Leg at 82 degrees: Butterflied grilled leg · 530

Weight tells age: smaller legs are younger and milder. The largest roasting joint: leaner than shoulder, with a cleaner slice when cooked to medium. Bone-in for flavour, boneless butterfly for the grill. This is the Easter and Eid centrepiece in much of the world. A probe in the thickest part beats the clock. Tent with foil while resting.

Colour, sinew, where the fat sits, and thickness are what you check before you pay. Ask for the thickness that matches “Butterflied grilled leg.” Use 82 degrees and 82 when you cook. Salt after you know the job. Do not play with undercooked meat. At the counter, read the use on Leg before the photograph. 82 degrees is the internal heat, “Butterflied grilled leg” is the dish, and 82 is the stage of the fire. Marbling alone does not split stew from grill. Aitchbone removed makes carving trivial; ask the butcher to tunnel-bone it.

At the counter, read the use on Leg before the photograph. 82 degrees is the internal heat, “Butterflied grilled leg” is the dish, and 82 is the stage of the fire. Marbling alone does not split stew from grill. Aitchbone removed makes carving trivial; ask the butcher to tunnel-bone it.