Tallow
noun
A type of hard fat obtained from animals, especially suited for use in cooking or making candles.
She decided to use tallow instead of vegetable oil for frying.
Often appears as...
- tallow candle
- beef tallow
noun
The creamy substance that rises to the top when meat broth is cooled.
Skim off the tallow that has solidified at the top of the container of beef broth.
Often appears as...
- tallow broth
- stir in tallow
Usage tips
Cooking
noun
A type of hard fat obtained from animals, especially suited for use in cooking or making candles.
She decided to use tallow instead of vegetable oil for frying.
Often appears as...
- tallow candle
- beef tallow
noun
The creamy substance that rises to the top when meat broth is cooled.
Skim off the tallow that has solidified at the top of the container of beef broth.
Often appears as...
- tallow broth
- stir in tallow
Usage tips
Cooking
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Cooking Usage
Tallow is often used for high-heat cooking like frying, due to its high smoke point.
He used beef tallow for deep-frying the potatoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Candle Material
Historically, tallow was commonly used to make candles before paraffin wax became popular.
The tallow candles gave a soft glow to the old room.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Origin
Tallow specifically refers to fat from cattle or sheep, not pigs or plants.
She prefers sheep tallow for her recipes.
Pro Tip 1/3Cooking Usage
Tallow is often used for high-heat cooking like frying, due to its high smoke point.
He used beef tallow for deep-frying the potatoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Candle Material
Historically, tallow was commonly used to make candles before paraffin wax became popular.
The tallow candles gave a soft glow to the old room.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Origin
Tallow specifically refers to fat from cattle or sheep, not pigs or plants.
She prefers sheep tallow for her recipes.
Pro Tip 1/3Cooking Usage
Tallow is often used for high-heat cooking like frying, due to its high smoke point.
He used beef tallow for deep-frying the potatoes.
Pro Tip 2/3Candle Material
Historically, tallow was commonly used to make candles before paraffin wax became popular.
The tallow candles gave a soft glow to the old room.
Pro Tip 3/3Animal Origin
Tallow specifically refers to fat from cattle or sheep, not pigs or plants.
She prefers sheep tallow for her recipes.
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Video examples
Wade Davis: The...
our direct ancestors had already, and for 5,000 years, been crawling into the belly of the earth, where in the light of the flickers of tallow candles, they had brought into being the great art of the Upper Paleolithic. And I spent two months in the caves of southwest France
Video examples
Wade Davis: The...
our direct ancestors had already, and for 5,000 years, been crawling into the belly of the earth, where in the light of the flickers of tallow candles, they had brought into being the great art of the Upper Paleolithic. And I spent two months in the caves of southwest France
Example 1 of 1
Quote examples
Harry Houdini
Hungarian Entertainer
To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm.
Quote examples
Harry Houdini
Hungarian Entertainer
To cause the face to appear in a mass of flame make use of the following: mix together thoroughly petroleum, lard, mutton tallow and quick lime. Distill this over a charcoal fire, and the liquid which results can be burned on the face without harm.
Example 1 of 1
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