We cooked a pork roast in the oven the other night and my wife and I got
into a discussion about whether the string net it was tied in should be
removed before cooking or after cooking or not at all and it should be
sliced with it in place.
Some guidance would be appreciated.
JD

JD wrote:

> We cooked a pork roast in the oven the other night and my wife and I got
> into a discussion about whether the string net it was tied in should be
> removed before cooking or after cooking or not at all and it should be
> sliced with it in place.
> Some guidance would be appreciated.

It would probably be a cheap cut of meat or perhaps a better cut that had
been deboned. If the former, best to leave it tied up in the string bag,
and if the latter you could open it up and stuff it. Otherwise, keep it in
the string. A local grocery store has recently started selling pieces of
deboned leg of lamb is a string net. We have been cooking them in the net
after smearing them with the usual treatment, a rub with crushed garlic and
a coating of mint sauce. They have all turned out beautifully. I just slit
the net open and slice it up without having to deal with the bones.

JD wrote:

> We cooked a pork roast in the oven the other night and my wife and I got
> into a discussion about whether the string net it was tied in should be
> removed before cooking or after cooking or not at all and it should be
> sliced with it in place.
> Some guidance would be appreciated.

It would probably be a cheap cut of meat or perhaps a better cut that had
been deboned. If the former, best to leave it tied up in the string bag,
and if the latter you could open it up and stuff it. Otherwise, keep it in
the string. A local grocery store has recently started selling pieces of
deboned leg of lamb is a string net. We have been cooking them in the net
after smearing them with the usual treatment, a rub with crushed garlic and
a coating of mint sauce. They have all turned out beautifully. I just slit
the net open and slice it up without having to deal with the bones.

In article <65ied.17694$%t3.1711@lakeread01>, "JD" >
wrote:

> We cooked a pork roast in the oven the other night and my wife and I got
> into a discussion about whether the string net it was tied in should be
> removed before cooking or after cooking or not at all and it should be
> sliced with it in place.
> Some guidance would be appreciated.
> JD
>
>

After cooking, but before slicing. The string is to hold it together
while cooking, is what I've always heard.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail).

In article <65ied.17694$%t3.1711@lakeread01>, "JD" >
wrote:

> We cooked a pork roast in the oven the other night and my wife and I got
> into a discussion about whether the string net it was tied in should be
> removed before cooking or after cooking or not at all and it should be
> sliced with it in place.
> Some guidance would be appreciated.
> JD
>
>

After cooking, but before slicing. The string is to hold it together
while cooking, is what I've always heard.

--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the to send mail).

In article <65ied.17694$%t3.1711@lakeread01>, "JD" >
wrote:

> We cooked a pork roast in the oven the other night and my wife and I
> got into a discussion about whether the string net it was tied in
> should be removed before cooking or after cooking or not at all and
> it should be sliced with it in place.

> Some guidance would be appreciated.
> JD

After cooking, before slicing.
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