tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post7535894860363864090..comments2024-03-18T20:01:00.534+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Butchering A LambKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-19487371862727571002017-03-14T22:57:59.510+00:002017-03-14T22:57:59.510+00:00Yes I'm looking forward to trying them! Glad y...Yes I'm looking forward to trying them! Glad you like the blog! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-80695635374298164882017-03-14T22:57:30.336+00:002017-03-14T22:57:30.336+00:00It's nice being the whole field to fork story!...It's nice being the whole field to fork story! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-60640463226263612062017-03-14T22:57:15.348+00:002017-03-14T22:57:15.348+00:00I think I'd have no trouble selling the lamb b...I think I'd have no trouble selling the lamb burgers! <br />I hung the lamb for just under a week, I have no cold store so I have to watch temperature.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-41097774341701607222017-03-14T22:56:33.674+00:002017-03-14T22:56:33.674+00:00Great resource thanks, I'll have a practice be...Great resource thanks, I'll have a practice before I do the next one! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-52325337731592284252017-03-14T22:56:11.249+00:002017-03-14T22:56:11.249+00:00The beef animal I did took me an age! I spent the ...The beef animal I did took me an age! I spent the best part of a week with every spare minute going into the shed to have another go! It was worth it though and we've never eaten so much beef! I'd love to have you show me how you butcher a lamb, I think I could learn a lot.Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-14275113408305421622017-03-14T22:54:50.647+00:002017-03-14T22:54:50.647+00:00Yeah, I was pleased with how they looked, Need to ...Yeah, I was pleased with how they looked, Need to wait for a good sunny weekend first! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-70313766365142551752017-03-14T22:54:20.363+00:002017-03-14T22:54:20.363+00:00i love haggis and any offal to be honest! I'd ...i love haggis and any offal to be honest! I'd like to try goat, still on my list to eat! Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-49744419758202109082017-03-14T22:53:43.515+00:002017-03-14T22:53:43.515+00:00I like the sound of that! Good for a summer BBQ!I like the sound of that! Good for a summer BBQ!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-25766349032545328482017-03-14T22:53:27.886+00:002017-03-14T22:53:27.886+00:00Yeah, never a fan of the smell, like you said the ...Yeah, never a fan of the smell, like you said the first cut is hardest, but once you get going the rest is straight forward. I think the next one will be easier as I'll have more of an idea!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-1173286043121181192017-03-14T09:03:36.283+00:002017-03-14T09:03:36.283+00:00The burgers look amazing. I'm enjoying your bl...The burgers look amazing. I'm enjoying your blog :DYarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06662236319781194283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-32466036635452959422017-03-12T13:30:12.863+00:002017-03-12T13:30:12.863+00:00We also slaughter and butcher our lambs as well, a...We also slaughter and butcher our lambs as well, and best meat ever! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-48876069654610563582017-03-10T16:09:22.112+00:002017-03-10T16:09:22.112+00:00Forgot to ask if you hang the lamb to dry age at a...Forgot to ask if you hang the lamb to dry age at all?Cottontailfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603586688895863727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-24168120493341338652017-03-10T16:08:05.212+00:002017-03-10T16:08:05.212+00:00The only animal I've helped with are deer but ...The only animal I've helped with are deer but I love the process and work, is that odd?<br />Lamb burgers look delicious. Cottontailfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603586688895863727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-63798831397472467102017-03-10T14:42:34.735+00:002017-03-10T14:42:34.735+00:00You mentioned learning to tie a knot for your meat...You mentioned learning to tie a knot for your meats. Here is a to the very best 'how to tie a butcher's knot' video I have ever seen. This guy ties the knot exactly like my old relative who worked as a butcher in a grocery store for years. He did it so fast I could never figure out how he did it, but this video shows exactly what he was doing. Easy as pie once you get the hang of it. <br />Hope this helps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxvUhBPkoLMTim B. Inmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08143483015560273896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-8517352947694226952017-03-10T11:48:01.786+00:002017-03-10T11:48:01.786+00:00I have been butchering our lambs for over thirty y...I have been butchering our lambs for over thirty years now. (long before google so used the picture of named joints in an old cookery book) This way I can have the joints the size I want them and the breasts left whole etc. etc. I have butchered pigs, though struggled to keep the carcasses cool enough to work with as they slip about a bit when not chilled. When we had two steers killed a retired butcher friend spent the WHOLE weekend butchering for us in our kitchen. He said he had never butchered a whole cow before, as they usually take joints off and hang the rest in the freezer for another time. I think I might blog about that weekend sometime!Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-75659506658421582922017-03-10T10:49:05.225+00:002017-03-10T10:49:05.225+00:00The lamb burgers look amazing ! Do let us know how...The lamb burgers look amazing ! Do let us know how they taste !Mrs Shoestringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14632135275029167687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-76612593557330718282017-03-10T07:36:26.076+00:002017-03-10T07:36:26.076+00:00Well done Kev, Martin has followed his videos for ...Well done Kev, Martin has followed his videos for doing Lamb goats and pigs, they are excellent, I hope over the week end to do some haggis, I have some lamb liver and other bits in the freezer. By the way Martin struggles with the knots :-) Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-35798275674006209592017-03-10T05:14:16.345+00:002017-03-10T05:14:16.345+00:00It does look very fat free! I've not butchered...It does look very fat free! I've not butchered a Lamb, but I have roasted a whole one!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-89070913944294258122017-03-10T02:40:47.650+00:002017-03-10T02:40:47.650+00:00Done a few deer, but not had a chance to butcher a...Done a few deer, but not had a chance to butcher any lamb yet. The hardest part was the first pierce of the skin with the knife in order to gut it. Somehow it just goes contrary to instinct. The smells when gutting take a bit getting used too, but the rest of the processing seemed quite reasonable.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.com