t go over 400* or so (because of its smoke point), you could use this refined coconut oil: https://kellythekitchenkop.com/refined-coconut-oil.
Hope that helps!
Kelly
Laura Miller says
August 18, 2017 at 9:45 PMAre tallow and lard the same thing? If not, is lard good for deep frying? I’ve had some for ages but don’t know what to do with it!
kitchenkop says
August 18, 2017 at 11:59 PMHi Laura,
Tallow is beef fat & lard is pork fat but both are good for deep frying!
Also a lot of people say that lard is great for making baked goods like pie crusts & biscuits, that’s what most of our great grandparents used! 🙂
Kelly
Kimberly Dickson says
August 18, 2017 at 7:34 PMDoes the stuff you buy have a distinct “beefy” taste and smell? I rendered my own for a while (from grass-fed cows) and just couldn’t handle it.
Kelly the Kitchen Kop says
August 19, 2017 at 2:36 PMIt has a bit of a beefy taste I guess, but not overpoweringly so, I think it’s really tasty. As you know, real food isn’t always the same like as if it’s coming off a factory line, so maybe try again from a different source Kimberly Dickson?
Melissa Utte says
August 18, 2017 at 1:40 AMWhat about coconut oil? Is that a safe bet, or is that also inflammatory?
Kelly the Kitchen Kop says
August 18, 2017 at 5:34 AMMelissa Utte I don’t use coconut oil for deep frying, but love it in general and use it in other ways! https://kellythekitchenkop.com/spoonful-of-coconut-oil/
Kathryn Hicks says
July 29, 2017 at 10:08 PMWe kept our cooking fat (here in Australia it was either rendered mutton/hogget/lamb fat (sheep fat!) or beef fat) in a glazed ceramic ‘dripping’ jar, usually kept at the side of the cooker for ready use. We didn’t do ‘deep frying’ – even chips (french fries) were shallow fried and turned – then kept hot in the oven, draining on stale bread slices (no kitchen towels then, either). The fat was re-used – we rendered it when it got a bit ‘dirty’, scraped the messy bits off the bottom of the newly set block, and started again. Usually the fat was used twice, 3 times at most, and then the chooks got it. We didn’t have an electric refrigerator at the time – we had an ‘ice chest’ which worked really well but was only the capacity of a bar fridge!
Kathryn Hicks says
July 29, 2017 at 11:15 PMGina McIver Chickens – we Aussies call backyard chickens (in fact all chickens really) chooks – unless they are babies, then they are chicks or chickens, little girls before they lay are pullets, and when they grow up they are hens or chooks; roosters are either cockerels (young fellas) and roosters, roos; and the general group noun is ‘chook’ – e.g., I’m going to feed the chooks now; ‘We are having a roast chook for dinner.’ Strangely, when a chook is jointed we call the joints chicken – ‘chicken drumsticks’, chicken thighs, etc. We are a weird mob down here!
Miriam Caceres says
July 29, 2017 at 6:42 PMI wish more people would eat real food .
KitchenKop says
November 6, 2009 at 11:58 PMHey Kevin, I’m glad to hear from a husband who *likes* the changes after their wife began reading my blog! 🙂
Kelly
Kevin says
November 6, 2009 at 11:55 PMI did 1 entry and followed the link for the giveaway.
My wife loves your blog, it has been an amazing tool for our family, thank you kindly…
Sheri says
November 6, 2009 at 11:44 PMhi,
love your blog… i’m a lurker, a fairly newbie, former raw vegan turned totally nurishing traditions and will be starting gaps intro next week. i sure would love all that gorgeous tallow for my program!
i just ordered some food from us wellnes a couple weeks ago. yummiest braunsweiger ever!
i did one entry -followed the link and entered the giveaway.
thanks, sheri
CHRISTINE says
November 6, 2009 at 10:01 PMI follow you in Google Reader, on facebook and would love to win a tub o fat!
