Need help asap with lamb cooking time!

[Cockneycarl]

Hi i've half cooked a 950 gram piece of lamb on the bone in a halogen oven for an hour and it doesn't seem to be slipping off the bone and the knife isn't going easily through it which tells me it isn't cooked through yet.
I'm going to finish it off in the convection oven so need help at what temperature , at what duration and how do i keep it juicy and stop it going dry?
I've tried covering meat with foil in it before and the foil worked too well as it didn't allow the meat to defrost so am slightly dubious about using foil so any tips?

[ummmm]

You're cooking it from Frozen?

[tonyav]

Fetch it out when it turns Black.

[Tilly2]

Put it in a pre heated oven on 180 for half an hour and see how it comes out. It doesn't hurt if it's still bloody. You can eat rare lamb.

[Cockneycarl]

No that was with burgers which always cooked in 20 minutes but i used foil to stop oil splashes as it is a microwave convection oven with grill and 20 mins later they were still bloody frozen!
The lamb joint was frozen but was cooked for an hour and looks lovely from the outside but not fully cooked and weighs just under a kilo. Any ideas?

Cheers tony, i want to watch the match without having to keep popping in the kitchen every few mins.

[Traci66]

I always serve lamb pink, I think the family would refuse to eat it if I didn't.

[tonyav]

You know it makes sense, carl. lol

[Cockneycarl]

Cheers tilly will try that, but am not into rare or bloody meat.
Traci, not my thing, fish yes, meat no way hose!

[Cockneycarl]

Tony a mans place during a match is by the tv, beers at the ready and remotes within easy grasp

[Traci66]

I will eat sushi, but if the fish is meant to be cooked it has to be cooked properly.

[tonyav]

Exactly carl.

[Cockneycarl]

Tilly can i do this without foil?

[chi-chi66]

ring for a takeaway, enjoy the match with beers...no worries. Meat will defrost
properly, then cook it tomorrow.

[Tilly2]

Well if you need it to be grey and chewy, cook it for longer.

[Cockneycarl]

Lol, chi-chi66 i'll be having company later so need to impress though i wish i did originally just order a takeaway as the stress is going to turn me grey and bald.

Tilly no i want it normally coloured, juicy and melt in the mouth.
Just to clarify you say 180, half an hour an keep checking with no foil right?

[Tilly2]

Yes, right.

[Cockneycarl]

Okay thanks.

[chi-chi66]

let us know how you're meal goes.....

[Cockneycarl]

One more question, is there anything i can rub on the lamb to keep it juicy and moist, i have white malt vinegar, butter, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar but unfortunately no lemon or lime juice.

[boxtops]

any olive oil?

[Cockneycarl]

Yes i forgot to mention that, is that good to rub on it before cooking boxtops?
I forgot to preheat the oven, does it matter? Should i do it now, for how long?