Beef Tallow

As demand for petroleum based products are on the high, demand for biodiesel is also on the rise. The more biodiesel we produce, the more we need to look into feedstock issues and diversify the portfolio of available feedstock. The more expansive and renewable the feedstock is, the safer and more secure we can be [...]

Plenty of simple and ready-made ingredients and soap recipes make soap making look damn easy. It is not so. To those who have been there (and done it), soap making is a complex process that can take a hell a lot of time if you do not know the nuances and problems involved. On the [...]

“Any of us would kill a cow, rather than not have beef” – Samuel Johnson, English writer. America has a years-long love affair with red meat. From the early years of the American colonization to the present, beef has been one of the top five food items consumed by Americans. As far as statistics goes, [...]

Making aromatic and rich lather soaps with fanciful soap recipes are a fad these days. But there was a time when soap making was done from available materials. A time when even Robinson Crusoes could make soaps with wood from ashes, fat from animals and using utensils made of clay or wood. Then, soap making [...]

Soap making is a hobby with many nowadays. People even gift homemade soaps as a personal token of their affection. Above all, soaps made by you or your family members, are highly customized (personalized) to suit your interests with regard to color, scent and texture. Many people also make extra income out of soap making. [...]

Biodiesel is gaining importance as an alternative fuel all over the world. Thanks to the rise in oil prices and the often-occurring rifts between the middle-east oil giants and other countries, petroleum-based products are becoming too expensive to the over-consumptive western world. Biofuel is a sustainable and long-standing renewable alternative to this issue. But what [...]

Grass fed or grain fed, what is the big deal, you might say. No, it is not an easy take. Grass fed beef is extremely different from its industrially-raised, grain fed counterpart. The beef raised in organic ways produces healthy tallow compared to the one raised with preventatives, pesticides and through inorganic means.
Beef has been [...]

Beef has met with a lot of bad reputation recently. The animal fat has been abhorred by millions on account of the projected health hazards it may cause when consumed or used by humans. Reasons: High saturated fats, low polyunsaturated fatty acids, high risk of cholesterol and arteriosclerosis. Health hazards apart, beef has been in [...]

Since the advancement of civilization, advent of factories and refinement of food products, we  started sermonizing on the evils of harder oils and fats. Animal fat was shunned on account of its high content of saturated fats and low ratio of polyunsaturated fats. Traditional foods and cooking recipes were termed hazardous to health and a [...]

The Federal Energy Policy Act, passed in August 2005, has accelerated the biodiesel revolution in the country to a phenomenal extent. According to the bill, the United States is to set a new standard to itself and use 7 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2012. The said year is not far away and the [...]