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Miles Carter

Founder and lead writer, King Tallow

I write everything on this site. Self-taught home cook, DIY skincare formulator, careful reader of food science papers, and the person whose hands tested every recipe and bought every product reviewed here.

Miles Carter

By the numbers

What I have done since October 2023.

  • Posts published 183
  • Years writing about tallow Since 2023
  • DIY recipes tested 15 (8+ batches each)
  • Products reviewed at retail 30+
  • States covered for sourcing 20
  • Comparisons run 18

Beats

The four things I write about.

Tallow rendering

Kitchen, slow-cooker, stove-top, and small-batch commercial methods. I have rendered every type of beef fat at least once and most of them many times.

DIY skincare formulation

Cold-process soap, whipped balms, lotion bars, salves, lip balms, deodorants. I publish what works after eight batches, not after one.

Cooking-fat chemistry

Smoke points, fatty-acid breakdowns, Maillard behavior. I cite USDA FoodData Central for nutrition and peer-reviewed papers for mechanisms.

Regional sourcing

I have mapped real butchers, ranches, farmers markets, and grocers across 20 US states. The list grows when a reader emails me a tip and I verify it.

Every post

183 articles, newest first.

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