Frozen Lamb Roast

[ubba82]

I have a frozen roast lamb in the freezer that I really want to cook up. Does it need to be defroseted before I cook it or can I put it strait in the oven?

[briggsy's girl]

i always defrost as much as possible overnight before cooking - the last thing you want is a delish looking roast on the outside, that has taken all the cooking time to defrost and isnt cooked properly in the middle.

[NaeNae]

I always defrost mine for no reason other than I like to stuff little pockets of garlic cloves and rosemary spriggs and I cannot do this when the roast is frozen.

Can you take it out and pop it on a plate and stick it in the fridge tonight then cook it up tomorrow night?

[barney]

you could still put it in the oven on very low to try and defrost it a bit

[ubba82]

Thanks for that, /i thought i would have to defrost first - just really felt like a roast tonight. Iguess it just means it will taste better tomorrow!

[Junglemum]

i always cook frozen roasts. They come up perfectly, just allow extra cooking time.

[ubba82]

falguni- that just changes everything now!

[briggsy's girl]

starting a roast from frozen for dinner tonight would make dinner mightly late hun!

[ubba82]

I think last time I defrosted a roastit took a good 2-3 days, maybe I can put it in the oven tomorrow and slow cook it over the day for tomorrow night. We will have something easy tonight.

[Junglemum]

that's a good point BG, you can do it but dinner will be a late one!

[mummy of many]

We have cooked our Roasts when they have been frozen,they turn out nice,but you deffinately have to cook them longer & on a slow heat,otherwise the meat is tuff & possiably burnt. I really do prefer fresh cut though,but sometimes I buy in bulk & have to freeze our Roasts.