Judy Fifrick says
November 6, 2009 at 9:53 PMI’d love to win! I entered, e-mailed 5 friends with link to page, and signed up for e-mail updates.
Judy
Stephanie S. says
November 6, 2009 at 9:51 PMfollowed the link and entered the giveaway
and follow you in google reader
Hannah @ One Big Adventure says
November 6, 2009 at 9:45 PMWow!!! We were hoping to get some tallow recently but it didn’t work out :(… So, we were excited to see this. Now we can have those french fries we’ve been waiting for.
1. Entered the giveaway at U.S. Wellness Meats
2. Posted about the giveaway on our blog…. https://skellyfamilyjournal.blogspot.com/2009/11/beef-tallow-giveaway.html
3. I get your email updates
4. Already follow you on twitter and tweeted the giveaway
5. Already friends on FB and shared about the giveaway
6. Emailed 5 friends
David says
November 6, 2009 at 11:34 AMI’d love to win this wonderful fat! I entered, blogged about it, subscribed to your RSS feed, have been a follower on Twitter for some time, and stumbled this entry.
David
Jody says
November 5, 2009 at 6:59 PMKelly,
I entered on the website, I subscribe to your blog, and you are a friend on FB.
Thanks!
Jody
Catherine says
November 5, 2009 at 5:05 PMOK, Took Kyle’s lead there and signed up for Stumble just for this contest. I think I have Stumbled this…I clicked the button anyways!
Kyle says
November 5, 2009 at 3:08 PMAlright, I got a new stumble account, just so I could stumble this (for some reason it kind of confused me).
1 – entered at the site
2 – tweeted about it
3 – did the facebook one
4 – stumbled it
5 – signed up for updates
Thanks! 🙂
Annette says
November 5, 2009 at 2:11 PMWell, I don’t tweet or facebook or link or blog, but I sure would love to cook with this prize!!! I’ll have to take my chances with one lucky entry! So while I may not have the technological prowess of some other entrants, my fingers and toes are flexible enough to ALL be crossed.
Thanks for the chance!
Musings of a Housewife says
November 5, 2009 at 10:58 AMWOOHOO! Awesome giveaway.
I filled out the form.
I tweeted you.
I linked to you in a post.
I already subscribe.
PHEW! I’m tired. 😉
Catherine says
November 5, 2009 at 12:26 AMOH, and I posted the giveaway on FB, too!! Since my blog is down now!! Actually reach more folks! LOL!
Catherine says
November 5, 2009 at 12:25 AMEntered contest.
Already subbed to email updates.
Already friended on Facebook.
Already follow on Twitter.
Emailed five plus friends about give away!
WOOHOO! Keep up the good work KKK!
KitchenKop says
November 4, 2009 at 11:03 PMKim,
Stumble is another social networking thing – if enough people “Stumble” you, it can bring a lot of traffic! Google it and you can download the toolbar so you can stumble posts when you like them. 🙂
Kim says
November 4, 2009 at 10:47 PMJust friended you on facebook and subscribed to your updates. What is a stumble, btw?
June says
November 4, 2009 at 10:45 PMJust signed up for the giveaway and subscribed to your blog. Thanks for the chance for some “healthy fat”
Leigh Anne says
November 4, 2009 at 8:38 PMAwesome! I love all the response! who knew there were so many fat-lovin girls?!
I added you as a facebook friend, and posted it to my page, and subscribed to your blog
Leigh Anne says
November 4, 2009 at 8:37 PMAwesome! I love all the response! who knew there were so many fat-lovin girls?!
I added you as a facebook friend, and posted it to my page.
Megan says
November 4, 2009 at 3:36 PMHi Kelly – this looks great. I subscribed in google reader (1), entered on the site (1), and now follow you on Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway (1) for a total of 3 entries. Thanks!!
Kelli says
November 4, 2009 at 3:34 PM1. did it
3. Signed up for my email updates or RSS feed
4. Following you on Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway.
5. Did this too – Friend me on Facebook and post about the giveaway on your Facebook status.
6. Email 5 friends about the giveaway, did this
7. Stumble this post and comment telling me that you did, signed up for this trying to figure out how to stumble it, but I will get it done.
