Smoked Sheep

JB007 · Guest

Anyone ever smoked a sheep.? I heard some guys at work talking about it and was considering trying it. Any ideas or suggestions.

ou812warford · Posted: Dec 17 2007 Post subject:

I smoked a legg of lamb before. It turned out good. I made some of that cucmber sauce and it was good.
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SoEzzy · Posted: Dec 18 2007 Post subject:

Do you really mean sheep, or do you mean whole Lamb?

Whole Lamb I have done 3 times, using a spit and slow rotating motor, some steel sheets and bags of charcoal.

Leg of Lamb I have done 7 this year, well 3 right at the start of the year, and 4 just after Easter.

I LOVE lamb, but I can't afford to spend $5.99/ lb on a leg of lamb, but every so often I can get a deal at under $2.00/ lb, and then I will buy what I can cook or fit in the freezer.

Lamb to my book is less than 1 year old.

Sheep or Mutton is a totally differently flavored animal, and I haven't found any good mutton supply locally, there is a Halah butcher on the other side of the valley who is said to have Mutton available, but this is third hand info.

The longer time on a grass diet changes the flavor profile past what most Americans want their meat to taste of, unless they are used to the flavor they are unlikely to request enough to make finding a constant supply worth while.

There are a couple of Mutton stew family recipes I have tucked away, that do really well on a cold winters day.
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jen37 · Posted: Dec 18 2007 Post subject:

No experience with smoking one...but, lot's of experience with eating mutton. I lived in Owensboro, KY for a year or so; and mutton is a big favorite in that area. Loosely speaking, any sheep older than 1 year is mutton...and any sheep less than 1 year is lamb.

I found the mutton to be very tasty; but with a greasier texture than beef or pork. For me, the mutton was best consumed in smaller amounts. If I over-indulged, it would tend to upset my stomach. Of course, this may not be a fair assessment of the mutton...I was in college at the time and larger amounts of mutton were usually consumed with even larger amounts of beer. Laughing

Harry Nutczak · Posted: Dec 19 2007 Post subject:

I know lamb and mutton is a very well liked item, but I find that the most unpalatable meat I have ever tried.

The only way I can somewhat tolerate the taste of lamb is by smothering it in grey poupon mustard to hide the tallowy taste.

I have had some venison that was very strong, and it still was much more tolerable then lamb was to my taste's.

i make a great lamb rack (From what I have been told) but I can't even stand the smell of the raw meat to prep the stuff, and even 3 days later I can still smell it on my hands no matter what I use to try and rid myself of the smell.
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