Sold in tubs at many butcher shops, farmers markets, and online, beef tallow, also called beef dripping, can take your steaks and other sides to almost restaurant-level perfection.

Tallow is essentially beef fat rendered and cooled into a solid block. Once widely used as cooking grease, it has a rich, savory flavor and a smoke point of around 400° Fahrenheit.

Tallow can be used the same way you'd use any other cooking fat, like oil or butter. Melting it in a hot pan is all that’s required to give steaks a stunning sear and beefy taste.

Plus, its high smoke point allows you to cook any cut of beef at a high temperature to form a perfect crust. Tallow can also enhance sides like potatoes, sauces, and gravies.