Beef Tallow: Part 2 Tallow has a high smoke point (approx 420*), making it wonderful to use in cooking! - brush meats with tallow before roasting to retain moisture - Deep fry just about anything in tallow - Sauté vegetables, meats, or potatoes - Replace shortenings with tallow In this video I am cooking some potatoes as a side for our dinner. But these are also great in the morning as hash browns. I scoop some of the room temperature tallow into a hot pan and let it melt, then I add my potatoes