Possible Clues:

• Shrewd - perceptive
• Able to assess (people or situations) accurately
• For this use a T.T. that's sharp
• You get to be smart in taste
• Likewise one might make a statue of this
• Keen to put time into saute cooking
• Like a quick study
• Shrewd, wily
• Sharp and clever
• Sharp enough to get at suet from this?