Gday.

Ive never cooked a lamb rack even though ive bbq'd for years. I can't remember the exact temp but it lined up the temps that the internet gave me.

This was 4 years ago – I've had a debilitating stomach condition that has slowly destroyed my organs from a bacteria callled desulfivibrio piger. So bad to the point that I'm needing a surgically implanted feeding tube.

Was it the lamb? I have a strict diet and basically ate chicken and roast pork's. The only thing different around that time in my life was this lamb. I remember my room mate asking me how it was because I cooked it for a date night, to which I replied "honestly, I feel like fucking shit. I love lamb, tasted great but got I feel like shit" and my health has been down the drain ever since.

Is this lamb too pink in your opinion?

by dryandice

31 Comments

  1. KeyNefariousness6848

    No it’s been killed and chopped up then cooked. It’s far from ok.

  2. aimlesscruzr

    My initial gut reaction was to tell you hold on there, I’ll be right over to take care of disposing of that. But after reading your description, I’m sorry you are going through that. But honestly I would doubt that the lamb was the issue, it looks perfect. But I’m not a medical doctor so can’t comment directly. Do you know if your date has the same issues? What does your doctor say about potential root causes?

  3. GA_Bookworm_VA

    desulfivibrio piger is naturally in the gut but also in the environment (soil, water, food, sewage, etc.). I assume you have an extreme overgrowth of it the reason it’s causing you this level of issues. So you’ll never be able to pinpoint if this specific meal was the origin of that overgrowth.

  4. Aztec_Aesthetics

    No, it’s dead, roasted and cut into pieces

  5. DeliciousCut4854

    I’ve had raw lamb in Japan. I’m fairly certain the Japanese aren’t suffering the effects of that.

  6. medium-rare-steaks

    a quick search on *desulfivibrio piger* shows you didnt get it from this lamb. in fact, we all already have it in our gut ecosystem, and only when it gets out of control is it a problem.

    lamb in general can be eaten all the way raw if desired, so there is nothing bad about your lamb based on the photo

  7. Commercial_Pitch_786

    I would say not, once an animal reaches this stage there is no bringing them back. Sad to tell you this lamb is a goner.

  8. Vagabond142

    That lam would have Gordon Ramsay praising, as it looks perfectly cooked. You want lamb to be moist and pink in the middle, with a good sear on the outside. I would be grabbing my jar of mint sauce if that was put down in front of me 😀

  9. wine-o-saur

    D. Piger is in everyone’s gut and thrives in sulfur rich environments. So eating lots of meat can make it flare up but the cooking of the lamb one way or another would have no impact on your issues, just the fact you ate lots of meat. I assume you already had these issues and the lamb just alerted you to them.

  10. Available_Rock4217

    Anyone who eats lamb any more cooked than this doesn’t deserve lamb

  11. chefdisco

    Perfect medium rare (some might say med rare plus)

    Some fine dining restaurants will recommend rare/med rare, but for my taste, yours is 100% perfect. Clearly well rested because it didn’t bleed out, and very nice sear/char.

  12. steiglitz

    I’d be Frenching the whole bone with my teeth.

  13. It looks great really. It is, at least to my taste, a bit past the term I like and I would have cleaned the bone tips prior to cooking (frenching) . However, it would be perfectly fine for someone else. I think your crust is remarkable.