FAQ
The short version: GILD is real cooking fat. Beef tallow, pork lard, and ghee, blended with non-GMO avocado oil in a squeeze bottle. Two ingredients, high heat, no seed oils. Everything else is below.
What is GILD?
GILD is real cooking fat in a squeeze bottle. There are only two ingredients in it: animal fat and non-GMO avocado oil. Pick beef tallow, pork lard, or ghee. It keeps on the counter and squeezes right into the pan.
Is GILD legit?
Yes. GILD is a real cooking fat brand, made in inspected U.S. plants: USDA for tallow and lard, FDA for ghee. The label has just two ingredients on it: animal fat and non-GMO avocado oil. Buy it right here at usegild.com, with free shipping on orders $50+ and 30-day free returns.
What's the best seed-oil-free cooking oil for high heat?
Avocado oil, ghee, and animal fats like beef tallow hold up best in a hot pan. GILD blends tallow, lard, or ghee with non-GMO avocado oil. You get real flavor built for high heat. It still squeezes clean like an oil.
Is beef tallow good for cooking?
Yes. Tallow sears, roasts, and fries better than most fats, and it tastes rich and beefy. There are no seed oils in it. On its own it starts to smoke sooner, so we blend it with avocado oil to build it for high heat.
Is tallow better than ghee, butter, or coconut oil?
They each do a different job. Tallow gives the deepest, beefiest sear, while ghee tastes nutty, like browned butter. Butter burns sooner, and coconut oil adds a sweet note. We make all three so you can pick the right one instead of settling.
Where can I buy beef tallow in a squeeze bottle?
Right here. GILD sells beef tallow, pork lard, and ghee at usegild.com, with free shipping on orders $50+. The bottle is the whole point: no cold jar, no spoon, and one squeeze is about one serving.
What's the best fat for high-heat, meat-heavy cooking?
Animal fat. Beef tallow, pork lard, and ghee were made for exactly that kind of cooking. It's what we put in the bottle: real fat blended with avocado oil, so it squeezes clean right off the counter.
Is this really mostly animal fat?
Yes. Animal fat is the first ingredient on the label, and that's how you know. The avocado oil has two jobs: it helps the fat take high heat, and it keeps the fat soft enough to squeeze. It has no taste of its own, so the fat still tastes like the fat. Fat first, oil second.
What's the smoke point?
GILD is built for high heat, so you can sear it, fry it, and roast it. The fat won't break down or fill your kitchen with smoke. It's made for a hard sear and a golden crust, not a slow, gentle simmer.
Does it taste like beef, pork, or butter?
Yes, and that's exactly the point. Tallow tastes like beef, lard tastes like pork, and ghee tastes like browned butter. The avocado oil has no taste of its own, so nothing gets covered up and you get all of it.
Why do I shake it before I squeeze?
A quick shake brings the fat down to the tip so it comes out even. It's the same shake you give any bottle on your counter. There's nothing in here but fat and avocado oil, so it stays smooth.
How do I store it?
On the counter. GILD keeps for 18 months at room temperature and stays soft enough to squeeze, so it never needs the fridge. Put it by the stove or out at the grill, wherever you cook. That's the whole reason it's in a bottle and not a jar.
Why does it last 18 months on the counter?
Fat has almost no water in it, and water is what makes food go bad. That's why a can of fat sat next to the stove for a hundred years. Ours is sealed in a bottle that keeps light out. No water, no preservatives, nothing to go bad: 18 months, right where you cook.
How long does a bottle last?
One squeeze is about one serving, and there are 25 in a bottle, so it comes down to how often you cook. Cook with fat five times a week and a bottle lasts about five weeks. Cook most nights and it's gone before the month is out. Three bottles is roughly a season of everyday cooking.
How do I get every last squeeze out of the bottle?
A trick from our kitchen. Run the bottle under warm tap water for a few seconds and give it one good shake. It squeezes like day one, right down to the last serving. Same move if it's been sitting a while.
How do I cook with it?
Shake, squeeze, cook. One quick squeeze is about one serving, so there's no scooping and no melting a cold jar. Use it anywhere you'd use oil or butter: steak, eggs, roast vegetables, popcorn, greasing a pan. High heat is where it's best.
Is it gluten-free? Any allergens?
There are two ingredients per bottle: animal fat and non-GMO avocado oil. No seed oils, no preservatives, no additives, no gluten. Tallow and lard have no dairy. Ghee is made from butter, so it does contain milk. That's the whole label.
Are GILD's fats grass-fed or pasture-raised?
Our beef tallow comes from grass-fed beef, and our pork lard comes from pork raised with no antibiotics, ever. Our ghee is made from butter. Tallow and lard are made in USDA-inspected U.S. plants, and ghee is made in an FDA dairy plant. The bottle, cap, and valve are all free of BPA, BPS, phthalates, and PFAS.
How does shipping work?
Orders ship UPS from our U.S. warehouse, with no fridge and no cold packs, because the bottle rides fine at room temperature. Free shipping on orders $50+. Tracking hits your inbox the minute it's on the truck.
What's your return policy?
Returns are free for 30 days. Start one from your order email, or reach us from the contact page and we'll make it right. Real food, backed for real.
Can I subscribe?
Yes. Pick Subscribe & Save on any product page and you'll get GILD on your schedule at a lower price per bottle. Skip, change, or cancel anytime.
