Steak n Shake, an Indianapolis-based fast-food chain with locations across the Midwest, the South and beyond, has announced plans to switch to using “100% all-natural beef tallow” when cooking its french fries,

Steak 'n Shake will cook its fries in 100% beef tallow by February 2025, replacing vegetable oils. The move follows growing criticism of seed oils, linked by some to health issues like obesity and inflammation. Beef tallow, once common in fast food, is praised for flavor but debated for its saturated fat content.

INDIANAPOLIS (WKRC) - An Indiana-based fast-food chain went viral on X after announcing it will use 100% beef tallow for its shoestring fries. The official Steak 'n Shake X account issued a post to the platform last Thursday, writing that it will use 100% beef tallow. "No Cap," the chain wrote, which means "for real" or "real talk."

The fast-food chain Steak 'n Shake will be cooking its fries in "100% all-natural beef tallow" by the end of February at all of its locations in the United States.

According to a press release published on January 16, fellow fast-food chain Steak n Shake is hopping on the beef tallow train.

Steak 'n Shake has announced plans to return to cooking its iconic shoestring fries in all-natural beef tallow. Here's why, and what to know about the change.

It's not the first fast food chain to use beef tallow for fries. The change comes amid some consumer backlash against the perceived toxicity of vegetable oils.