Potato chips used to be pretty simple. Slice a potato, fry it in good fat, add a little salt, and you're done.
Somewhere along the way, that changed.
Today, most potato chips are fried in vegetable oils like canola, sunflower, or soybean oil. But a growing number of people are looking for something different: potato chips cooked in beef tallow, the traditional cooking fat that gives chips their rich flavor and unmistakable crunch.
If you've been searching for beef tallow potato chips, you're probably wondering where you can actually find them.
The good news? They're making a comeback, and you don't have to make them yourself.
Where Can You Buy Beef Tallow Potato Chips?
You can buy beef tallow potato chips online directly from specialty brands like Rosie's or find them at select independent grocery stores and specialty food retailers.
Availability varies by location, but there are two straightforward ways to get your hands on them.
1. Buy Beef Tallow Potato Chips Online
Shopping directly from a manufacturer is one of the easiest ways to find chips made with beef tallow.
At Rosie's Chips, we make small-batch kettle-cooked potato chips fried exclusively in 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef tallow.
No seed oils. No artificial flavors. No unnecessary ingredients.
We currently offer:
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Original Sea Salt: Our classic three-ingredient kettle chip, made with naturally grown potatoes, grass-fed beef tallow, and Vera® salt.
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Keystone Smoke: Our smoky, savory take on the traditional kettle chip.
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Variety Packs: For anyone who wants to try both.
You can order directly from our website, choose a one-time purchase, or sign up for recurring deliveries.
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2. Find Beef Tallow Chips Near You
Prefer to pick up a bag locally?
Beef tallow chips are still a relatively specialized product, so you may have better luck at independent grocery stores, natural food markets, butcher shops, or specialty retailers than at a conventional supermarket.
Rosie's is available through select retail partners, and we're continuing to expand.
Our store locator is the easiest way to check for nearby locations.
Because inventory changes, we recommend calling the retailer before making a special trip.
What Are Beef Tallow Potato Chips?
Beef tallow chips are potato chips fried in rendered beef fat rather than vegetable or seed oils.
Beef tallow has been used in kitchens for generations. Before modern vegetable oils became widely used in commercial food production, animal fats were a familiar choice for frying everything from potatoes to doughnuts.
Tallow has a rich, savory character that pairs especially well with potatoes.
And when used in kettle cooking, it can produce the kind of golden, crunchy chip that feels like something from another era.
At Rosie's, that's exactly what we're going for.
Not a reengineered snack. Just a really good potato chip made the old-fashioned way.
What to Look for When Buying Beef Tallow Chips
Not every bag of tallow chips is made the same way.
If you're comparing brands, there are a few details worth paying attention to.
1. Check the Actual Frying Fat
A package might mention beef tallow without necessarily using it as the only cooking fat.
Always read the ingredient list.
If your goal is to avoid seed oils entirely, look for a product that clearly identifies its frying fat and doesn't list additional oils such as canola, soybean, or sunflower oil.
At Rosie's, we fry exclusively in beef tallow.
2. Look at Where the Tallow Comes From
Just like beef itself, tallow can come from different sources.
Some brands use conventional beef tallow, while others specifically source fat from grass-fed and grass-finished cattle.
At Rosie's, we use 100% grass-fed, grass-finished beef tallow.
It's one of the ingredient standards we've committed to from the beginning.
3. Read the Rest of the Ingredient List
The frying fat is important, but it isn't the whole story.
A great potato chip shouldn't need a complicated ingredient list.
Our Original Sea Salt chips contain just three ingredients:
Potatoes. Beef tallow. Salt.
We source naturally grown potatoes and use Vera® salt from Spain.
We also make our chips ourselves in Los Angeles, so we're directly involved in how they're cooked.
4. Pay Attention to How They're Cooked
Not all potato chips have the same texture.
Traditional kettle cooking involves frying potato slices in batches, creating a distinctive, hearty crunch.
That's the approach we use at Rosie's.
If you love a substantial chip with a satisfying bite, kettle-cooked beef tallow chips are worth trying.
For a deeper look at what separates different products, check out our guide to what makes the best tallow chips.
Why Rosie's Makes Chips With Beef Tallow
We started Rosie's with a simple question:
Why did we stop making potato chips the way we used to?
Growing up with roots in Central Pennsylvania, where potato chips are practically a food group, we always loved the traditional approach to making them.
Real potatoes. Good cooking fat. A little salt.
When we started making our own chips, we wanted to bring that simplicity back.
So we built a potato chip company around carefully sourced ingredients, grass-fed beef tallow, and small-batch kettle cooking.
We manufacture our chips in Los Angeles, bringing a little Pennsylvania potato chip tradition to the West Coast.
The result is a chip with deep savory flavor, a serious crunch, and an ingredient list we're proud to share.
Are Beef Tallow Chips Healthier Than Regular Chips?
It depends on what you're comparing and what matters to you.
Beef tallow chips are still fried potato chips, and beef tallow contains saturated fat. Choosing tallow doesn't automatically make a chip healthier than one cooked in vegetable oil.
But if your priorities are avoiding seed oils, choosing specific ingredient sources, and buying snacks with straightforward ingredient lists, tallow chips can be an appealing option.
For us, the biggest reason to use tallow has always been simple:
We love the way it makes potato chips taste.
You can learn more in our article on whether beef tallow chips are healthier.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I buy beef tallow potato chips online?
You can order beef tallow potato chips directly from Rosie's Chips. We offer Original Sea Salt, Keystone Smoke, and variety packs.
Are there beef tallow potato chips near me?
Possibly. Availability depends on your location. Check our store locator for participating retailers and confirm inventory before visiting.
What brands make potato chips cooked in beef tallow?
Rosie's is one of the specialty brands making potato chips cooked in beef tallow. Other brands also offer tallow-fried chips, but ingredients and sourcing practices vary.
Are beef tallow chips seed oil free?
They can be. But check the full ingredient list to ensure the product doesn't contain any additional seed oils. Rosie's uses beef tallow rather than seed oils in its chips.
What do beef tallow potato chips taste like?
Beef tallow gives potato chips a rich, savory flavor. Combined with kettle cooking, it produces a golden, hearty crunch that reminds us of traditional, old-fashioned potato chips.
Ready to Try Potato Chips the Old-Fashioned Way?
We don't think potato chips needed reinventing.
They were already pretty great.
We just wanted to bring back the ingredients and cooking methods that made us love them in the first place.
If you're looking for beef tallow potato chips made with real potatoes, thoughtfully sourced ingredients, and no seed oils, we'd love for you to give Rosie's a try.
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Real potatoes. Real tallow. Real good chips. 🌹