Rendered my own tallow for the first time last weekend

I always bought the pre-packaged stuff from the restaurant supply because I figured it wasn't worth the hassle. But after I got a 20 pound bag of beef fat trimmings for free from a local farm, I figured why not try it myself. The smell alone in my shop was worth the effort, but the texture came out way cleaner too. Has anyone else found a difference in quality between home-rendered and store-bought tallow?

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ross.jason19d ago

Read somewhere that home rendered tallow has a way higher smoke point than store bought.

the_cora19d ago

Doubt it. Rendered fat is rendered fat.