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In this video, master butcher Nigel Lewis breaks down a whole free-range English lamb from a farm in Newton Abbot, Devon, and mirrors every single cut the supermarket sells. Side by side, cut for cut, he shows you exactly what you're paying for, which cuts are worth every penny, and which ones are a flat-out ripoff. You'll see the real difference between a proper butcher's cut and the wet, slippery, elastic-banded version sitting on the shelf. Nigel points out the tricks most shoppers never spot: the British flag slapped on lamb that was reared and shipped in from abroad, half a shoulder sold as a whole one, a rack turned into cutlets for an extra charge, and mince so fatty you lose a fifth of it in the pan. Along the way he passes on the trade knowledge you only get from decades at the block: why a butcher saws through bone instead of chopping it, how to bone and roll a shoulder ready for stuffing, what a French trim actually is, the hidden glands the supermarkets leave in, and the little cuts you'll never find on a shelf. Every supermarket cut gets a grade, from a grudging C right down to a long run of F's. And there's one cut that, in all his years in the trade, Nigel simply could not bring himself to grade at all. Stay to the end to see it. Cuts rated in this video: whole shoulder, half shoulder, boned and rolled shoulder, neck fillet, rack of lamb, cutlets, loin fillet, loin chops, whole leg, boned and rolled leg, half leg, shank, lamb steaks, diced lamb, and lamb mince. Wherever you're watching from, the lesson travels: know your cuts, know your butcher, and you'll never overpay for wet, tired meat again. If a good local butcher isn't nearby, the same principles help you spot the better buy anywhere. If this saved you from a bad shop, do us a favour and send it to someone who cooks. Subscribe for more honest, no-nonsense butchery, and tell us in the comments which cut surprised you most. Tell your friends. Online Shop 👉 https://lewismeat.com/