Thanks, I am so hoping to win this, we love our beef fat!
Miracle Quelle says
November 4, 2009 at 3:08 PMI joined the contest, follow you via Google reader, and follow you on twitter! Thanks.
Miracle
Terry says
November 4, 2009 at 2:26 PMI’d really love to try this stuff. It sounds fabulous.
I :
1. entered the giveaway,
2. signed up for your email updates,
3. am now following you on Twitter and tweeted the contest and the URL to this page,
4. friended you on Facebook, posted about the giveaway on my Facebook status, and included the URL to this page in my status update.
5. emailed 5 friends about this giveaway and included the URL to this page
6. and Stumbled this post.
For a grand total of six entries. Did I say that I really want to win?
kc @ Living it up Corn Free says
November 4, 2009 at 1:35 PMHi Kelly, When I read this post I actually had my US Wellness meats shopping cart open in another window. I had 3 small tallows in my cart so winning this would be fabulous. I entered the contest and I’ve already signed up for email updates long ago. I blogged about the contest and stumbled this post. I also emailed 5 others to spread the word.
Laurie N says
November 4, 2009 at 11:15 AMI’ve put on my “big girl panties” 😉 and entered here, friended you and Facebook and reposted a link to here on FB, and blogged about your giveaway at https://commonsensehomesteading.blogspot.com/2009/11/beefy-goodness.html.
Barbara says
November 4, 2009 at 10:40 AMI entered! Already have you on my RSS feed, Facebook friends list and now I am following you on Twitter. About to email friends 🙂
Susan says
November 4, 2009 at 10:21 AMVery interesting, as someone interested in healthy eating. Thank you for the giveaway – I did #1.
Janet says
November 4, 2009 at 9:23 AMI entered from your post. I sure would like to win.
Sarah says
November 4, 2009 at 8:46 AMThanks Kelly! Just subscribed to your blog!
Brfenda M. Morris says
November 4, 2009 at 7:48 AMKelly,
That is the coolest giveaway!
Brenda
Dawn says
November 4, 2009 at 6:34 AM1. Entered at site
2. Tweeted and follow you
3. FB
christina says
November 4, 2009 at 1:32 AMI enter the contest and subscribed to your blog. This looks really interesting! I’ve been using coconut oil and olive oil and would love to branch out a bit more. If for some chance I actually win, could you please give me a few more days to get back to you? My father in law passed away a few weeks ago and the service is November 12 out of state. We will be traveling and I won’t have accesss to a computer until at least the 16th. I normally wouldn’t sign up under these circumstances, but this is such a great giveaway. Thanks.
Kim says
November 3, 2009 at 11:23 PMI subscribed to your email updates. Those onion rings look good!
Melissa says
November 3, 2009 at 11:13 PMI recently added you on Twitter and tweeted about the giveaway. Please add to my previous 2 entries posted on 10/31. Thanks!
Melanie says
November 3, 2009 at 10:09 PMPlease give me 2 extra entries: I added you to my google reader and friended/posted the link on facebook. Thanks!!
Mandy says
November 3, 2009 at 4:24 PMHi Kelly – don’t know if I’ve ever commented before, but I read your blog all the time. I just entered the contest, and I friended you on Facebook. Thanks for doing this – you rock!
Emily says
November 3, 2009 at 3:36 PMI signed up through the link. And am excited and a little intimidated at the prospect. . . 5 gallons huh?
