Time to make tallow

Dana89 · Dec 21, 2021

I have always wanted to try making a loaf with some tallow in a but the only 2 grocery store clerks I asked said it was against regulations and the cost compared to
lard is crazy. What are the differences lard for those who have tried it? Or is Ladka.

That is a lovely name BTW

AliOop · Dec 21, 2021

For me, tallow makes a harder, slightly more cleansing bar than lard. It also isn't quite as slow-moving as lard, although it is not a fast mover compared to CO or pomace. It is fantastic combined with lard and a bit of CO/PKO, a soft oil, and some form of sugar.

Ugeauxgirl · Dec 21, 2021

Dana89 said:
I have always wanted to try making a loaf with some tallow in a but the only 2 grocery store clerks I asked said it was against regulations and the cost compared to
lard is crazy. What are the differences lard for those who have tried it? Or is Ladka. That is a lovely name BTW

It has a creamy lather that I just love. I put some in nearly every batch I make. I don't know what the difference is exactly but I can tell when a bar doesn't have it.

Ladka · Dec 21, 2021

AliOop said:
I'm guessing that was an auto-correct error, as Ladka isn't recognized by our US-English dictionaries. Sorry!

Time to enter it in your dictionaries Haha

AliOop · Dec 21, 2021

I don't filter mine, other than pouring it through a fine-mesh stainless steel strainer after the initial rendering. That gets out the big particles. Then I do successive cleanings like @Ladka described, scraping the yucky stuff off the bottom.

When we had chickens, they got the cracklins and the scrapings. Let me tell you, they LOVED that stuff, especially during the winter months when they needed more calories to stay warm. Now that we are chicken-less, I toss all scrapings and cracklins into the recycled food container in my fridge that holds the used cooking oils that aren't good for rendering. When that container gets full, it goes out in the bin on trash collection day, and the process starts over with another recycled container in the fridge. This keeps the stink and mess out of my garbage can.