What's the Best Lard on the Market?

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3 жыл бұрын

Tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges host Bridget Lancaster to a tasting of lard.
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@markswayne6326 3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t needed to buy lard since I started buying large cuts and rendering the trim to make tallow and lard. I chop the trim render it in a dutch oven in my oven at 300. Fish out the cracklings regularly for a clean flavor, leave them in longer for more pronounced flavor. I grind the cracklings and the fat that’s trapped in them into a peanut butter like paste that use to add depth to legumes, soups and stews. It gives a nice roasted meat flavor to things.

@steveskouson9620 2 жыл бұрын

DROOL! Call me over. steve

@reggiedunlop2222 2 жыл бұрын

Great tips Mark…thanks for sharing!

@iwillsinganewsong 3 жыл бұрын

I have friends that raise heritage breed Red Wattle pigs. They render their own lard that is fabulous! It doesn’t taste porky, just light and clean. It makes the best empanadas! Feel like a lucky friend when they gift me a jar of their lard🥰

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

I have read about pig milk cheese. Very, very expensive and supposedly quite delicious.

@marshmutt8975 3 жыл бұрын

I use half lard/half butter for the fat in my biscuits. I feel it gives the best of both worlds-the butter gives good taste but the lard helps with the workability.

@jamie.777 8 күн бұрын

Yummy 😋

@michaelshultz5584 3 жыл бұрын

Love lard! Now also beef tallow - time for you to do a taste test on tallow.

@brokenroadhomestead609 3 жыл бұрын

I’d love to learn more about beef tallow

@Zelmel 3 жыл бұрын

Also suet (unrendered tallow)!

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

@@brokenroadhomestead609 broken rose spear

@AvenueD417 Жыл бұрын

Beef tallow is awesome but very expensive

@zelphiaellerson6283 Жыл бұрын

I confess!!! Just ordered lard from Amazon. Now I can make some REAL southern biscuits!

@X1-487 3 жыл бұрын

They actually zoomed in on the wrong armour lard. The green packaging is their hydrogenated version. On the card it said "armour premium" which is 100% lard and comes in a black package.

@LFalby 3 жыл бұрын

Tenderflake is the best! It makes the most delicious pastry for pies and tarts. Especially butter tarts!

@jrudymorganclark2072 Жыл бұрын

In my hometown down south of the border we always always used lard for everything from frying to cooking there weren't such a thing called vegetable oil olive oil or coconut oil just lard and butter that's it.

@joanzuniga4381 3 жыл бұрын

I have always used Armour because that pretty much is all the grocery store sells. However, i regularly shop at our Hispanic grocery store where i can also purchase fresh lard....and there's nothing like it! I don't see Morell here in the SF Bay Area.

@gregkrekelberg4632 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree. It makes a real (tastable) difference in cooking any Latin or Caribbean food. I don't make carnitas the traditional way, but I do the final fry in fresh lard and it's just great.

@unclesugslooseboootyhole2075 3 жыл бұрын

how long does fresh lard last? how do you store it? thanks!

@airenurse1 3 жыл бұрын

@@unclesugslooseboootyhole2075 You can freeze lard, but I make sure it is in a more air tight bag. We render home grown lard & I use canning jars filled about 1.5" from the top, canning lid and ring. Lasts at about 2 years in a cold freezer (packaged well).

@angellover02171 3 жыл бұрын

America's test kitchen is in Boston so they tend to use what's available in New England/east coast.

@joanzuniga4381 3 жыл бұрын

I keep my fresh lard in the fridge along with my commercial lard. When making tamales lard is a must for that authentic taste and of course smell!

@Jauhara 3 жыл бұрын

I buy leaf lard and render it slowly in the oven with a cup of water. The downside is the amount of time, the upside is all the cracklings.

@floief 3 жыл бұрын

Grandma always said that lard made the very best pie crust. However, it got so she couldn't get it everywhere so she replaced it with shortening (and then taught me how to get the most out of that)

@kenfehr6738 3 жыл бұрын

We used to have a restaurant in Winnipeg called Pure Lard.

@rkr5106 3 жыл бұрын

I wish they'd also included Pure Leaf Lard, available from most butcher shops. Also available in its already-rendered form online.

@airenurse1 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they didn't cover the difference in taste between leaf lard and lard from other parts of the body.

@user-bw7oy7vy2t 5 ай бұрын

LOOK AGAIN-THEY DID!!!

