johnspeehs
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I got a lamb killed for the freezer and it was 19kgs what weight should I get back from the butcher packing it?
As said above, depends on how and who cuts it up and what grade it was, but if we're running a sweepstake, here's my guess...I got a lamb killed for the freezer and it was 19kgs what weight should I get back from the butcher packing it?
Hhmmm, maybe the butcher and his mrs had a leg steak apiece for their tea last nightThanks everyone, maybe wasn't very clear, it was a 19 kilo carcass and I got back 13.2 kgs, just thought it was a bit light but maybe not far away.
Would there even be 6kg of bones in a lamb that size?Thanks everyone, maybe wasn't very clear, it was a 19 kilo carcass and I got back 13.2 kgs, just thought it was a bit light but maybe not far away.
19 kilo carcase not deadweight?Think you did alright. Guts and head weigh a lot too. I'd be happy with about 55%
Even so guts and head are excluded from hookweight.That's a different matter! Would there be much fat trimmed?
If its deboned completely then you would probably get at least 13 to 14kgs of pure meat. But you should still get the 4 or 5 kg of bones back as well.Was told a 40 kilo lamb live , 18 kilo carcass, then 9 kilos of meat when deboned. Anyone know any better?
When I do them at home I mince neck and skirt and any trimmed off bits. Used to cut the neck into neck chops for stewing but the wife moaned that she didn't like it on the bone it turned out gritty apparently! So we have more shepherd's pie and less minty lamb stew. I've got a ewe I might kill for mutton over the weekend if the weather dries up!19kg Carcase….can’t really see where anything is going in the bin, unless you want some boning done.
Roll the boned out Shoulders?
Neck tends to be binned, cut off flush with the Shoulder…but actually can make a really nice Tagine or something similar.
Skirt along the Belly can be binned…but is edible..
Depends if you want a Waitrose Deli counter version or a Farmer that supplied the lamb and wants it all back version.