Roast Lamb Cooking Times and Calculator
Whether it’s lamb shoulder, leg of lamb, lamb shanks, or any other cut of lamb, this page will tell you how to roast lamb perfectly. It tells you how long your lamb needs to cook, including how to slow-cook lamb, hints and tips on the best way to cook your roast lamb, and some ideas for the best lamb recipes around. All you need to do is follow our advice to get the perfect roast lamb dinner!
Lamb Roasting Tips
- Let the meat come up to room temperature before cooking
- Roasting the meat at a very high temperature for 20 minutes before bringing the heat down to the temperture indicated will allow the heat to reach the centre of the joint and seal in the flavour.
- Don't forget to rest the meat before carving. This allows the meat to relax and distributes the juices throughout. A general rule of thumb used by chefs for resting meat is 1 minute for every 100g of meat.