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Regardless, I've smoked countless pork shoulders. Why have I never applied the same technique to lamb shoulder? No, that's a real question. This was out of this world. Man, that looks awesome.
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If someone told me I had to buy mutton in the next hour or die, I would have to buy and butcher a sheep.
Never seen it for sale anywhere. My dad, who is 71, says that when he was a kid, lamb was not readily available for sale. Only just mutton. Now everything in the store is called lamb. He also said squab was somewhat popular.
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Agree that mutton vs lamb is a variable. We buy a half or whole lamb every spring. I don't know that I have access to moutton or hogget. Regardless, I've smoked countless pork shoulders. Why have I never applied the same technique to lamb shoulder? No, that's a real question. This was out of this world. Dats da bomb .com !
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I have barbequed a lamb leg. It was good. I have never seen mutton for sale around here. Guy at work brought some Barbados sheep out and barbequed it it was really good.
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What is a mutton cross between a sheep and a goat?
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To be honest, I had no clue the difference between mutton and lamb, I thought they were the same thing. Not many sheep around these parts. I've had one or the other two times that I can think of, once pulled, and once a chop, wasn't fond of either, but don't know the age of the animal that showed up on my plate. You might be thinking that lamb and mutton are just different names for the same thing because they are both domestic sheep. While that seems to make sense, it isn't entirely correct. They have distinct differences, mainly in their age. As you probably know, the age of an animal can affect the flavor and how tender the meat is. And that, in turn, affects how you prepare that meat.
Lamb Lamb is a sheep that is typically less than 1 year old. There is little fat on lamb, and the meat can vary in color from a tender pink to a pale red. Lamb less than 3 months of age is called spring lamb. Spring lamb is extremely tender but has a milder flavor than lamb. Most sheep meat sold in the United States comes from lambs simply because mutton doesn't have much of a following in the U.S.
Mutton Mutton is meat from a sheep that is older than 1 year, ideally 3 years old. It is an intense red color and contains a considerable amount of fat. Its flavor is very strong, and you might have to acquire the taste before being able to enjoy a meal of mutton if you're an American.
Mutton is much more popular in the Middle East and Europe than in the United States. The gamey flavor of mutton does tend to appeal more to people who also enjoy other game meats such as deer, wild boar, and rabbit.
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What is a mutton cross between a sheep and a goat? https://triedandsupplied.com/saucydressings/difference-mutton-hogget-lamb/The difference between lamb, hogget, and mutton Lamb is less than a year old (usually four to six months) and minus its incisor teeth. If it’s classified as salt-marsh lamb, or agneau de pré-salé you know you’re going to be in for a relatively similar price hike as for bonnotte potatoes. This lamb grazes on salt-rich grasses – a diet which makes its flavour delicately more interesting. Lamb raised around the island of Mont St Michel and around the Somme estuary has now the AOC protected designation. Hogget is between one and two years old. Mutton is over two – and it’s best eaten at four years. An easy rule is the darker the colour of the meat, the older the animal will be. The main difference between mutton and lamb is that mutton tends to have more flavour and a little more fat, but it can be tougher so it benefits from long, slow cooking – it’s particularly suitable for stews (see mutton ragout). The trouble is that mutton has earned itself such a bad name that it can be hard to find. Which, of all of them, is the best? Tom Parker Bowles puts it best: “Hogget is simply lamb with wanderlust and a decent education. It’s killed when it’s between twelve and eighteen months old, so it knows a thing or two about flavour. It doesn’t overwhelm like old mutton, yet still bleats with ovine delight.”
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well i like lamb think i'll stop there
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I fished the big catfish tournament in Owensboro, Ky a couple years running called the "Monsters on the Ohio. We were given discounts at a place called Moonlite BBQ I think. First and last time for mutton. 10 guys (5 teams) had no idea what it was. Nobody went back for 2nds. Have to grow up on the stuff I guess.
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You'll can have my share.
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I always thought that mutton was England's entry in the Lutefisk/Haggis war.
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Its most likely hogget, not true mutton.
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Love it big Jim. Some of the best eatin I’ve had are the feral sheep down in Hawaii. Black Hawaiian rams, very good table fare
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There are getting to be a good many sheep around here, maybe lambs go somewhere to be butchered, I don't know many who eat it. Too expensive. Seems th e biggest market for sheep, is people who want sheep. Then those who want more. And kids for the fair. Just thought, some Arab bought an old family meat/butcher shop. Just do goats and sheep. They must ship to the cities, not many of their customers here. Often laugh as I drive by. Do they have any idea of the thousands of hogs that have made their way through that place.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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