Beef Tallow

[OzPiper]

It’s actually forbidden to wash eggs in Europe, they are never refrigerated and neither does anyone anywhere keep eggs in the fridge. You do get a feather and some chickenshit stuck on them occasionally but hey!

Grandma always kept her eggs in an egg basket in the kitchen. Never in a fridge.
And yes, there was the occasional feather and bit of chicken shit.

 

[Gerald Boone]

News today:

Steak n Shake announced that it is moving forward with the use of 100% all-natural beef tallow in all its restaurants. Steak n Shake has long been famous for its shoestring fries – and it will now fry them in the best way possible.

When fries were created centuries ago, they were made with tallow. “Our fries will now be cooked in an authentic way, 100% beef tallow, in order to achieve the highest quality and best taste,” said Chris Ward, chief supply chain officer for Steak n Shake.

Chief global development officer for Steak n Shake, Kristen Briede, stated: “The consumer wants the best and deserves the best. By adopting 100% beef tallow, Steak n Shake is delivering the best fries possible.”

By the end of February 2025, all locations will use 100% all-natural beef tallow.

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The old timers would store beef in large crocks with a layer of beef tallow on top, before refrigeration. They’d keep it in root cellars and the beef would last until the hottest weather.

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My mother saved every drop of bacon grease and always threw the beef tallow to the dogs and chickens.

Aside from health concerns, will shoestring fries made in beef tallow taste good?

I’ll have to visit Steak and Shake to find out.

Does anyone use beef tallow to fry?

They should taste wonderful. Better than you find elsewhere. Beef tallow is glorious to fry in; infinitely better than the cheap vegetable oil commonly used.

 

[ofafeather]

We now have a restaurant in our town called Tallow. It’s in a renovated McD’s building that has sat empty for quite a few years. Tallow willow focus on elevated fast-food style food using many locally sources products and, of course, TALLOW! We haven’t had a chance to try it yet.

 

[Gerald Boone]

Interesting that it used to be a Mc Donalds; once upon a time they used beef tallow

 

[peckinpahhombre]

I really enjoy beef tallow, but it makes for a real shitshow when it comes to cleaning up the pipe after I am done having a smoke. Tip: I found that using baby back rib bones in place of pipe cleaners makes the task much easier.