Nicole Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 I bought beef drippings, and just started seasoning my pans with them, when I realized: wait a minute! What is the difference between lard and beef drippings? And can I have it? From a google search it sounds like drippings are what you get after it's been cooked, but that made me suspicious of the cooking process used to make the drippings... I bought it in a tub... I didn't gather the drippings myself; so how do I know whether vegetable oils or anything else was used in the cooking process? I do know that it is made in New Zealand (where I live) and that means that it will be drippings from grass fed cows because that is pretty much the meat we grow here by default. Does anyone know anything about this and whether it's safe to eat the drippings? Or to season my pans with it? I would hate to find out that it was kind of a trick and not actually a good fat. Also, it says on the container that it is cold rendered...? The ingredients say 100% beef drippings. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Lard is from pork from what I know. I have always thought of beef drippings as that yummy stuff you get when you roast a chunk of lovely roasted beef. Is there a phone number or website on the package? I have no clue what cold rendered means. I am very curious about all of this and I want some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Yes, there is a website and I rang it... But it's Saturday here so no answer... Darn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Oh darn. I think it will be fine because of what the ingredients list says. I am curious though so be sure to report back. Off to google cold rendering. If I find something interesting, I'll come back and let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted January 12, 2013 Moderators Share Posted January 12, 2013 From what I can see on Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dripping - beef drippings are probably okay. Basically beef parts/fat and salt. But check to see if there are more ingredients and if they are compliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 But check to see if there are more ingredients and if they are compliant. Thank you! I think I will just hold off on using it, and hold off on seasoning my cast iron pans with it, until I am able to reach them on the phone. I shall report back for sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 Solved! It's Monday now (in New Zealand) so my husband called the company to ask what goes into production. Apparently it is only beef and is processed by boiling the meat to get to the fat. There are no additives, oils, or other funny business involved in the process…. Just cow and water… At least for this company! This label just said beef drippings as the ingredients, so I think that if a company did put other things like salt, or vegetable oil, or anything else; that they would likely list it in the ingredients even if they were not directly put in the container, but rather got there through the processing. That is my assumption. It was definitely worth checking for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan W Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Best news ever and how cool that you investigated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsteen Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 When I boil the beef bones for bone broth, I get loads of fat. I love it. I save it and use it in cooking a lot, it adds such a rich flavour. i suppose this is the same thing only on a commercial scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praxisproject Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 What brand is it Nicole? Just in case we can get it here, over the ditch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenderbender Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 So I guess it is what us country bumpkins would called rendered beef suet.... I, like Susan, always referred to " drippings" as the fond or carmalized juices that collect at the bottom of the pan that make " pan gravy" ( if anyone is interested,a sauce is made from stock or broth of other flavorful liquids, while a gravy can only be called a gravy if it is made from the " drippings" at the bottom of the pan that "whatever" was roasted in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 I, like Susan, always referred to " drippings" as the fond or carmalized juices that collect at the bottom of the pan that make " pan gravy" Yes, that is what I call drippings too! But I'm from America originally, so maybe it's different lingo here. I've been here almost s decade and I'm still surprised by the things I learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 What brand is it Nicole? Just in case we can get it here, over the ditch The brand is Farmland Foods Limited; made in Wanganui New Zealand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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