O bruce sherrodwrites:
> The trick I've found to this is to just leave it alone.  Last time I
did this I cut up about 10 lbs of suet, put it into a stock pot, set
it
on the lowest setting my stove has, and then left it for 24 hours.
> It does have a strong beef fat smell; I don't know anything you can do
about that.>>
>

I leave my stove exhaust fan on while melting the suet.  Works great,
and
I am lucky because my exhaust fan is rather quiet. =o]  Another tip, I
use my exhaust fan in the summer all day long to suck out the hot air
and
leaves my 2700 sq. foot home nice and cool. It saves a load on my AC
bill.
Trish