Laura Corin Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 We have the option of buying a half lamb locally. When I go for walks I see the sheep grazing on a nature reserve (it's heritage grassland, grazed to keep the wildflowers etc. on their traditional cycle). We now have an American-style side-by-side fridge-freezer. The freezer side is currently about 3/4 empty (we mostly eat fresh food and cook from scratch). How much of the freezer will be taken up with the lamb? The shepherd says that it will be about 12kg, butchered locally to our specifications. Anything else we should think about? If we want some minced/ground meat for meatballs, which pieces should we ask to be minced/ground? Thanks Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 There is not very much to 1/2 a lamb. It would easily fit into the top of a fridge freezer. basically there is the leg roast (1) the shank a few chops and the middle bit (we call it the flap, but I am sure there are more elegant names). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 Yum. I bought a lamb from a friend of my mom's when I was living out in Texas. I let the farmer make the requests for cuts because I had no idea. It was all very tasty. If I still lived there I'd probably have made it a regular thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 We're buying half lamb this year as well. I don't know if I'd ever get it minced as I tend to think that's what you do to lower quality cuts but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jryanbass Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 You probably don't have this issue if its not a large amount of meat, but we bought 400lbs of cow and it continually crosses my mind, what if the power goes out!? We have ours in a deep freezer, and have several coolers that we could take and fill with ice, but it definitely scares me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 You probably don't have this issue if its not a large amount of meat, but we bought 400lbs of cow and it continually crosses my mind, what if the power goes out!? We have ours in a deep freezer, and have several coolers that we could take and fill with ice, but it definitely scares me! This reminds me of the I Love Lucy episode. :lol: :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 We have the option of buying a half lamb locally. When I go for walks I see the sheep grazing on a nature reserve (it's heritage grassland, grazed to keep the wildflowers etc. on their traditional cycle). We now have an American-style side-by-side fridge-freezer. The freezer side is currently about 3/4 empty (we mostly eat fresh food and cook from scratch). How much of the freezer will be taken up with the lamb? The shepherd says that it will be about 12kg, butchered locally to our specifications. Anything else we should think about? If we want some minced/ground meat for meatballs, which pieces should we ask to be minced/ground? Thanks Laura Having seen the cuts from a full lamb, I don't think I would mince/grind any of it. A half lamb is not very much. Generally, there isn't so much "lower" quality meat with lamb vs. cow, pig, or venison which is why there is always "burger" or a need for sausage/ground meat with the larger livestock. Every lamb we've ever purchased was just all high quality, cut-let worthy lamb. Ask about the bones. If you are entitled to them, I highly recommend making stock out of them for vegetable stews. It is very, very healthy. Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 And, if you get it, the kidney and heart make great food for dogs :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 And, if you get it, the kidney and heart make great food for dogs :) I like kidney and heart. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I like kidney and heart. Laura I see, well lamb heart is pretty small :) and kidneys of lamb are like little mozzarella balls.... so... perfect. For us, it's one of the parts that I can afford for our dog; here they are .99 a pound :) (at the meat market) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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