@fredlongino6725 3 жыл бұрын

Make your own it is really easy. I have done it for years. Just find a local small scale pig farmer most will almost give the fat away. Cut it in small pieces and cook at low temp in a slow cooker for hours. Don’t try to rush it. Strain through cheese cloth into canning jars keep in a cool dark place it will last for months.

@tbillyjoeroth Жыл бұрын

totally impractical for most people

@MM-fr9yh 3 жыл бұрын

I love watching your best of's. They're fun and informative.

@lukesmith2725 3 жыл бұрын

Crisco was originally derived from Crystallized Cottonseed Oil. Hence the name: Crisco. They changed the ingredients years ago and now it’s just a combination of manmade laboratory chemicals. Lard is 100% fat from pigs. Lard is a better choice if you want something closer to natural. If you use lard to fry anything it does have a very farm like odor to it which actually smells like a pig pen. Not sure if that’s a selling point or not. I don’t personally care for the smell but the smell isn’t imparted into the food.

@HH-le1vi 2 жыл бұрын

Crisco these days is hydrogenated oils, no chemicals involved.

@marthahoushar5428 2 жыл бұрын

@@HH-le1vi Yes, but which oils? Not to mention that partially hydrogenated anything is extremely bad for you.over time. And it seems as though all pre-packaged foods use it to preserve shelf life.

@Shazam999 2 жыл бұрын

@@marthahoushar5428 Soybean and palm oils.

@titiung 2 жыл бұрын

@@HH-le1vi They are still highly inflammatory for your body. Lard is saturated fat, and saturated fat is HEALTHY.

@HH-le1vi 2 жыл бұрын

@@titiung never said they were healthy or anything. Hydrogenated oils are never good for you

@ramonarodriguez6283 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna have to try Morrell. Lots of Navajos use for our fry bread. Thanks for sharing.

@dawnmichelle4403 3 жыл бұрын

Mmmm...fry bread 🤤

@bobs8831 3 жыл бұрын

I can feel my arteries hardening already. I always have fry bread when traveling through New Mexico.

@msoperator510 3 жыл бұрын

@@bobs8831 Yes, Fry bread, and sopapillas! YUM 😋

@glendamcmahan6307 Ай бұрын

My “go to” is Cooks County. Love the instructions, demonstrations and recipes. Very inspiring and inclusive!

@cdlady54_95 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Crisco move over now! Thank you for sharing and be safe.

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

Crisco is horrible

@PandaBear62573 3 жыл бұрын

I use lard and I've only ever found the Armour brand. Even still it's very hard to find any lard. I have 2 major chain grocery stores within walking distance of my home and only 1 carries lard. I like the Armour brand though. I've made baked goods with it and it didn't leave a porky flavor in my opinion.

@joanwood9480 3 жыл бұрын

I live in the rural south. Wal-Mart carries gallon buckets of lard.

@PandaBear62573 3 жыл бұрын

@@joanwood9480 I live in New York City and there are no Walmart's within the borders of the city. I might be able to find a larger selection of lard if I went to an ethnic grocer but alas there are none near me and quite frankly it's more of pain the get to one than just get the 1 pound block I can find at the supermarket about a 5 minute walk away.

@wendydarling5790 3 жыл бұрын

You can order it from Amazon or Walmart.

@PandaBear62573 3 жыл бұрын

@@wendydarling5790 thanks for the info.

@joanwood9480 3 жыл бұрын

@@PandaBear62573 so sorry.

@melaniecrochets 3 жыл бұрын

I have actually just been pondering on what brand to buy for my quiche crust. Thanks!!!! I’d love to know how pie crust recipes act differently with lard, butter, coconut oil, crisco, or combinations.

@jspicecue1463 3 жыл бұрын

So, when do we get to taste your quiche?

@joanwood9480 3 жыл бұрын

An experience: many years ago my aunt asked my mother why the family would always eat moms pie and not hers. Mom asked her what she used to make her crust. Crisco. Mom always used lard. Her pie crusts were so good, so flaky. Aunts crusts were kind of pasty, and they tasted different

@saladsalad9991 3 жыл бұрын

those biscuits look incredible

@AmericaCirclingTheDrain 5 ай бұрын

Bridgette is so fun. Would it be great to live in a neighborhood where Bridgette lives next door on one side and Julia lived next door on the other?!

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

..and Paula Deen and Martha Stewart across the street. I would gladly gobble up all their mistakes.

