Stellar - Beef Tallow - 100% Grass-Fed & Finished - Good for Cooking, Baking and Frying - Food Grade - 5 LBS

I need to check again if there is any of the expected tallow scent in the raw material, but I made the loveliest tallow lotion recently. I was planning to make a new set of tallow balm, but the temps are warm enough already that it was pretty soft out of the container. I melted it (unnecessarily) and whipped it with some grapeseed oil and added some lavender tea tree oil (rosalina EO). It was so soft at room temp that I moved it from a salve tin to a lotion bottle and it's been amazing - smells lovely, a small dollop covers considerable ground and it helps heal work roughened hands and prevent the pickers in my family from messing with their skin. In the winter I'll probably need to move it back to a tin, but for now we have a lovely lotion. I look forward to testing the tallow for frying soon. I've hated using it in the past due to the scent / flavor of my homemade tallow.

Fast shipping. If you look at how the lid has a zip around it, just get it started and it will come off. The next time, the lid will come off easily. You may have to use a knife or scissors to release the tab at first. The actual lard is top quality. I have been experimenting with it to see how it can replace oil or butter.For oil, it's a good replacement for frying french fries in deep fat or for frying beef patties in a skillet. In my opinion, it's not good for pork sausage patties as the tallow lends a beef flavor to the sausage patties and the gravy you may make from the drippings. I prefer the pork taste in that instance.For butter, I don't think it's a good substitute for butter. I made biscuits with it and prefer butter for the fat that is cut into the flour.My husband like eggs fried in it. I prefer bacon grease or butter for frying eggs. It definitely has a mild beef flavor.Based on what I have learned so far, I won't be using it for cookies, cakes, pie crusts, etc. to substitute for butter in those baked goods. So, it's basically for potatoes or for frying beef patties or crumbles for a recipe.

Excellent product, excellent taste. A very pure and consistent tallow, no odd deposits or oil streaks.Odor, let’s talk about the smell. In my experience, all beef tallow has a strong smell when heated up for cooking with. My wife does not like the smell. I do like it! Think it smells great! Of all the beef tallows I have tried, this has the least beefy odor.You haven’t had a proper fried egg until you’ve fried it in this tallow, amazing!

So trying to get a refund is virtually impossible for this tallow. I’ll be honest I haven’t opened the bucket and it’s completely sealed, but I immediately after removing it from the Amazon box I noticed the bucket was half empty. I wasn’t too concerned about the oversized bucket except that when I weighed it , it only weighed in at 4.4 lbs and that includes the weight of the bucket itself. I payed almost 50 bucks for what was suppose to be 5lbs of tallow. Instead I got probably about 4 lbs once removed from the hefty container it comes in. I couldn’t be more disappointed. I will not be ordering this item again. What a rip off.

I use this for making tallow balms. There is a little bit of a beef smell that I don’t necessarily want in the balms, so I purifying it in hot salt water before using in balms. Very good quality!

My wife and I completely stopped using vegetable and peanut oil. We only cook with coconut oil and this beef tallow. We’ve been ordering this product for a while now and enjoy cooking with. Eating healthy is great!

I had to level up to the 5 lb bucket because I was going through 2 lb buckets so quickly. I eat it straight out of the bucket.

This organic 100 percent grass fed and finished beef tallow is an excellent product. A fair price for a quality product with health benefits.It is clear, pure and does not have a strong unpleasant smell. I find the smell quite appetizing, in fact. It fries beautifully with a great crust. The taste is somewhat neutral in my opinion, which brings out the flavor of the food without overwhelming it. That’s a good thing!I would have given it five stars and the reason I didn’t is because of other factors unrelated to the quality of the product. The top of the tub was and is extremely difficult to open. I struggled with it for a few minutes. These type of tubs are problematic. When I finally got it opened, the fat was all gathered on one side, which indicated that it had been exposed to warm temperatures that melted it, and then when it solidified, it settled all to one side of the tub, possibly resulting from being tilted or stored on its side. All saturated fat will melt in warmer temperatures, but I wondered at what temperature it was exposed to, for how long, and if that affected the quality of the product inside this plastic tub. It was probably more an issue in transport and shipping than anything having to do with the manufacturing of the product.The other issue was that it left a very thick aftertaste on the tongue and palate, even though I had drained any excess fat off the food. That feeling seemed to linger. It may have been more an issue of the type of food which was battered, than the tallow itself. When frying fresh tortilla chips, it didn’t seem to exhibit the same problem. Therefore, I would be selective of the foods with which to use this product. I had hoped to use it for most of my frying needs, eliminating the need to purchase other healthy oils, like organic Avacado oil because beef tallow has added nutrients.I did ask for a refund from Amazon based on these issues that I’ve mentioned, but would consider giving it another try in the future.With better quality control of shipment and packaging, these issues can be eliminated. I would still highly recommend this product as a much better alternative to seed oils. Be careful when opening that lid.