Beck & Bulow Lifestyle / traditional foods

What collagen actually is, why connective tissue cuts beat tender muscle meat for this purpose, the best cuts, a full braised oxtail recipe, a bone broth method, the gel test, and the mistakes that waste a collagen-rich cut.

How to render your own beef or bison tallow at home using both the wet and dry methods, suet versus trim, how to store and cook with it, and fixes for the most common rendering mistakes.