Suet Question?

[joej627]

Hey guys,

somewhat new to all this but i'm loving the raw bone marrow i get from my local farmers.  I want to try suet but i seem to have a road block here.  The suet they have on the farm store is in a 5 pound bag frozen.  I don't want to buy five pounds and thaw it because i know i will never eat all of it.  Any ideas?  Maybe i could contact them and see if they will make more individual sized portions.  The bone marrow just comes in little pack of maybe 6 bones that i just pop out and eat with my meat or veggies.  Suggestions?

[Ioanna]

i'd much rather eat marrow than suet! 

maybe they can grind it for you?  it would still be frozen, but may be easier to break off a chunk to thaw. 

[eveheart]

I find that suet and marrow are miles apart. Marrow is a delicacy; suet is for candle- and soap-making. I believe that's what people do with those 5-pound packets. If the farmer's are local, you might be able to get different kinds of fat from where the animals are processed, but most of the time I find that is done at a "facility" somewhere. I get good back fat from the butcher when the primal cuts are trimmed.

[TylerDurden]

I find that raw suet just gives me diarrhea, whereas raw marrow is the food of the gods. I can't be sure that the suet I buy is 100% raw(not slightly rendered etc.), but I think it is. All that said, suet lasts forever, especially if it is already dried-out. I used to keep lots of suet out of the fridge for weeks, and all that happened was that the surface became greenish-blue but the inside stayed white.

[Lynnzard]

The only suet I've had was bison suet. It didn't give me digestion issues or make me sick. The texture, however, was very dry and unappealing. Mine did go bad. The reek was ungodly, and that was after just about a week and a half in the fridge. I don't think I'll be buying any more any time soon.

[joej627]

Well it sounds like marrow is the way to go.  I think i should have a pretty endless supply of it.  It seems a little pricey though.  I'll try to get a bulk deal or something.  Anybody know any good ways to get magnesium?

[TylerDurden]

Well, raw pumpkin seeds are very high in magnesium, but, imo, not worth the bother unless one is a raw-dairy-consumer or happens to be chronically magnesium-deficient pre-RPD diet. http://www.algaecal.com/magnesium/magnesium-rich-foods.html

[ys]

i prefer suet over marrow and back fat over suet.

if you choose marrow as source of fat look for yellow color, it contains the most fat.  red marrow has much less fat.

[Dorothy]

Joe I wondered the same thing but then realized that with a very sharp knife I could slice the suet thinly while still frozen and put it in glass containers and keep it frozen and just take out a slice or two for a snack whenever I wanted. I love it this way and prefer it over marrow, whereas not frozen suet I don't like it much. I also think it's much more convenient than marrow as it's rare for me to find it unfrozen and the suet does not need to be unfrozen to eat whereas the marrow does. I think whether it tastes good to you or not is a personal preference. It's so cheap that trying it isn't hard and if you don't like it you can always share it with either your pets or wild animals.

[svrn]

The only suet I've had was bison suet. It didn't give me digestion issues or make me sick. The texture, however, was very dry and unappealing. Mine did go bad. The reek was ungodly, and that was after just about a week and a half in the fridge. I don't think I'll be buying any more any time soon.

my suet also went bad in fridge quite quickly when i left it there in an enclosed plastic bag. Now I leave it out in the fridge uncovered and have no problems. Never cover your meats in the fridge, this is what causes smell and slimyness.

[Charlie4444]

I'm not sure but I may think eating a lot of suet is making me a little too tired most of the time.