@usmcsam4821 3 жыл бұрын

Grew up deprived looks like. Never got to eat "real" store bought lard. My mom and Grandma always had a magical can of lard kept by the stove. I say magical, in that it never seemed to empty, since you put in (fried grease drippings) as much as you took out (solid lard). Just an amazingly simple, never talked about, self sufficient process for everyday use in the kitchen. I love simple things that work great and are free.

@captainamericaamerica8090 3 жыл бұрын

OURS GOT SMELLY AND RANCID IT'S BEST JUST FRESH

@katydidiy 3 жыл бұрын

My dad's mother kept a grease can on her wood cook stove containing both pork and beef fat. She used a wooden handle wrapped with a piece of flannel to apply the fat to the smooth area of the cooktop for making pancakes. My dad says he never had pancakes any better because of the grease made with beef and pork. Good eating if you grew up during the depression. My dad lived to a ripe old age of 90 and was never overweight!

@reggiedunlop2222 2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh the amazing bottomless can of lard! Reminds me of my grandma’s kitchen with her avocado green appliances. Great memories…thanks for sharing!

@user-bw7oy7vy2t 5 ай бұрын

The best !!! Gram rendered her own ! HOMEMADE BREAD FROM HEAVEN!!!

@Username-es1iy 11 ай бұрын

I just cooked some prime ny steak strips both in medium rare and… lord forgive me… well done temperatures 😭 …. and after trying both I have to say both were amazing and flavorful. Snow cap lard went in with a spoon full of diced garlic and few shakes of rosemary. Steak was pre seasoned with fresh crushed sea salt and white pepper rubbed in and sides were sautéed asparagus and French onions and whole skin mashed potatoes NO gravy just extra ghee butter

@Globalfoodbook1 3 жыл бұрын

Looks really nice and tasty. Happy to watch

@steveskouson9620 2 жыл бұрын

Or, if you live in the Phoenix Az area, you can go to Ranch market, and get the fat rendered out of pork cracklings, that has also been used to make Carnitas. Second best to Bacon Grease, (notice the Capitalization) the best flavor of the whole bunch. (Well, not for a cherry pie crust, but KILLER in an Apple Pie Crust!) steve

@RopeJon 3 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this channel! Ya’ll should do a video on butter

@RosyRosie42 3 жыл бұрын

Why am I suddenly very tempted to add bacon to my next apple pie? 🤔😋

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

Bacon pert'ner is delish on anything.

@xadam2dudex 2 ай бұрын

Problem finding lard and then finding it without additives is impossible

@Vanilla-jd1ez 2 ай бұрын

My grandparents used lard and lived to their high 90s. My parents used margarine and vegetable oil and didn't make it to 70 and had very poor heath. I'm going back to the old ways, beef and green veggies cooked in lard!

@baseboned 3 жыл бұрын

12 dollars for a pound of fat?!?!? no way in hell.

@adizzmal 3 жыл бұрын

I think in general the whole “fat is bad” is starting to calm down.

@JohnLight1 3 жыл бұрын

It depends on the fat. Some is good, some is bad.

@Isengrim_II 3 жыл бұрын

Animal fat specifically

@sophieg8522 3 жыл бұрын

It's about time. It was never fat and cholesterol causing issues - it was sugar.

@wildkeith 2 жыл бұрын

Saturated fat is the one that’s bad for you.

@sophieg8522 2 жыл бұрын

@@wildkeith no dear. Do your research. Saturated animal fat is healthy and beneficial. We have all been lied to by big pharma. Look up weston a price, paul saladino...etc. sat fat and cholesterol are needed for good health.

@DigbyOdel-et3xx 3 ай бұрын

Crisco was developed lubricate military machines and guns. Same goes with Canola oil..... We have been told to eat industrial lubricants.

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

primarily also as a frying alternative for certain religious.

@cdnsoul5808 3 жыл бұрын

How did Tenderflake do on the taste test? How did it rate compared to those other brands?

@spencerbowman8052 3 жыл бұрын

the US Dream lard was $11 vs $1.69 for the supermarket, i doubt it can be worth 10x the price

@bryanyazzie3552 2 жыл бұрын

snow cap is the og

@rap31264 3 жыл бұрын

Manteca!

@jhpfmj 4 ай бұрын

the easiest for me to obtain is Armour. And since I don't bake. it is great.

