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- HOW TO RENDER TALLOW IN A CROCKPOT | EASY CROCKPOT METHOD // Let's render some tallow! Rendering beef fat into tallow is a pretty simple process, but there are some tips to making the process fast and easy.
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First you want to either ask to have the fat ground, or cut it into small pieces yourself. Once the fat is all cut up, put it into a crockpot, put the lid on, and turn it on low. Depending on your size of fat chunks, it can take anywhere from 6 - 24 hours. Once it is no longer popping and crackling, turn off the heat and let it cool a bit. Strain the tallow through a mesh strainer, and if you want it very finely strained, add a piece of organic cotton muslin. Pour the strained tallow into glass jars and let it cool. It will keep at cool room temperature for several months, if not longer. If you plan on eating it, I recommend storing it in the refrigerator, although it is fine to keep it at room temperature for a limited amount of time for food purposes as well. That's it! Now you have beautiful, golden, nutrient-dense tallow for all of your skincare and cooking needs!
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Have you rendered tallow before? What do you like to make with the tallow once it's finished?
Face cream but I don't know 🤔 how?
That's wonderful!
I have a recipe for how to make tallow balm - is a perfect face cream! 😃
I use mine for pemmican.
Dinner? cooking fat, frying fat. Retro style mcdonalds fries. I use it for food related purposes basically.
I think it's best to get it away from heat asap. It would be less yellow. I saw you left it overnight. What I do, is, as soon as my dip spoon can fill up, I start taking out the tallow. Get all the tallow out that you can as soon as you can. This speeds up the process significantly because the remaining chunks melt down just as fast as when you first put it in because there is less liquid. I was able to render most of my 5 lbs in less than 4 hours. It came out just a little yellow and dried snow white.
Good tips, thank you! This is actually an older video of mine, one of the first I made. I have an updated tallow rendering video that shows how I do it now: ua-cam.com/video/M4UiZe4mjmg/v-deo.html
Thank you. I'm always grateful for your content.
Glad to see you use the no water method for your skin care products, as that's the method I would like to use. Thanks!
Thanks! I’m trying this out for my first time. Need to go strain it now. Looking forward to trying your recipes with it
That was very helpful, thanks! I will have to try it out.
You're welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful :)
Thanks for making this video. I make grass fed tallow for food, skin lube, lip balm and rubber seal lube in the shop. It does everything well!
Beautiful. I will do this
Thanks for posting! I got it in the crock-pot... now just have to wait...
Wonderful!
New subscriber here. Thank you for this tutorial. This will be my first attempt at rendering tallow. I’m looking forward to making soap with it. Blessings to you🦋 Lauren
You’re very welcome! I’m glad you’re here 😊 Happy soap making!
I will try it. Thx newbie here.
Here are a few good uses of beef tallow. If you have enough tallow for pan frying in a cast iron skillet, you can literally fry ground beef hamburger patties, and the meat cooks evenly without drying out, at the right temperature of course. Dyer's Hamburgers in Tennessee makes their famous burgers like this. Don't forget to cook up some fries while you're at it. Onion fritters (hash brown like) fried in beef tallow are great. There is a video here on UA-cam on how to make onion fritters, but use beef tallow for the frying process. Fried meat pies or fried apple pies are very good in beef tallow.
Thanks for sharing! That's exactly what I do :)
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Thank you so much!
Your welcome 💜
@@BumblebeeApothecary you know how you liquefied it? Can I just pour it in my ground grass fed beef and eat it like that and still benefit from the fat?
👍Thank you!
Hello ☺️ can i render it also in a normal pot on the stove? I dont have crock pot. What should i beware of? Thanks 😊❤
Hi! I just purified my tallow. It’s my very first time. I think it’s clean enough. How can I make sure that all of the moisture is gone before I make my creams? When I touch it there still seems to be some water still
I am going to try this in a few days, is it advisable to give the fat a wash before rendering?