Terri says
November 3, 2009 at 2:36 PMHi, here are my points:
1. Entered at your site
2. Subscribed to your email subscription
3. Tweeted and follow you
4. Facebook friend’d you
5. Stumbled across your site
6. Sent link to 5 email friends
7. Added you to my blog post
KitchenKop says
November 2, 2009 at 10:44 PMJoAnna,
Here’s what I found at Wikipedia:
Lard can be obtained from any part of the pig as long as there is a high concentration of fatty tissue. The highest grade of lard, known as leaf lard, is obtained from the “flare” visceral fat deposit surrounding the kidneys and inside the loin. Leaf lard has little pork flavor, making it ideal for use in baked goods, where it is treasured for its ability to produce flaky, moist pie crusts. The next highest grade of lard is obtained from fatback, the hard subcutaneous fat between the back skin and muscle of the pig. The lowest grade (for purposes of rendering into lard) is obtained from the soft caul fat surrounding digestive organs, such as small intestines, though caul fat is often used directly as a wrapping for roasting lean meats or in the manufacture of p
Samantha says
November 2, 2009 at 1:23 PMAwesome contest! I subscribed to your feed too. Looking forward to reading more!
Bekki says
November 2, 2009 at 12:20 PMI added you as a friend on Facebook and just changed my status message for ya. 🙂 Mmmmmm… beef fat…
JoAnna says
November 2, 2009 at 12:14 PMI have a question about rendering. Does leaf lard need to be rendered, or just used as is?
Ranee @ Arabian Knits says
November 2, 2009 at 12:50 AMJust in case it wasn’t obvious, I _did_ enter from your link, too.
Sally says
November 1, 2009 at 10:16 PMI entered, tweeted, facebooked and stumbled your site. Great stuff! When I get a second I’ll post a note on my blog. I am way behind in my entries there, but will be catching up this week. FIGHT ON!!!
Jeana says
November 1, 2009 at 9:44 PMI entered the contest, I followed on twitter & retweeted, I friended on facebook and posted the link, I sent email to 5 friends, I stumbled and I subscribed to email updates.
Jeana says
November 1, 2009 at 9:24 PMI entered the contest, I followed on twitter & retweeted, I friended you on facebook and posted the link, I sent email to 5 friends, I stumbled and I subscribed to email updates.
Anna says
November 1, 2009 at 8:47 PMI stumbled it! 🙂
Joann says
November 1, 2009 at 8:38 PMoops! also subscribed to your e-mail updates.
Joann says
November 1, 2009 at 8:35 PMI friended you on Facebook and put the link up there. Told my kids if they couldn’t imagine using tallow, enter anyway and they might win my Christmas gift! lol
KerryaAnn Foster says
November 1, 2009 at 8:04 PMAnd, I did #1 as well, entered at the site. lol
KerryaAnn Foster says
November 1, 2009 at 8:03 PMI have subscribed to your e-mail updates, tweeted, posted it to my FB status, e-mailed five friends.
Alison says
November 1, 2009 at 6:31 PMI subscribe to your blog. I am friends with you on FB and posted about the giveaway.
Suzanne says
November 1, 2009 at 12:29 PMWonderful giveaway, though my MIL will think I’ve really lost it! I entered at the website and am already subscribed through bloglines.
Carol says
October 31, 2009 at 11:57 PMThank you for this opportunity for a fantastic prize! I did #1 and am already an email subscriber.
Kate says
October 31, 2009 at 11:12 PMHi Kelly,
I did #1, I blogged about this https://modernalternativemama.blogspot.com/2009/10/review-of-food-inc.html, I friended you on Facebook and mentioned it in my status, and I also subscribe to you already.
So, that should be 4 entries! Thanks.
Rebecca says
October 31, 2009 at 9:24 PMYum! We’ve been rendering our own but this would be much easier, as we just had baby #4!
I signed up for the giveaway over there, and I am a subscriber over here!
rebecca says
October 31, 2009 at 6:11 PMHi, Kelly, I signed up for the giveaway at US Wellness Meats and since I don’t have a facebook page my daughter Heather signed us up for the drawing on her page . She added you as a friend and posted about the drawing.
Rachael says
October 31, 2009 at 5:36 PMHow fun! I’ve been thinking about ordering some tallow, so I did #1 and I already receive the RSS feed.
