South Chicago Packing Traditonal LARD Shortening, 42 Ounces, Specialty Baking Shortening and Cooking Fat

I use this for pan sautéing. Makes fried scallops and chickentaste divine.

Purchased this because I am tired of looking at labels and needing a chemistry degree to figure out what in the hell is in our food. It stores nice, easy to scoop, melts almost immediately and is probably the best kitchen item I have purchased in a long time. Food tastes better, and cooks easily with it. I also bought the waygu beef tallow from this company as well for variety and that is also very tasty.

I was worried it would arrive damaged or melted completely but it arrived perfectly. I can't find good Lard in any supermarket here in my area. Most have BHT and other junk added that are unnecessary. I switched from garbage seed oils to Lard and love the flavor of the food and of course the health benefits (look it up before you criticize).

Clean lard, no smell excellent for making baked goods.

Just opened my Amazon box containing my lard order. It’s absolutely delicious!! I know my family is going to love it when I prepare meals using this lard. Will be buying again.

It's a great product but expensive considering lard is a byproduct of the butchering process. Most meat processing plants just throw it out or send it off to dog food manufacturing plants. The only downsides are the price and the fact that it comes in a plastic container.

Amazing product.

I made pie dough for the first time with lard and the results from this brand were impressive. Traditionally I've always used shortening but in an attempt to make my baked goods more natural I began making pie crust with either butter or lard. Butter is tricky due to the hardness while keeping it cold but South Chicago Packing Lard was so easy to cut into the dry mixture- it was a breeze. It baked beautifully, flaky light crust. Even the crimped edges were crisp/tender. The flavor is spot on, enhancing the flavor of the wheat flour, I didn't miss the butter taste at all. Additionally the rosemary that keeps it antimicrobial is in my opinion virtually undetectable. When opening the tub, I would say it smells slightly like paraffin wax- not like an animal product, herb product or food. I got no sign of the rosemary in the flavor or the aroma of the crust. I hope this is available again soon on Amazon because it's a definite reorder for me.