@barcham 3 жыл бұрын

Nah. Nothing can beat TENDERFLAKE. I've been using that my entire life, and my mother used it before me. I will never use anything else. Not to mention that none of the others in this test are available in Canada, whereas we can get Tenderflake in any grocery store at any time. LOL

@debradowling800 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that a southern brand? Feel like I've heard the name but never seen it in stores in the northeast.

@debradowling800 3 жыл бұрын

@@sandrah7512 thank's for letting me know.

@user-bw7oy7vy2t 5 ай бұрын

NEVER TOO OLD TO TRY SOMETHING NEW!!!! OR ARE YOU???

@barcham 5 ай бұрын

@@user-bw7oy7vy2t There is nothing 'new' that can compete with Tenderflake lard. When perfection has been achieved, why continue looking?

@BellefontePerson 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever put butter on a poptart? It's so frickin' good. Have you ever put butter on a poptart? If you haven't then I think you should.

@jimjordan5630 3 жыл бұрын

Always have! Delicious!

@fourthgirl 3 жыл бұрын

That's the only way to eat a Pop tart.

@madmh6421 5 ай бұрын

I have found that Armor from the grocery store is already on the verge of turning rancid when I get it home, pot porky, but rancid. You may have better luck in your area.

@markbeck6866 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, but you mentioned cathead biscuits. I can't find a reference to this. Please enlighten me.

@seecanon5840 2 жыл бұрын

No hydrogenation. The water in butter can be rendered out to make butter oil or ghee. Just remember that water makes your food moister.

@deeramos9416 2 жыл бұрын

We use Morrell in making tortillas. This is great info

@marym434 5 ай бұрын

I've been dying to make homemade tortillas and finally bought Goya lard. Does anyone like or dislike the Goya lard?

@travislamarrsimpson6269 2 жыл бұрын

Sooooooo... Lard... I have not used it, but my mother did. Crisco was the brand she used as well as their veg oil. I love Crisco for their oils, especially their canola and their tri-blend of veg, canola and corn oil. I have not looked to see or try to f8nd their lard. Based on this test, I guess now that for the price, the

@teresaroubal7237 3 жыл бұрын

Best lard is one you get from your own PIG

@Mr.MustardCooks-zm8qx 7 ай бұрын

I use Morrell for deep frying all the time!

@RaymondCore Жыл бұрын

Lard for stir-fry/baking, butter for saute', and olive oil for salads and where its taste is expected.

@hasturthekinginyellow5003 Жыл бұрын

The one you can get with the butcher: dirt cheap and just as good as the best in the supermarket.

@davidcibrian548 2 жыл бұрын

Lard is excellent for frying chicken.

@asherdog9248 Жыл бұрын

I thought the FDA banned hydrogenated oils in food for good in 2021, yet I still see hydroginated lard listed as an ingredient in 2023.

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

religious aspect

@alexijenkins8124 2 жыл бұрын

low key disappointed that she’s not tasting spoonfuls of lard

@candaceaustin4258 3 жыл бұрын

Lard does not soak into donuts. Its only cooking ingredient that becomes an oil after heated. I won't use any other for donuts & bisquits.

@nodescriptionavailable3842 2 жыл бұрын

Bacon grease go boom

@tom_something 3 жыл бұрын

Years ago, Alton Brown said that lard doesn't make food taste like pork. Then I went out and bought some lard, used it for something, and in the end it was definitely porky. But I do remember it was Armour. And here I just thought I had a particularly sensitive palate.

@mele2904 2 жыл бұрын

That brand smells like a cafo farm when I tried to cook with it. But I have a sensitive palette. Sometimes called super taster. American lard is adulterated garbage. It can be blended with vegetable fats and not be required to list on the ingredient list. UK pork/lard is far superior.

@user-bw7oy7vy2t 5 ай бұрын

Pay attention!!!

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

In 60 years we (the family) have never had the porky taste. Pillsbury still uses it in their frozen pie crust.

@tom_something Ай бұрын

@@wmpetroff2307 but can I assume it isn't Armor brand?

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

@@tom_something we still use Armour, White Cap and local Mexican fresh made lard.

@thihal123 3 жыл бұрын

Lordy Lordy! Or is that Lardy Lardy! Lol

@helenhebert7127 3 жыл бұрын

In my neighborhood people make their own Manteca.

@personalitymanager1580 3 жыл бұрын

I would like to know which lard is not hydrogenated and where to buy it. I know morrel is so that one is out for me.