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I made bone beef broth. I noticed a fat line on the top when is cold
That fat can be reusable?
Thank you!
Thank you so much! That fat would have too much moisture to use it for something like tallow balm. It's best stirred back into the broth when it's heated up. It has lots of good health benefits :)
Do you clean the cloth to reuse it? If so, how?
Hi! Huge fan of your videos, thank you! I'm wondering, using this dry method of rendering do you add salt to draw out impurities in the Suet the same way you would do in the wet method?
Thank you so much! Great question. With this dry method you don't use salt or water. It's a quicker method with less steps, and produces tallow that is usually a bit darker and has a stronger smell. It's good for cooking, but I prefer the wet method with purification steps for skincare, soap, etc. :)
@@BumblebeeApothecary Thank you for answering! There are some tallow brands that use dry rendering for their products, I just can't imagine how they'd get the smell out, and the tallow looks as light as yours. If you ever come across an answer as to how they do that, I'd love to know! I've been searching but just can't find the answer anywhere! Anyway, thanks again for all of your content. I am a convert to the ways of Tallow for almost a whole year now, because of you! Thank you! 🤗🙏🏽
I washed my beef fat with water to remove blood, than I cut them into small pieces then I put it in my blender add small quantity of water it turn to puree then I pure into pot and begin to boil on low heat and stirring till the water evaporate and the oil remains.
With this method I hardly had anything to throw away and the method is super fast.
Thanks for the videos! I’m currently rendering my first batch of beef fat. I’m on my third render, but it still looks yellow when it cools. Is that normal, or have I done something wrong? I made sure not to burn it, and strained through both a fine mesh strainer and muslin. Thank you for any advice. 😊
You're welcome! If it was grass fed beef, it's normal for it to be a bit yellow instead of pure white. Different breeds of cattle have different colors of fat, too. For example, Guernseys have very yellow fat. It sounds like you're doing it right!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and complete rendering process of Tallow appreciate your videos. Can you make cooking dishes with Tallow videos?
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching! Yes, I have a video up already on tallow French fries, and I have more videos planned 😋 Thanks for letting me know what you want to see!
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How long was the total cook time?
I've been using beef tallow for injecting my briskets prior to smoking. It give them more of a rich flavor. However, I messed up last time and it ended up with a fishy smell. Maybe I let it go too long or cooked it too hot.
Great video! How do you remelt it?
Thank you! I store the tallow in glass mason jars. When I want to measure some, I melt it by putting the jar in a pan of water with a cloth under the jar, and heating the water to simmering. That melts the tallow inside the jar 😊
I did this with the wet method bc I want to make tallow balm. I think I either let it go too long or my water cooked off. So it is the dark brown color like this vs the yellow color. Can I still render again to use for tallow balm or is it better for cooking and start fresh with new tallow for balm?
If it got darker, it did probably get too hot, and that happens if the water evaporates. This batch might have a smell to it, so I would probably use it for cooking, and try again with another batch for balm. I do have another video on rendering and purifying with the wet method that works great for balm: ua-cam.com/video/M4UiZe4mjmg/v-deo.html Hope that helps!
So no salt to be added to a dry render ?
do you find it saves money rendering your own tallow at home rather than buying some already made from a local farm? I found a grass-fed farm that sells a quart (32oz) for $8.50 and I'm just debating how much I could save making it on my own. Thanks!
Yes, I think it does save money! I find beef fat (organic, 100% grass fed) for $2 to $3/lb. If I render around 7 lb. of fat, I get about 4 quarts of tallow. If you can get fat even cheaper, you save more money yet 😊 But $8.50 is not bad! If you’re very short on time, that may be the way to go 😊
Hi, I was watching another video recently where they used a mincer/grinder to get the fat to a manageable size. I think they put the fat in the freezer initially to help with the grinding.
Could you tell me how many ours in total it took to render? Also how much tallow you ended up with and how much fat you started with? Have you done something similar with pig fat to get lard?
