Spent the weekend rendering down lard and tallow. Got the last batch cooking. I used my nesco cooker and did it outside on the porch. I use it for pies, (the lard), soap and body butters. Nice to get it out of my freezer, before the pigs and chickens go for butcher.
Farming in WI
Michele
YellowRose
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Sara
Paris
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Posted - Sep 26 2016 : 08:31:52 AM
Michele, I'm impressed. I haven't rendered fat but I do skim fat off of broth. The other day I got the clearest fat off a chicken I roasted with rosemary & lemons. I used the fat to fry potatoes. They were the best I've had in years.
What is the difference in rending for lard or tallow?
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
sara, i did both the same way- in the nesco. Let it cook down, stirring and breaking it up every so often. I am sure there are many different ways of doing it. I do it like my ma has done. Lard is from pig and tallow is from beef. I love potato chunks fried in bacon grease, till they are browned and crispie. Never tried cooking them in chicken fat. Great to use it instead of wasting it.
Farming in WI
Michele
YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Sep 27 2016 : 04:43:53 AM
Thanks Michelle. I didn't know tallow came from beef. The only rendering I knew about was from pork. I have learned so much since I have been on the Farm.
When I was growing up mother kept a little aluminum container on the back of the stove for bacon grease and it went into almost everything she cooked. The container had Grease in big black letters on it and they show up in thrift shops or antique malls from time to time. The next time I see one at a fair price I may just have to have it.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14 FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
rendering fats
Posted - Sep 25 2016 : 2:21:59 PM
