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Is raw ground lamb meat "stickier" than ground beef? I just bought quite a bit and have never bought it before so I'm really not sure if it's spoiled or not. It smells ok, just very sticky.

flag	asked Jan 27 2012 at 5:06 Matt 83●2

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That sounds normal. Unless it smells bad, it's OK to eat. The stickiness probably just depends on the fat content and the mixture that went into the grinder or the grinder itself. – Bread-Eating Beelzebub Jan 27 2012 at 6:37

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Comparing to beef, it might smell "off" too. Depending on what your "lamb" is, it could very well taste of sheep or rather gamey. – Matt Jan 27 2012 at 12:11

Thanks, I'm pretty sure it was just a bit fattier than the beef I get... had a good sized patty last night and it tasted great. – Matt Jan 27 2012 at 20:02

David · Answer 1 · 2012-01-27 05:38:33Z UTC

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I eat it on a regular basis, I've never noticed it being stickier but it definetly smells if it goes bad.

answered Jan 27 2012 at 5:38

David
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greymouser · Answer 2 · 2012-02-03 19:18:33Z UTC

This sounds completely normal.

Ground lamb tends to be fattier than ground beef (where you'd see 95/5 even!). Also, the melting point of lamb fat is higher than that of beef. I'm not sure if this scales linearly down to room-temp or human-hand-temp, where it may explain "sticky v. not-sticky."

When handling the lamb, say when making meatballs, my hands will get more readily coated with thick lamb fat. I do not find this is the case when using beef (even fatty ground beef). My guess is that this is what you are experiencing.

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