Can I ask how you clean the cloth I would be worried about soap contaminating and future liquid filtered through the cloth.
Another great video 👍. I love seeing these types of video and I am learning so much.
Thank you so much! Yes, grinding is my favorite way to get fat small enough for rendering. And cold fat definitely cuts/grinds easier. This is one of my first videos, and I have a more updated video here: ua-cam.com/video/M4UiZe4mjmg/v-deo.html
The time to render depends on the size of beef fat chunks, and the amount of fat. I usually let it go for 12 hours with the wet rendering method that I linked above. One large crock pot full of beef fat usually yield around 3-4 quarts of tallow. Yes, you can do the same thing with pork fat for lard. I just wash the cloth with a natural soap and rinse it very well, then let it air dry.
Bumblebee Apothecary: Much appreciated, thanks.
What part of the cow is used eg, meat fat offcuts or is it the inner cavity fat only? Also, after you make the balm, how long is it's shelf life at room temperature? Many thanks for the video.
Hello! You’re very welcome! You can potentially render any fat from anywhere in the animal, but fat from the inner cavity around the organs, especially around the kidneys (called leaf fat) is the very best. Properly rendered tallow will last about 6 months at room temperature, as long as it is stored in a cool, dark location 😊
Fat around the kidney and loins of beef and mutton is typically much harder and it's called suet - which is very dense in vitamins and minerals. Was very popular in cooking in England before the advent of vegetable based substitutes, e.g., Christmas pudding. You can typically find suet at a butcher, or at least request it when they have beef come in next - and it's typically quite inexpensive - mostly due to us modern people having no idea how or what to do with it. Thankfully we're seeing the revival of these historic techniques.
Sean I’m a butcher and almost everybody that buys suet buys it to make bird feed during the winter. When summer comes we can hardly give it away lol. If people only knew!
Will be my first time to render tallow and my first time to make pemmican with it.
Awesome! :)
Thank you for the tutorial! I tried rendering for the first time yesterday and am unsure of if it’s good or not. I put the fat in my crockpot on low at about 10pm and the following morning around 7am I checked on it. It was not sizzling and the “crackling” was a golden mass in the center. After removing that I let it cool for a few hours then strained it through the colander lined with cheesecloth. It smells like the crackling though and has a meatier taste than the one I’ve gotten before from Fatworks. Is it good or did I burn it and do I have to toss it? Please advise. Thanks 💛
It sounds like you did great for that method! If you want tallow without a smell, check out my other rendering tutorial: ua-cam.com/video/M4UiZe4mjmg/v-deo.html
Bumblebee Apothecary Thanks for the reassurance! 😁 I’ll check it out 👍🏻
Can you eat what’s left over (the cracklings)?
Yes you can!
Should the instant pot be on slow cook? Vent sealed or not?
I would do it on the slow cook setting, not sealed.
Is a chinos OK, or would it be too fine for straining?
I think that would be too fine. You need something with a more open weave 😊
Hi did you add water o just tallow chunks to the cooker?
Just tallow chunks :) I have a video on the wet rendering method here: ua-cam.com/video/M4UiZe4mjmg/v-deo.html
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Could you just put a giant chunk in the crockpot and turn it on for 10hrs? Do you have to cut it up?
You could, but it takes a very long time to render and you don't get as much. You get a lot more tallow the smaller the pieces are. Hope that helps!
How did you find your source for organic 100% grass fed beef fat? I cant seem to find too great of quality around me in florida
I have found it by searching Craigslist, and through my local Weston A. Price chapter. I'd recommend starting there. Hope that helps! 😊
@@BumblebeeApothecary I've been asking around and found a couple. However, one place said they dont offer beef fat but do offer beef suet. Do you know if you can render tallow out of that? I'm not too knowledgeable about all of this, lol
Oh that’s perfect! Suet is another term for the very best leaf fat. So yes, that would make beautiful tallow! 😊
Hi, what's the differences between yellow tallow and the white one?
