What do you do with trimmed beef fat?

[Mosca]

Like from brisket, or in this case a strip loin?

I've always thrown it away, but the last time, last week, I figured I'd ask here, so I tossed it in a ziplock and threw it in the freezer, then forgot to ask.

So I'm asking now: is there any use for it?

[Panhead John]

Save it to add to a pot of beans.....or add it to your pot to make a beef broth. Render the fat and add it to your oil for frying.

[JCGrill]

Get a lot of it saved up and render it in a slow cooker. Pour it into a quart jar and put it in the refrigerator. Cook with it, especially if you are making anything with beef or potatoes.

[rickgregory]

Render it or, if you grind your own burger mix, save it for use there if your meat selection looks a little low in fat content.

[DavidNorcross]

Render it or, if you grind your own burger mix, save it for use there if your meat selection looks a little low in fat content.

Do you ever freeze it to grind and use in burgers?

[mnavarre]

I've got a gallon ziplock bag in the freezer just for this.

[SheilaAnn]

Render the fat and make French fries or compliment a lean grind.

[SheilaAnn]

Or a savory pie crust

[RustyHaines]

Now we're talkin' ! Makes the best pie crust ever IMHO. With all the fat cutting out of our diets we are all doing there are just times when you need to indulge.

[rickgregory]

Do you ever freeze it to grind and use in burgers?

Yep

[Henrik]

Like others have said: either grind it and use when making burger patties (70/30 meat to fat ratio), or render it down to make your own beef tallow. Very easy, and oh so tasty!

[SheilaAnn]

I wash tallow about 3 times and make my own moisturizer.

[JimLinebarger]

Make tallow since we use chuck roll/clod with prime rib for our burgers.

[Ahumadora]

If you havve an offset cooker and the firebox is rusty melt the fat over the firebox each time you use it. It will form a hard carbon cap that lasts better than any paint.
Or I also use fat for starting the fire on the parrilla.

[Henrik]

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