Venison is a naturally lean meat, but if you do see any visible fat on the outside of the roast, you should trim it off with a sharp knife before preparing and cooking the meat.
Instead, come December, I crank up the oven and hardly turn it off until March, roasting everything that can't protest.
If I couldn't get home in time to turn the roast off, I could call a neighbor and they could go in and turn it off for me.
But I'll also have to make peace with the fact that I'll never be a domestic goddess, spatula and Windex in hand, ready to cook a pot roast until it falls off the bone.
If you have a meat thermometer, take the roast off when it reads 135ºF (57.2ºC).
Icelandic cod gets the full glamour treatment, roasted until it peels off into tender, juicy lobes, and teamed with delicately crisp olive bread, chorizo-studded coco beans, and a swirl of brandade and avocado purée.
The following year, he repeated the trick when his hog roast waltzed off with same accolade.
To no one's surprise, the Filipino crew's on-deck suckling pig roast goes off without a hitch.
He treats his chosen topics like the bones of a Sunday roast, picking off the meat with a thoroughness that can be exhausting.
Stephen insists that "stale-ish coffee off a good grinder is better than fresh beans (within two weeks of the roast date) off a shitty grinder".