Mindy says
October 31, 2009 at 3:41 PMI would love this tallow! I have a local source for lard, but can’t find tallow anywhere. I tried to get my own fat to render when I bought my portion of the cow, but I couldn’t even get it that way. Pick me, pick me! (I’m a subscriber, too).
Melissa says
October 31, 2009 at 2:09 PM1. I entered at U.S. Wellness Meats.
2. I subscribe via Google Reader.
Jesse Gunn says
October 31, 2009 at 12:39 PMhello! thank you for this lovely oportunity!
1. i entered at site
2. i friend’d you and posted the link in my fb status
3. i subscribed to your RSS
4. i stumbled upon
5. i emailed 5 friends (the first time i’ve ever done so for a contest!)
6. i blogged at https://jayshiddenideas.xanga.com/weblogpreview
thankssssssss!!!! type I diabetic really crossing his fingers!
Kelsey says
October 31, 2009 at 12:29 PMHey Kelly, I agree that rendering your own can be a pain, but it’s the only way I’ve gone, so far. I got a bunch of pork fat for cheap from my meat guy, cut it into big chunks, then ran it through my food processor (with the S blade). It was super gross and looked like–get this–peppermint ice cream. But it was pureed when it went into the stock pot and rendered very quickly.
Angela says
October 31, 2009 at 11:34 AMI subscribed via email. What an exciting giveaway!
Mary says
October 31, 2009 at 9:07 AMHi Kelly, what an exciting contest. Here’s my link.
https://accordingtothemom.blogspot.com/2009/10/cooking-with-beef-tallow.html
Shawntell Johnson says
October 31, 2009 at 12:04 AMI subscribe to your blog already and I added you on Facebook and updated my status with the link 😀
Katie @ Kitchen Stewardship says
October 30, 2009 at 11:24 PM1. entered at site
2. tweeted and follow you
3. Fb’d and friend you
4. blogged here: https://www.kitchenstewardship.com/2009/10/29/october-fest-carnival-of-super-foods-healthy-fat-recipes/
5. stumbled
6. I subscribe
7. emailed friends
Shannon Spicer says
October 30, 2009 at 11:22 PMI blogged about your link –
https://allthingshealth.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/october-links/
I already subscribe to your blog in a RSS reader.
I also just friended you on Facebook.
Thanks!
lisa says
October 30, 2009 at 10:44 PMi am a follower here, and also now on fb! thanks!
elaine says
October 30, 2009 at 10:42 PMAwesome give away!
Entering my first contest with a bang! I did #1, #3, #4, #5 and #6. Yippee!!
🙂
Sandra Mort says
October 30, 2009 at 10:20 PMLet’s see if I did this right.
Entering the contest is one.
Adding you to my facebook is two. https://www.facebook.com/kitchenkop?ref=name#/SandraMort?ref=profile is the link to my page.
Signed up for your RSS feed on my google reader is three? Not sure how to prove it, though.
Emailing five friends… hang on… that’s four…
I don’t stumble or follow anyone on twitter, that would have been five and six, but I don’t get those. But what’s number seven? Oh, blogging… hang on… https://smartchicksrule.livejournal.com/32728.html
There we go, five! 🙂 Thanks!!!
Alison says
October 30, 2009 at 9:16 PMI follow you on twitter and tweeted.
Melody Joy says
October 30, 2009 at 8:50 PMI already get your wonderful emails, I tweeted, I facebooked, I of course clicked the link.
Also, I blogged here:https://joyfulmelody519.blogspot.com/2009/10/g-g-giveaway-kitchen-kop.html
And I stumbled you 🙂
Jendeis says
October 30, 2009 at 6:36 PMOK! I entered on the giveaway page. I blogged about it and linked back to you. I already subscribe to your updates via Google Reader. I follow you on Twitter and I just retweeted. I’m a friend on Facebook and my Twitter will post on Facebook too. So excited!
Helen V says
October 30, 2009 at 6:01 PMI did the first one, already subscribe to your emails, friended you of FB, and emailed friends:) Thanks so much for this contest.
