Lamb loin chop
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A lamb chop cut across the lower back, usually shaped like a small T-bone steak, with loin on one side of the bone and a sliver of tenderloin on the other. Tender and marbled, rimmed in white fat, it grills or sears fast.
Picking a good onedrag
Freshly cut, firm, clean-smellingOff: tacky or slimy, smelling sour
Counter freshEveryday bestMince needs 160°F (71°C). Pregnant or low immunity? Cook any lamb right through.
ColourRed, brownish under shop lights
Touch the surfaceMoist and clean, the fat still firm
SmellMild, clean; woolly isn't rot
These cues are Lamb's, and hold across its cuts; where this one differs, its own page says so.