Thanks
There are a few things that influence that color of finished tallow. Fat from grass fed cows tends to be a little bit more yellow than grain fed cattle. Some cattle breeds have more yellow colored fat and some have more white fat. Another thing that can affect color is how hot the tallow got when it was rendered. Hope that helps!
@@BumblebeeApothecary thanks a lot
Can you render lard in this same way in the crockpot?
Yes!
Where do you purchase the large piece of beef fat for rendering?
We just went to our local meat butcher and they saved me two pounds…I will be trying it for my first time. My mother did it all the time when I was a little girl and she made homemade soap. I’m gonna use it for my dry eyes. I’ve used other lipids but beef tallow or butter feel the best on my eye lashes. It makes the tears produce.
Does the tallow you make harden up pretty stiff or is it a soft consistency?
It gets fairly stiff. Harder than butter at room temperature 😊
@@BumblebeeApothecary Many thanks!
You’re welcome 😊
You are WOW!!!
but hey!! - - I make tallow in the microwave (yes!!!) its taking me 15 min. and its very eazy.
(also Ghee, but I try to avoid dairy prodocs recently)
anyway, your videoes r greats.
thanks!!!
I've never heard of rendering in the microwave - very interesting! Ghee is great. Thanks so much, and thanks for watching!! 😊
@@BumblebeeApothecary hey there! u can google "tallow microwave" or "ghee microwave" or something like this. or search in youtube...
I sugest to use the simplest kind of microwave. i have 20L 700W mechanical microwave. its very cheep and simple. and the fat not "explode" in the machine.
belive me - its work!!!
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Interesting! I usually avoid microwaves for food prep, just to be on the safe side. But learning new things is always good! @@nine1055
How do you remove the smell of beef?
I have another video that I’m going to do very soon where I go through the steps for purification. Basically, using the wet method to render is the best way to eliminate the beef smell, and then there are ways to purify it naturally as well. Whatever method you use, it will have less of a beef smell if you’re careful to not let it get too hot while rendering. 😊
do you rly need a sieve if you have cheesecloth?
For me, the sieve holds the cheesecloth in place :)
my question is how do you get non-organic Cotton?
Regular cotton has been grown with a lot of pesticides and isn't organic.
Can i make a tallow from "lamb fat"?
Absolutely! Lamb tallow is wonderful :)
I use my tallow for true pemmican.
I have used your wet method about six times now. No matter how many times I purify it I cannot get the smell out. Not sure what I'm doing wrong to still have that fat beef smell.
Sorry to hear about the beef smell! If the water evaporates too much the tallow can burn, which can make it have a smell. Some people also do a purifying step with baking soda to help remove the smell. The quality of beef fat makes a difference, too. Leaf fat is easier to get odorless, while trim fat will tend to have more smell.
Thank you for replying back. It is a mix fat. The farm here doesn't sell just leaf fat. I do keep tons of salt water in it. Looking through your notes I might be cooking it to high. (Not sure). Do you think I can take the tallow I've already purified and redo it with the baking soda?
Thanks again,
God Bless
was total time about 21h?
Yes, that sounds about right!
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Use cheese cloth
Can I fry my wings with tallow?
Absolutely! It's amazing for frying anything :)
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Ohhhhhh, I cut them into medium size pieces. No wonder it's taking a while. Haha.
Yes, that will take longer :) The smaller the pieces the fast it goes, and the more tallow you get.
So 20 hours on low
It depends how much tallow you're rendering, and how big or small the pieces are. Usually mine is done in around 12 hours. You just have to keep an eye on it :)
Um im sorry but i thought cooking the fat was rendering i always thought tallow was boiled
Yes, you could say rendering is cooking. It is basically melting the fat down. And the wet rendering method could be called boiling.
Dermatologist say you should not use this on your skin.
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