Beth says
October 30, 2009 at 5:15 PMWhat a great contest! I entered on the US Wellness Meats web site, followed and tweeted, which also simultaneously FB status updated… thanks!
Brandy Afterthoughts says
October 30, 2009 at 4:58 PMHmmm…well, I already subscribe…but I DID share you in my blog’s sidebar under my “assigned reading” section.
Thanks for this! I am so happy to know of an affordable source of this type of fat. I’ve been wanting to venture out beyond coconut oil…
chanelle says
October 30, 2009 at 4:13 PMI am subscribed already and would love the extra entry…hoping the beef fat will come my way!!
Ranee @ Arabian Knits says
October 30, 2009 at 4:00 PMFor my fifth entry, I have blogged about this contest, too.
gojigirl says
October 30, 2009 at 3:51 PMThanks for hosting this giveaway!
I already subscribe to your RSS feed on my google homepage, I just friended you on facebook & updated my status, and I emailed 5 friends about it. I’m about to blab about it on the forum I frequent daily in the whole foods section – I don’t know if that will count for anything, but all the mamas there will love to enter! So if you see a bunch of first time visitors hop on over from thebabywearer.com you’ll know I sent them. 🙂
Ashley says
October 30, 2009 at 3:03 PMHi Kelly! I friended you on FB, e-mailed 5 friends and and already subscribe to your RSS feed. Oooooooooh I hope I win!! 🙂
Love love love the blog – keep up the good work!
tina says
October 30, 2009 at 2:51 PMI don’t know how to do all the entries. I’m just not that smart.
I ordered some beef fat from my local farm. I will render it next week. I just finished the last of my beef tallow last night when I made some yummy fried potatoes. I didn’t have to think about reusing it because the potatoes soaked up all the tallow and we just ate it. Hmmm, maybe this isn’t normal. Oh, well. On second thought, I guess it’s normal since I didn’t make fries and used only 6/7 tablespoons to make the fried potatoes. I’m simply rambling. I need to find something to do…
Mindy says
October 30, 2009 at 2:15 PMKelly, I just friended you on FB! 🙂
Dawn says
October 30, 2009 at 2:06 PMHi, Kelly! Great give-away! =)
I entered, blogged about it, already RSS follow you, twitter mention/follow, facebook post, emailed 5 friends, and stumbled it too!
Thanks!!
Dawn
Shana says
October 30, 2009 at 1:59 PMEntered the contest…#1
I am doing this for my sister that way she can make me some cool stuff with it! HEHE!
Gina says
October 30, 2009 at 1:53 PMOkay, I entered. I’m already a subscriber and Facebook friend.
Thanks!
Gina Aramburu
Tiffany says
October 30, 2009 at 1:52 PMThanks to my friend for telling me about your blog today!! I entered via #1, then blogged about it here https://johnsonfamily-vancouver.blogspot.com/2009/10/tallow.html, signed up for the RSS feed, Retweeted the link, and friend requested/posted contest to my facebook page. Yeah!
Dallas says
October 30, 2009 at 1:35 PMThanks for the chance! I did #1. I really enjoy your blog.
Tara says
October 30, 2009 at 1:33 PMWoohoo!! I would love to win a bucket o fat! But I do have to say that I can’t get much cheaper than an organic grass fed beef farm giving me 12 lbs of fat for free that I rendered myself. Course that was a one time deal.
Chandra Deas says
October 30, 2009 at 1:29 PMI just made sure I was signed up for your email list, followed and RT’ed on Twitter, hit you up on facebook and did a status update, stumbled you up, and linked you on my blog. https://homebreweddiscontent.blogspot.com
Thanks for such a great giveaway!
My Q is do you just do small batch frys of things or do you put the tallow in a deep fat fryer and leave it there (straining it occasionally like a commercial fryer)?
Thanks again!
Micah says
October 30, 2009 at 12:28 PMHope I win! I love tallow fries! So… I’ve entered the competition, friended you on FB and posted about it, signed up for blog updates, follow you on twitter and retweeted, and emailed 5 friends. 5 entries!
