DEER FAT to brittle any ideas?

[hunter thompson]

I Wanted to make something a patch lube or a bore butter from the fat from the deer that my wife got.There was like 2 pounds,so I rendered it down on a propane turkey fryer bottom and a old frying pan.IT hardend up and is brittle I was thinking of adding????? what to make it soft on a re-heat...any ideas or recipes for this from any of you?

 

[LawrenceA]

I use beeswax and olive oil so maybe olive oil?

 

[RjSixgun]

thinking the same thing, Olive Oil.

 

[Eterry]

I have a quart of rendered deer fat from last year... i'll be watching this post.

 

[Winchester97]

I tried crisco mixed with deer tallow, then added beeswax back to it to firm it back up. I cant remember how much crisco, around 4 Tb, 1 cup tallow,1 oz. Beeswax. Turned out firm, but doesn't crumble. Next time I will start with wax and tallow, then mix in crisco one Tb at a time til it matches this batch...good stuff.

 

[rafterob]

If the deer tallow is too hard add some olive oil. You need to do this in small increments and let it cool to test it. I use old cap tins, pour one tin and let it set to check. Once I have achieved the desired consistency then I fill 2 tins and keep the rest stored in my fridge. I stopped using crisco and any kind of wax a few years back. I did not like the fouling results that those two products created in my rifles.

 

[hunter thompson]

If the deer tallow is too hard add some olive oil. You need to do this in small increments and let it cool to test it. I use old cap tins, pour one tin and let it set to check. Once I have achieved the desired consistency then I fill 2 tins and keep the rest stored in my fridge. I stopped using crisco and any kind of wax a few years back. I did not like the fouling results that those two products created in my rifles.

YEAH i didnt like the idea of putting wax into the lands and grooves.

 

[hunter thompson]

Iam thinking,,,hmmm to just add murphys oil soap and a lil alcohol

 

[Pukka Bundook]

I use deer tallow as is, it works awfully well. To soften it though, I'd use olive oil.
In winter here, it can get cold. (minus 30 to 40 plus below. I used to be daft enough to still go hunting in that weather, and might have to hold a patch in my mouth a second or two before it could be used!
My patches were dipped in melted deer tallow and left on newspaper to dry.

 

[EC121]

I soften my mink oil with non-hardening coconut oil. It works well and seems to clean up easier than mink oil by itself. Maybe it lets the fouling respond to the soap better. No wax for my bores. It is too hard and not soapy water soluble.

 

[renegadehunter]

While I have never rendered any fat down as of yet, perhaps some others could chime in.
I noticed you said you rendered it using a turkey fryer burner and a frying pan. Sounds super hot to me, would that affect how it sets up after it cools again?
I know I've read that rendering bear fat down is best down slowly at a very low heat.

I once tried using a turkey fryer burner to make a bunch of fried spuds with a giant cast iron skillet I have. Turned down so that it barely stayed lit was still way, way too hot.