Is there any way to get cheap, economical beef tallow?

Geez, the wife pays more than that getting it from PaleoValley.
Allegedly grass fed, etc.

Are you planning a diddy party?

Google is your friend. Query beef tallow 50 lb. A cursory search reveals Walmart.com Beef Tallow 50 lb Bulk Foodservice Food Grade for $155 plus tax, free shipping. That's under "$3.50" a pound padnuh.

I can't vouch for the quality, and I've read criticisms the cheap tallow tastes like soap, which makes sense, because one can use it to manufacture soap. Remember that part of Fight Club where the guy was making upscale soap from liposuction fat?

I use Colorado craft beef tallow, you can get it on Amazon.

I mean...if you're willing. Find a cook off where they are doing brisket. Ask for their cut off fat. Render down into tallow.


Cheap as free

Local butcher sells beef fat trimmings for next to nothing. Maybe $8 for a 10 pound bag.


I run it through a grinder so it'll render faster, put it in a pot and put in oven on 200 degrees for 8 hours, strain and strain, jar it. I can get 3 quart jars from 1 bag. Definitely the cheapest way and super easy to do.

3 pounds?
I’ve got a quart jar in the fridge from my last brisket that might last me another 6 months

Man I'm brainstorming. I wouldn't give it up for sure but...maybe a long shot. Do one where they are cooking enough and you might have a chance

Check with butchers, ask for fat trimmings and/or suet. Very easy to render at home, get a fine mesh strainer and some cheesecloth to strain and jars to store. You can even use the extra fat left over from cooking 73/27% ground beef if you're so inclined.

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It still blows my mind that people buy bacon grease. My grandmother (and mother for that matter) would probably whip my arse if I told them I bought bacon grease.

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20 years ago, I wouldn't have done it, but I don't eat as much bacon anymore.
I like fried potatoes, green tomatoes and eggs cooked in bacon grease though.