Thanks for all of the great information!
Heather says
October 30, 2009 at 12:26 PMHello – I entered the contest on the US Wellness site, I posted an update on facebook and friended you, and I am sending out emails to 5 friends.
I need the tallow for Thanksgiving pies!
Rachel says
October 30, 2009 at 12:25 PMOh my goodness what an amazing giveaway! I’ve never actually cooked w/ tallow before but have been wanting to order some! This would such a blessing for our family! So I have entered the giveaway, friended you on FB, posted about this on FB, followed you on Twitter, retweeted, emailed 5 friends, and signed up to receive your blog updates. So I think that should be 5 entries. Thanks so much!
April says
October 30, 2009 at 12:19 PMI’m on your RSS feed.
I linked to this in my facebook status.
I tweeted.
Thanks for linking to this great giveaway! We just had great fried chicken in home-rendered, grass-fed tallow, but I would love to try US Wellness Meats tallow.
Marianne says
October 30, 2009 at 11:53 AMOh Kelly, I am excited about this contest!
I just sent you a Facebook friend request,
I just updated my status to advertise the contest,
I just blogged about it: https://preparetoeat.blogspot.com/2009/10/bucket-of-fat-give-away.html
and, of course, I already subscribe to your feed.
Dreaming of flaky pie crust now….
Ranee @ Arabian Knits says
October 30, 2009 at 11:51 AMOh! I didn’t realize if we already subbed, that would count. I have had you in my bloglines for a little while. 🙂
Beth says
October 30, 2009 at 11:47 AMEntry #1: I entered at the link
Entry #2: I already subscribe
Entry #3: I e-mailed the link to 5 friends (and promised to share with them if I get it!)
Thanks! Beth
KitchenKop says
October 30, 2009 at 11:25 AMWow, so many comments already – you guys are so stinkin’ fun! I love it when others are freaks over things like BEEF FAT as much as I am. 🙂
Keep in mind if you don’t win that you could always go in with friends for the big one, or buy the small one OR you *could* render it yourself. You can’t just go without french fries, onion rings, fried fish or whatever you want to make!
Soli, no more coupon code, but after the contest is done I think there will be a coupon for those that didn’t win (not positive yet), so you may want to wait to place your order.
Kelly
kara bagley says
October 30, 2009 at 10:55 AMemail updates
lindsey says
October 30, 2009 at 10:35 AMi also subscribe. Thanks!
lindsey says
October 30, 2009 at 10:34 AMoo i hope i win. i’d love to be able to fry some food!
Beth B. says
October 30, 2009 at 10:27 AMI entered the contest and I subscribe to your blog. Thanks for hosting the giveaway!
Tammy says
October 30, 2009 at 10:09 AMI’ve wanted to order this for the longest time, just havent had the funds! Here’s hoping…
So I’ve done everything I could above to enter with the exception of #6. Here’s my blog post (I don’t blog much!) https://faithmariehappenings.blogspot.com/2009/10/mom-wants-to-win-this.html
That’s 6 entries… Thanks for the chance!
emily says
October 30, 2009 at 9:47 AMi subscribe to your blog.
what a good giveaway!
Jessie says
October 30, 2009 at 9:37 AM::drool:: OK, I did #1, #3 (RSS), and #5 (Facebook).
Debbie says
October 30, 2009 at 9:28 AMI also just posted to facebook
Susan says
October 30, 2009 at 9:17 AMI signed up (#1) and I already subscribe to your RSS feed via Google Reader (#3).
Katie says
October 30, 2009 at 9:10 AMThanks for the chance to win this awesome giveaway! I did #1, I get your RSS feed through blogger (#3), I am your FB friend and I posted about the giveaway on FB (#5).
Joann says
October 30, 2009 at 9:07 AMSubscribed to the RSS feed as well. Great stuff!
Joann says
October 30, 2009 at 9:05 AMAdded you as a friend on Facebook and posted your link there. Entered via your link to the Wellness page as well. Great giveaway!
