Have a line on a whole lamb

[nat]

The wife was offered a whole lamb raised by people she knows. They would slaughter it and deliver it in whatever form we want, ie ground, chops, whatever. They want $375.

Is that a decent price? I have no idea how much meat that gets you.

 

[Atticus]

The wife was offered a whole lamb raised by people she knows. They would slaughter it and deliver it in whatever form we want, ie ground, chops, whatever. They want $375.

Is that a decent price? I have no idea how much meat that gets you.

If it gets you 50 pounds of meat (which I would think is a lot), then you would be paying $7.50/lb. Lamb chops (which are a higher quality cut than a lot of what you'd be getting) go for what, $7.99/lb at Costco? Even if you're buying lamb at $10/lb, you're getting it fresh, and you don't have a freezer full of fxxxing lamb. You'll get sick of the smell of thawed lamb in two weeks at best.

 

[inthewall]

I can get one cut and wrapped for $150, That seems pretty steep.

 

[FLATU8ER]

If you do get a lamb I would highly recommend the Basque Meat Tenderizer/Marinade.
Basque Company
out of Madera, Ca. best stuff ever
PM me for details and ideas.
Jim

 

[nat]

I can get one cut and wrapped for $150, That seems pretty steep.

That is what I was thinking.

 

[nat]

If it gets you 50 pounds of meat (which I would think is a lot), then you would be paying $7.50/lb. Lamb chops (which are a higher quality cut than a lot of what you'd be getting) go for what, $7.99/lb at Costco? Even if you're buying lamb at $10/lb, you're getting it fresh, and you don't have a freezer full of fxxxing lamb. You'll get sick of the smell of thawed lamb in two weeks at best.

This was my other fear, having a bunch of lamb around and being tired of it.

 

[sleeoffroad]

Cook it South African style. All at once.

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[inthewall]

If its a lamb and not a mutton, there shouldn't be a whole lot of meat. I'm thinking maybe one and a half shelves in a normal freezer( whatever that equals too)

 

[Liam]

Domestic (US) lamb is the highest it's ever been. Right now lambs sold at market are going for $7.10/lb live weight. This will be a dressed lamb. Ask how old it is and what it was fed, a normal dressed out US lamb will weigh 75lbs US lamb racks, cap off, sell for $17-$21/lb depending on the frenching.

to me this is a good deal if it truly is a lamb and not a Hogget or Mutton

 

[FLATU8ER]

Well Nat? Did you get the Lamb? PM me and I will send you a bottle of the Basque product I had posted earlier.

just cause of your old relative, Mr. Hanford.
Jim

 

[copasspupil]

Locally, it is 175 for one near me. My neighbor bought two for a wedding. Tradition apparently.

 

[inthewall]

Well Nat? Did you get the Lamb? PM me and I will send you a bottle of the Basque product I had posted earlier.

just cause of your old relative, Mr. Hanford.
Jim

The Basque know lamb.

 

[Shane Drummond]

Thread Revival, in Zim we often have a lamb on the spit, heading off tomorrow to a gathering because there is a whole lamb on the spit. We sell lamb from the farm, about $10/kg so its $150 to $230 a lamb depending on the weight, but we don't like to sell them before they dress out at 20kg.

Any good recipe's out there for a 2" Texan or rump on campfire?

 

[spressomon]

If the roast will spit to done in 1/2-3/4 hour or so here's what I use:

In a mortar and pestle pound this to a paste:

Fresh rosemary
Fresh sage
Fresh parsley
Garlic cloves
Gray course sea salt
Lemon zest
Black & red pepper to taste

When you have the above ingredients pounded to a nice fine paste then add enough olive oil to make spreadable. Spread the paste all over the meat, wrap it in plastic and let it sit in the refrigerator for up to 24-hours before grilling/spitting.

Works for us on lamb and all red-meat wild game.