@Dragon-Slay3r Жыл бұрын

Snow lard is the best as the brontosaurus back curl can't get away now 👽

@cathys949 6 ай бұрын

The best lard is the local freshly rendered lard you buy at your local butcher shop.

@majahanson311 3 жыл бұрын

At least in the video, it seems like the supermarket brands are always hydrogenated

@MMuraseofSandvich 3 жыл бұрын

Shortening was marketed as a "healthy" replacement for lard, at least until trans fatty acids became widely known. I've used coconut oil in pie crusts before, which sort of works but slumps a bit.

@wmpetroff2307 Ай бұрын

It is good but lard is best.

@paullopez6620 4 ай бұрын

My 90 year old mother and I used lard.

@luciavasile2895 Жыл бұрын

You all need to start do more videos about ketovore/carnivore recipes,becouse now days everyone wake up and find out that all those bad oils and american crap, junk, and toxic food that american heart asociation and diabetic asociation they poison us for the past 50 years. I cook with becon fat,ghee and lard now and all my health issues went away. I learn so much from dr. Berry D Ken ( youtube videos ). I stop eating grains,sugary fruits and i stop eating starching veggies too. God bless dr. Berry.

@chefdingo 3 жыл бұрын

My problem with lard is the horrible preservatives used in almost all of them, and I make a damn good all butter pie crust.

@jareknowak8712 3 жыл бұрын

You can make Your own lard at home, its simple.

@tectorgorch8698 3 жыл бұрын

Here in SoCal, it's got to be Farmer John in the red box.

@lindapugh4778 3 жыл бұрын

Hi!

@miscueify 3 жыл бұрын

My grandmother always used REX, I don’t think it’s around anymore though

@sweeney60 3 жыл бұрын

Where is the recipe for these biscuits??? I want these so bad!

@jaylove5555 5 ай бұрын

But mama's little baby loves ahorting bread. Oh lard what imadonna do?

@TrishLester Жыл бұрын

Maybe lard needs re-branding! When the kiwi first came on the scene in America, it was entitled "Chinese Gooseberry." After they renamed the little brown fuzzy fruits, people started buying!

@kilaliam671 2 жыл бұрын

lard isnt as bad as people thought it was however I would think hydrogenated would be worse for you

@deborahshallin5843 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I had no idea about lard vs Crisco. I feel guilty about vetoes my mother in law about buying lard for our biscuits in 1986

@camillewing656 3 жыл бұрын

You should!! LOL!!

@draco139 3 жыл бұрын

Live in Los Angeles, except for Armour, never heard of any of these brands. Mostly find Farmer John here. Or fresh lard at the Mexican markets.

@joanzuniga4381 3 жыл бұрын

Fresh lard can't be beat! We get ours at Cardenas here on the West Coast!

@vinstinct 3 жыл бұрын

Same here in OC. Only ever see Farner John or Mexican Market fresh lard.

@yehmiyah 2 жыл бұрын

Super

@marycosentino6363 3 жыл бұрын

Can you recommend a good nonstick bunt pan please .

@LambentLark 3 жыл бұрын

That tastes like grandma's cooking!

@TWMAC2011 2 жыл бұрын

When we moved to the country, 40 years ago, we tried raising pigs for a few years. Rendered my own lard back then and 'discovered' it made the best pie crust ever. Old timers already knew this. Even used it for some cookies. Then it got a bad reputation ~ so it was 'better' to use the veggie brands. Then we learned hydrogenated was awful for us. Full circle again.

@louellasiemens4284 3 жыл бұрын

How about Tenderflake in Canada?

@ked7221 3 жыл бұрын

Are these all leaf lard??

@jareknowak8712 3 жыл бұрын

Quite a huge difference in price.

@captainamericaamerica8090 3 жыл бұрын

LARD IS GREAT

@Scott_Atlanta 3 жыл бұрын

I’d prefer to know Lan’s favorite lard.

@Brian-ug3el 3 жыл бұрын

I thought that ATK had recommended Dietrich's Meats and Country Store for lard in the past.

@Rhaspun 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a problem with picking a new favorite.

@Brian-ug3el 3 жыл бұрын

@@Rhaspun No, this is a review of supermarket lard, so they don't compare them with the old recommended. Just wondering if I should stop going to Dietrich's. I guess I could try the new pick, but I've been happy with the old, so I don't know if I will bother.