Dawn says
October 30, 2009 at 8:56 AMI subscribe to your RSS reader. Thanks for all the work you do in helping me learn how to eat healthier and feed my family so much better so they aren’t in the position that I am when they get this age!
Mary says
October 30, 2009 at 8:53 AMEntered via the Wellness page and I subscribe via e-mail. If I win this, it would be a BIG baby step!
Rebecca in Michigan says
October 30, 2009 at 8:34 AMI emailed five people, added your link to my facebook what am I thinking page (alreay friends), already am a subscriber to your RSS, went to the Wellness page and signed up. Thanks for the opportunity.
Cher says
October 30, 2009 at 8:28 AMI friended you on Facebook, subscibed by email and sent out 5 emails to friends with links.
Thanks for all the valuable information. 🙂
Debbie says
October 30, 2009 at 7:58 AMwe are fbfs (facebook friends)
I subscribe to your rss feed
Keep up the GREAT work you do! Thank you!
Leigh says
October 30, 2009 at 7:55 AMOK, got it! Now I’ve done #1 too. 🙂
Ann Marie @ CHEESESLAVE says
October 30, 2009 at 7:55 AMLOL! Kel, I just wanted to let you know that I laughed out loud when I read your post — “honking” and “big girl panties”!
Leigh says
October 30, 2009 at 7:50 AMI would love to enter this. Number 1 has no link even though javascript is enabled and no ad-blocker. So, not sure what else to do, except let you know that I’ve subscribed to your feed. Can I get at least one entry for that???
Shannon says
October 30, 2009 at 7:30 AMI also subscribe through my reader, of course. I couldn’t miss a post!
Shannon says
October 30, 2009 at 7:28 AMWhat an awesome give away! I am getting ready to order lard or tallow so this would be perfect.
Soli says
October 30, 2009 at 6:55 AM1 is done. Already follow the rss and have you friended on twitter and fb. Working on more.
I’m actually hoping to put in an order from US Wellness meats soon. Do you still have a promo for first orders going with them?
Betsy says
October 30, 2009 at 5:13 AMOoooh, nice giveaway! Good information in the post, too.
I’ve entered on the US Wellness site.
I subscribe to your blog, I follow you on twitter, and I’m your friend on FB.
Thanks, Kelly!!
Jen says
October 30, 2009 at 4:21 AMThanks for the info on storage!! I actually ordered this product last month, and wasn’t sure how to store it. It took FOREVER, and a LOT of work to get that lid off… my poor husband. 🙂 It’s sitting on the floor of my pantry closet now, but I’m going to aliquot it and freeze it now that I’ve read this.
I made french fries, and they are sooooooooo good!!! I strained the used tallow through a paper towel, and will reuse it a few more times.
On a final note, US Wellness has the most excellent customer service! I had the wrong products shipped to me, and received a credit, while keeping the wrong product. Then the exact same thing happened again, twice in a row. They are letting me keep the wrong items again, and have immediately shipped the correct products this time, instead of issuing the credit. Plus they have assured me that they are working to avoid this issue in the future. I have received such crappy customer service so often, that this was experience was awesome! So I’m not trying to scare anyone from ordering, but commending their commitment to keeping their customers happy! Plus, we have absolutely LOVED everthing we’ve purchased from them… very high quality products!
Karen says
October 30, 2009 at 3:50 AMWould love this! Thanks
Coral says
October 30, 2009 at 3:06 AMI would love to be able to make french fries again!
Andrea says
October 30, 2009 at 1:59 AMOoh, this is GREAT giveaway! I did #1, already subscribe to your RSS feed, just friended you on Facebook, and emailed 5 friends.
Ranee @ Arabian Knits says
October 30, 2009 at 1:49 AMNow, I just e-mailed five friends. 🙂
Ranee @ Arabian Knits says
October 30, 2009 at 1:41 AMI friended you on facebook! I’ve updated my status just now.