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I have a jar of grass-fed rendered tallow from bone broth. Fat floats, so there's a huge fat layer, but as it gets closer to the bottom, there's bone marrow as well as bits of meat, and a little bit of aqueous bone broth, all of which are held completely in anaerobic conditions, since the fat is on top.

Will this keep indefinitely in the fridge...?

flag	asked Apr 4 2012 at 21:40 Knarf 4,003●1●7●19

I have always consumed mine (about 1.5 cups) before the week is out! Anyone suspect this fat is loaded with delicious fat soluble vitamins, more so than regular tallow from hard kidney fat? – PaleoMouth Apr 5 2012 at 11:36

Jen · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-05 02:02:33Z UTC

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When I make bone broth I cool it then remove the fat layer in pieces, give it a quick cold water rinse and pat dry with paper towel before placing in an air tight glass container. This seems to keep well for a couple weeks in the fridge, but since I make so much broth I tend to discard it every so often. I've been toting with the idea of freezing it...

answered Apr 5 2012 at 2:02

Jen
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	My wife and I always make the broth, put it in fridge over night, skim the fat off in the morning, then re-heat it enough so it turns liquid. We pour this liquid into ice-cube bags, and put them in the freezer. Makes it easy to portion out when you need it, and keeps for a very long time. :-) – Alex Apr 5 2012 at 16:04
	Hm I see. I should maybe invest in some ice cube trays. I've got a huge kimchee size thingy of tallow from my perpetual bone broth. All good ideas. Thanks for the suggestions everyone! – Knarf Apr 5 2012 at 17:49

Richard N · Answer 2 · 2012-04-04 23:30:12Z UTC

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Heat it up (steam it) every week or so to kill anything potentially growing in it and it will be good when you want to use it.

answered Apr 4 2012 at 23:30

Richard N
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Sara S. · Answer 3 · 2012-04-04 22:53:56Z UTC

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No, it won't. Usually mine lasts about a week before it starts smelling off. All the more reason to use it up!

answered Apr 4 2012 at 22:53

Sara S.
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Rendered Tallow

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