Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 Isn't tallow used to make candles? I use suet for my pemmican. Kat http://www.katking.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <djxprice@...> < > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 12:43 PM Subject: Tallow Taste? > Hi and happy New Years. What is tallow supposed to taste like? I > have several jars of the stuff I made at low temp from organic > buffalo, and it tastes pretty terrible. I've never been exposed to > the suff before, and it might be OK, but when I make pemmican using > it, it makes me nauseous (probably too much tallow as eggs and such > fried in it give me no problem). Also, the stuff doesn't want to > melt at internal body temp. While chewing on the pemmican, the > tallow doesn't fully melt, and the stuff has the consistency of soft, > grainy wax--a very unpleasant texture. Any thoughts? > > Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 Good question Dan, I'm hoping to get a quarter of beef from my Dad's farm soon & I was talking about the cuts with my parents. When I told them I wanted some tallow - they both thought I was crazy. They are both around 75 and said they remember their parents making lye soap with it. NEVER cooking with it. Lard of course, tallow NOT! I was thinking about getting some & rendering it anyway - just to find out for myself. According to NT, tallow is used just like lard. Good for frying. ----- Original Message ----- From: <djxprice@...> < > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 3:43 PM Subject: Tallow Taste? > Hi and happy New Years. What is tallow supposed to taste like? I > have several jars of the stuff I made at low temp from organic > buffalo, and it tastes pretty terrible. I've never been exposed to > the suff before, and it might be OK, but when I make pemmican using > it, it makes me nauseous (probably too much tallow as eggs and such > fried in it give me no problem). Also, the stuff doesn't want to > melt at internal body temp. While chewing on the pemmican, the > tallow doesn't fully melt, and the stuff has the consistency of soft, > grainy wax--a very unpleasant texture. Any thoughts? > > Dan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 Isn't tallow from sheep - if it was from mutton I think it would be a strong flavor. It is a very hard fat, even at room temp, as I remember. Kris > Isn't tallow used to make candles? > > I use suet for my pemmican. > > Kat > http://www.katking.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <djxprice@...> > < > > Sent: Tuesday, December 31, 2002 12:43 PM > Subject: Tallow Taste? > > > > Hi and happy New Years. What is tallow supposed to taste like? I > > have several jars of the stuff I made at low temp from organic > > buffalo, and it tastes pretty terrible. I've never been exposed to > > the suff before, and it might be OK, but when I make pemmican using > > it, it makes me nauseous (probably too much tallow as eggs and such > > fried in it give me no problem). Also, the stuff doesn't want to > > melt at internal body temp. While chewing on the pemmican, the > > tallow doesn't fully melt, and the stuff has the consistency of soft, > > grainy wax--a very unpleasant texture. Any thoughts? > > > > Dan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2002 Report Share Posted December 31, 2002 " Kat King " <katking@k...> wrote: > Isn't tallow used to make candles? > I use suet for my pemmican. Kat, As I understand it, when cow or buffalo suet is rendered the product is called tallow. Rendered pig suet is called lard, but I don't know about other animals. Yes, the stuff can be used for candles, which calls into question its use as a palatable food Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 In a message dated 1/6/03 9:51:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, paul@... writes: > I just read that Mcs in Canada (not US) uses beef tallow to cook > french fries, not the unknown - trade secret protected - synthetic & > vegetable oil blend, that is used here in the US. , out of curiosity, where did you read this? Is it on an official website or anything? Chris ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Ugh... guess I won't try an order of fries next time I'm in Canada after all... Chris ____ " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the truth, and for those who do them wrong. " --Saint Isaac the Syrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 I just read that Mcs in Canada (not US) uses beef tallow to cook french fries, not the unknown - trade secret protected - synthetic & vegetable oil blend, that is used here in the US. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2003 Report Share Posted January 6, 2003 Got it from a newsgroup post: sci.med.nutrition which had a link to McD's website (Canada) http://www.mcdonalds.ca/en/ourmenu/index.asp Now that I look a little farther, I see it also contains some other nasty ingredients. >From the site above... Shortening for Fries and Hashbrowns Beef fat and cottonseed oil, monoglyceride citrate, propyl gallate, propylene glycol. French Fries Potatoes, a blend of partially hydrogenated fat and oil (beef fat and cottonseed oil), may contain dextrose and sodium acid pyrophosphate. Salt Salt. ----- Original Message ----- From: <ChrisMasterjohn@...> < > Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 11:20 AM Subject: Re: Tallow Taste? > In a message dated 1/6/03 9:51:43 AM Eastern Standard Time, paul@... > writes: > > > I just read that Mcs in Canada (not US) uses beef tallow to cook > > french fries, not the unknown - trade secret protected - synthetic & > > vegetable oil blend, that is used here in the US. > > , out of curiosity, where did you read this? Is it on an official > website or anything? > > Chris > > ____ > > " What can one say of a soul, of a heart, filled with compassion? It is a > heart which burns with love for every creature: for human beings, birds, and > animals, for serpents and for demons. The thought of them and the sight of > them make the tears of the saint flow. And this immense and intense > compassion, which flows from the heart of the saints, makes them unable to > bear the sight of the smallest, most insignificant wound in any creature. > Thus they pray ceaselessly, with tears, even for animals, for enemies of the > truth, and for those who do them wrong. " > > --Saint Isaac the Syrian > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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