EPIC Beef Tallow, Grass-Fed, Keto Friendly, Whole30, 11oz Jar

I bought this and ended up discovering two uses for it: as a skin moisturizer and for cooking. I used it for cooking at first and I loved the flavor it added to the dishes I cooked. The texture and appearance was solid at first (when stored in the fridge) but then when set in a heated pan it turned into a fatty liquid. Cooking ability was great! I simply scooped it out of the jar, weighed / measured it out, and set it in the pan. Very easy to use. It's a fat of course, so in terms of cleanliness it does have an oily residue. If you get it on your hands it's quite oily. A friend of mine from Poland recommended I look into applying this as a moisturizer, which I questioned at first... But after a week of applying this to my face I noticed a DRASTIC improvement of my skin tone and health. I smelled kind of like beef for a while though so... Use this as a beauty product at your own discretion haha...

I used this for a little bit bt the smell just didn’t seem to go away no matter how much I rendered it so I went with another brand bt I would say if you just want this for cooking it’s an amazing product

This is one of the best grocery items I’ve purchased in a while. The quality is consistently great, and it’s become a must-have in my kitchen. Whether I use it in recipes or enjoy it on its own, it always delivers in taste and freshness. The packaging is convenient, and it has a long shelf life, which is a big plus. Highly recommend adding this to your regular shopping list!

Given the wide ranging reviews and the fact that the product is non-refundable, I felt it could go either way for me. But I took the chance.Leaking, unsealed jars: If your's arrives this way, contact Amazon. It IS a food product after all. Maybe with enough complaints about unsealed and leaking jars, Amazon can intervene on the buyers behalf. I was all set to lodge a complaint (a complaint, not just asking for a refund) about the inconsistency in product integrity but I cannot as my jar arrived sealed and vacuumed with two layers of bubble wrap.Color of the tallow: My jar is not as pale as the seller pics but not as yellow as posted reviews. This is also an unbleached product, clearly stated. Too, different cameras, monitors, etc. show color so many different ways.More liquified than solid: The top half of my jar was more liquidy than the bottom half. It's a fat. At room temp and warmer I guess I would expect that. I remixed the entire jar. No issues.Grainy, not smooth: It does look grainy for sure. I bought it mostly for skin care. Though it looks grainy, there is no grit at all. It melts nice and smooth on the skin so I'm sure it would in a pan too.Smell/odor: It's undeodorized cow fat. It does have an amount of odor. I call it "slight". After a minute or two I couldn't smell it on my skin. I'm not saying I'd slather it on for date night lol but the odor just is what it is.Expiration date: My jar is Jan 2025. If using for cooking that is plenty of time to use the jar. For skin care... I'll find out. I'm refrigerating my jar.It's my first jar so I cannot compare it to previous purchases. I do wonder if others have bought bleached, deodorized products, tallow that's been whipped smooth, or in some way are not comparing apples to apples. All in all this is a good product in my opinion. I'll probably start cooking with it as well.

Good tallow. Used for cooking as well as cosmetic DIY stuff for skin care. I've enjoyed this brand in the past. Not strong odor.

Tallow arrived fine in 2 days (Prime), 10:30am, Fri, 08Jul2016. I cooked fried chicken with it 10 hours later (8:30pm, 08Jul2016). I am writing this review about 10pm, 08Jul2016.Let me say right up front, it didn't smell or taste beefy at all. BUT, it did make my food taste funny (down right disgustingly nasty). Keep reading, it gets better...I only ordered this tallow because I ran out of my favorite organic lard (pig fat) (Tendergrass Farms), and the lard won't arrive for another week or so (non Prime item). Because, the tallow was 2-day Prime, I figured i would take a chance and use the tallow as a quick substitute for the lard to make my delicious fried chicken. That was a VERY VERY BAD idea.Two issues... (smoke point, and taste)The Jar says "high smoke point." Me being me, I tested that statement. Most online smoke point charts list the beef tallow smoke point ranging from 400°-420°F (204-216°C). This product smoked pretty heavily at 360°F (182°C). Personally, i don't consider 360°F a high smoke point. Given the 40°F difference between 360° and the 400°F temp; I wonder, is there something non organic added to this tallow that caused it to smoke so early? Who knows? On a side note, I cook my fried chicken between 335-350°F.Issue 2... (flavor/taste)Although the chicken came out crispy and nicely browned, the taste of the chicken was disgusting. It literally tasted like the smell of furniture polish. If that sounds odd, then imagine the smell of furniture polish, now "mentally" put it in your mouth. Yes, that's what the tallow made my chicken taste like. I forced down one piece of chicken (because it cost money), but threw the second piece in the trash. I couldn't stomach that disgusting flavor anymore. Dude, what is up with your Tallow? Instead of beef tallow, it should be called "beef foul o'" That was really bad stuff.I'll have to write this off as a $15 loss. I will wait for my favorite lard to arrive, which always makes my chicken and other meats come out tender, juicy and delicious, like no other oil can do (so far).You've been WARNED!!

This is the best stuff to use on your face to keep it moisturized. I've been using this for a year or more and I can really see, and feel, the difference it makes. Way better than expensive face serums that contain ingredients I can't pronounce. Great product!

Epic makes great products and this is cetrainly one of them.