help will my lamb defrost in time??

competitionscafe

A meat thermometer is very useful for making sure that meat is cooked to a safe temperature - also will tell you when your beef is medium rare or however you like it and when your chicken or pork is cooked right through (there is a chart of temperatures for different meats). The one I have is a probe which you stick in not specifically a meat one but you can get some you put in the meat when you start cooking and then a thin wire leads out of the oven and an alarm goes off when the meat is cooked!

If you search froogle you will find loads of different types (and prices!)
http://froogle.google.co.uk/froogle?q=meat+thermometer&btnG=Search+Froogle&hl=en

gwinnie

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Ive cooked lamb from frozen with no problems before. Most packs of lamb recomend cooking from frozen. I have also asked the butcher this and although he prefers cooking fresh lamb, there is no problem cooking from frozen.

PP
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Are you talking about mince? Yes, with mince you can ensure it is heated all the way through, although personally I would not like to take the risk. Leg of lamb, no.

furrypig

gwinnie wrote: »

So did it defrost ok in the end?

Yep it defrosted and the 5 hour lamb was scrummy!

Thanks for the support guys!

emg

squeaky wrote: »

You could defrost part way using a microwave if you have one. Give it twenty minute bursts and then let it rest for twenty.

But the page in the link has it all!

http://missvickie.com/howto/meat/thawing.htm

thanks for that link squeaky, I always defrost stuff on the countertop and had no idea that wasn't safe.

bargain_babe

thanks for the advice guys, in the end I played it safe and cooked fresh pork chops! I'll save the leg of lamb for another week and I think to be sure I'll defrost it first anyhow.

Thanks again, bbxx

Penny-Pincher!!

gwinnie wrote: »

Are you talking about mince? Yes, with mince you can ensure it is heated all the way through, although personally I would not like to take the risk. Leg of lamb, no.

Are you sure? Ive cooked leg of lamb from frozen before with no ill effects. Ive just got a lamb joint out of the freezer to look. Its a Waitrose one and states its ok to cook from frozen

PP
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gwinnie

Penny-Pincher!! wrote: »

Are you sure? Ive cooked leg of lamb from frozen before with no ill effects. Ive just got a lamb joint out of the freezer to look. Its a Waitrose one and states its ok to cook from frozen

PP
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Thanks for the info, PP. I assume that it is from frozen and not part-thawed, also that it has a much longer cooking time than cooking from unfrozen?