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Nov 16, 2015 · Making suet is easy, and a great way to draw in and feed birds to your feeders through the winter. Deer fat. It doesn’t taste particularly good. To us humans anyway. Yet some deer will have a lot. I’ve pulled almost 20 pounds of almost pure fat off a large deer that seemed to be bulking up for a rough winter.
Dec 6, 2021 · To make suet, you need a pile of hardened deer fat, a large pot or roaster with a lid, a few cups of birdseed, and a mold. The mold can be anything from a cupcake tray to a parchment-lined bread pan or an old milk carton.
Dec 20, 2017 · Learn how to make nutritious homemade suet, and help your wild birds to thrive all winter long.
Suet is an ideal winter food for birds, and can be invaluable for domestic poultry and wild feathered friends alike. Try making suet snacks and toys to keep your chickens, quail, and/or Guinea fowl active while providing them with essential calories and nutrients.
- Catherine Winter
- 11 min
The article provides simple and cost-effective DIY suet recipes, including the necessary ingredients and step-by-step instructions. Whether making suet cakes with beef fat or using peanut butter as a base, readers will find helpful tips and techniques to create their own suet at home.
Jan 21, 2013 · Not only is suet used for textural purposes, but it is also used to add moisture to the dish without adding a strong meaty flavor that is so common with muscle fat. Suet has a much milder flavor. I went ahead, for experimentation purposes, and rendered some of the muscle fat the butcher passed off to me as suet.
Oct 13, 2014 · By comparison, rendered wild duck fat melts around 68°F. Some people like beef and lamb suet, but not me. Birds really love it, though, especially in winter. So if you live in a place with cold winters, save your deer suet for them.
