why expensive to make???

it would be for me rn because there's nowhere near me selling tallow. in the UK it was cheaper than butter.

i mean, you can literally make it by measuring out your distilled/spring water, adding lye, mixing it in and it gets nice and hot, then wizz the hell out of it with a stick blender for a bit (about half an hour) until it traces and thickens up, then pour into molds and 3-5 days later, et voila.

i have seen some ridiculously expensive tallow out there though. lamb tallow 500ml AUD$23. but everything is expensive in that shithole country.