Leg's of Lamb

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I've a big freezer and a family who love a roast lamb Sunday lunch but the price fluctuates a lot.

Earlier in the year Aldi were doing a deal where fresh legs of lamb were €7.99 a kilo menaing a 2.5kg (average sized leg) was only €22 Vs up to €33 for the same size leg at other times in supermarkets and butchers.

Maybe I'm in a minority of one but I'd love to know when really good deals on legs of lamb are happening so I can fill my freezer up

Any tip off's most appreciated.

I'm based in Dublin if that makes any difference.

s982102

Dunnes Store is doing promotion on those legs. 7.26/kg. Good luck

Corvus Libros

Aldi had them at €7.99/kg yesterday.

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Corvus Libros wrote: »

Aldi had them at €7.99/kg yesterday.

Cheers, I'll check then out later.

worded

Now long can they be kept in a freezer for ?

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worded wrote: »

Now long can they be kept in a freezer for ?

Six months easily. Depends on the freezer I think.

uck51js9zml2yt

Aldi are generally about 7.99. I get one on a fairly regular basis

snubbleste

Lidl are also €7.99/kg.
They have them from Monday

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snubbleste wrote: »

Lidl are also €7.99/kg.
They have them from Monday

From next Monday?

DK man

Go to a local farmer - pick a nice ewe lamb (female / milder taste) or ram if you like stronger flavour. You'd get a nice good fat one for about €90 - a 50kg lamb would kill out about 23kgs. A butcher will kill and bag it whatever way you want it done for around €30. Delicious... I have my own and usually butcher one every year. Last year I butchered a ewe lamb with a funny leg as the factory can be fussy and she may have ended up in a bin.the rack of lamb was something special....just a suggestion

Riverireland

DK man wrote: »

Go to a local farmer - pick a nice ewe lamb (female / milder taste) or ram if you like stronger flavour. You'd get a nice good fat one for about €90 - a 50kg lamb would kill out about 23kgs. A butcher will kill and bag it whatever way you want it done for around €30. Delicious... I have my own and usually butcher one every year. Last year I butchered a ewe lamb with a funny leg as the factory can be fussy and she may have ended up in a bin.the rack of lamb was something special....just a suggestion

Just goes to show you how much the shops are making as opposed to the farmer! Still, couldn't bring the lil furry fella to the butcher

corazon

I butcher a few lambs every year for the freezer and family. I have a few extra this year. They are going to the butcher Tuesday if you are interested.

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Where are you / the butcher based Corazon?

corazon

I am based in Longford, a few miles off the N4.

deckycoop

corazon wrote: »

I am based in Longford, a few miles off the N4.

just out of interest.. how much for ur lamb. killed butchered and ready for freezer.

and what age and weight before killing.

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corazon wrote: »

I am based in Longford, a few miles off the N4.

Too far for me to collect I'm afraid. I was hoping your were in wicklow but even then my freezer is almost wedged full!! I had another BBQ'd butterflied leg of lamb last Sunday and mmmmmm, it was delicious.

corazon

Lambs are E150 butchered and ready for freezer. Should kill out between 35-50lb depending on the lamb.

frash

Send a PM to eorna - he sells them for a similar price to Corazon and he's based in Kildare