The Foodie Kitchen Shop
Good food starts with good fat and a pan that can take the heat.
Ditching seed oils is easier when your kitchen is set up for it. These are the fats, pans and tools I cook with every week, from crackling tallow chips to ghee-rich curries, plus my own cookbooks to get you started.
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Savannah's Cookbooks
My own seed-oil-free cookbooks, written for real family kitchens.
Seed-Oil-Free Air Fryer Cookbook
My crispiest air fryer recipes, all made with proper fats.
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Cooking Fats
The fats I actually cook with, from searing to pastry.
Fatworks Pasture-Raised Leaf Lard
The secret to flaky pastry and properly crackly roast pork.
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Nutiva Organic Coconut Oil
Pressed from coconut, not a seed; lovely in Thai and Hawaiian dishes.
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Atlas Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pressed from the olive fruit; my pick for dressings and drizzling.
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Chosen Foods Refined Avocado Oil
Pressed from the fruit flesh, with a neutral taste for high-heat cooking.
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Pans that love high heat and get better with every batch of tallow.
Lodge Cast Iron Skillet, 12 in
Brilliant value; it only gets better the more tallow you cook in it.
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Field Company No.12 Cast Iron Skillet
Lighter and smoother than most cast iron: a pan to hand down.
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Lodge Essential Enamel Dutch Oven, 6 qt
Does most of what the Le Creuset does for a fraction of the price.
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Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven, 5 qt
Bare cast iron for bone broth, bread and campfire stews.
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Nordic Ware Naturals Half Sheet Pan
Sturdy aluminium tray for tallow-roasted vegetables and biscuits.
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For a spoonful of tallow or ghee and a properly crisp finish.
Ninja Foodi DualZone Air Fryer, 8 qt
Two baskets, so the mains and the sides finish together.
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Breville Smart Fryer, 4 qt
A proper deep fryer that holds tallow steady, so chips crisp every time.
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The small kit that takes the guesswork out of cooking with fat.
Alpha Grillers Instant-Read Thermometer
Tells me in seconds when meat's done, so nothing's overcooked.
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ThermoPro TempSwift Meat Thermometer
A simple, budget-friendly instant-read for everyday roasting.
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Taylor Deep Fry Thermometer, Pan Clip
Clips to the pan so I always know when the fat's ready for frying.
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