Quote Originally Posted by BladesNBarrels View Post
Costco boneless leg of lamb.
Cut it in half and froze one of the halfs.
The first half met with her delight.
The second half about 3 weeks later, not so much.
Nothing personal but that packaged lamb is crap. You're using a product that was slaughtered and processed on the 1st of the month, in NZ or Australia. Packaged on who knows what day after butchered, then vacuum sealed, loaded on a truck. Shipped to the US then sent to retail outlets.
So from actual slaughter time to you cooking it can be a month or more, easy.

Find someone local who raises lamb, or call a few packing places. This gives you a locally sourced product that was slaughtered then delivered to you within a week, tops. The flavor difference even the smell is noticeable.