Slow Roasting Lamb In Cling Film And Foil

[musicman4]

Hi
My friend told me he slow roasted a lamb joint wrapped in cling film and foil, @ 100°c he said hes done a turkey crown the same way it was fantastic...has any1 heard of this idea?
If so, can u do a topside of beef the same way?

[ummmm]

Never heard of roasting in clingfilm. I know it's fine to boil.

[hc4361]

My first reaction was - nooooooooooooooooooooooo

But James Martin uses cling film for slow roasting
http://www.tastecumbria.com/recipes/james-martins-slow-roast-fillet-cumbrian-beef-wild-whinlatter-forest-mushroom-smoked-garlic-pommes-puree/

[Old_Geezer]

Can't say I have. I guess cling film doesn't leach out anything nasty these days, but I'd be concerned it'd melt all over the food :-) Unsure about it though, does the outside get that nice texture/flavour when all wrapped up ?

[ummmm]

No OG...it doesn't get the texture. It's like it steams which is the way I prefer it.

[shaneystar2]

I watched James Martin roast a fillet of beef in cling film the other afternoon on his Home Comforts programme .It must be cling film though ,not food wrap.
Similar to using those roasting bags really .

[Old_Geezer]

Sounds like a poor man's sous-vide :-)