First time cooking a rack of lamb let alone smoking one. The price usually scares me away but I got this 1.25 lb. rack for 7.99 a pound a few weeks back and threw it in the freezer. I have on more in there.. Rubbed it with a paste of fennel, garlic, rosemary, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Indirect setup on the weber. Trying to run as close to 400 degrees as possible. Always forget my drip pan! Threw some oak chips on the coals, waited for some thin blue smoke and then threw them on the grill. Set my maverick to beep at 115 IT and then reverse seared it until it reached 130.
Taste and tenderness were great. Flavor wise maybe one of the best things I have ever cooked. However,...I like my lamb and beef between rare and medium rare and these were a little overcooked for me. The IT rose to 145 while resting. Didn't even tent it with foil. All in all it was a great meal...haha ate the whole rack myself. Days like these I am glad my wife doesn't like lamb. I grilled her some chicken which she enjoyed.
Taste and tenderness were great. Flavor wise maybe one of the best things I have ever cooked. However,...I like my lamb and beef between rare and medium rare and these were a little overcooked for me. The IT rose to 145 while resting. Didn't even tent it with foil. All in all it was a great meal...haha ate the whole rack myself. Days like these I am glad my wife doesn't like lamb. I grilled her some chicken which she enjoyed.
