Smoked Leg of Lamb - high or low temp?

walt408

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Feb 6, 2010

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Northeast Tennessee

• Aug 10, 2010

• #1

I'm getting ready to smoke my first leg of lamb. I have a small (3.2 pound) boneless leg defrosting. Later I will smoke a 7 pound bone-in leg of lamb.

What temperature should I smoke the lamb at in my WSM? Low (225*) or High (325*)?

 

ak1

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Feb 23, 2010

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• Aug 10, 2010

• #2

I'm happy with low. Mind you I like my lamb rare, so I pull at 135-140.

 

jirodriguez

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• Aug 10, 2010

• #3

Yeah for smoking.... go low and slow. I like lamb either slow smoked, or grilled over mix of apple wood and hickory.

 

mballi3011

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• Aug 10, 2010

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I pretty much smoke most of my meat between 230*-250* and I would take the lamb to maybe 140*-145* or so. Then let it rest in a cooler for maybe 30-45 minutes and then enjoy. Q-view please dont frorget it we are crazy about that stuff.

 

meateater

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• Aug 10, 2010

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Apple and low and slow. Citrus is a great marinade for goat, sheep, lamb, speedgoat.