Ham economics

moneysavinmonkey

npsmama wrote: »

I want to buy a 5kg ham at the butchers but was quoted £60 :eek:

is that a cooked ham or a raw one? - sorry i'm still not understanding the terminology!

What do people normally pay for the raw one?

Pink.

moneysavinmonkey wrote: »

Thanks pink winged.. reading those threads with interest.

So am I right in thinking that you buy a gammon joint to make ham?

Ham to me is the cooked sandwich stuff but seems a bit confusing that the raw meat is also called ham???

Hi moneysavingmonkey,

I get confused by this too. I call the cold stuff in my fridge ham but call the joint I'm cooking gammon. Not really sure why I do but this thread might help:

Gammon and Ham???

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moneysavinmonkey

Pink-winged wrote: »

Hi moneysavingmonkey,

I get confused by this too. I call the cold stuff in my fridge ham but call the joint I'm cooking gammon. Not really sure why I do but this thread might help:

Gammon and Ham???

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Thanks Pink, you've been a big help, :T was finding it difficult to search for older threads as I didn't know the name of what I should be searching for!!

Icemaiden

I normally buy a ham/gammon joint once a fortnight from my butcher. Got one yesturday, 4lb in weight and it cost me £6.80. I put it into a large pan, bring to the boil and then disgard the water to get rid of the scum stuff, refill the pan with water and reboil then simmer for 20-25mins per pound. Coat the skin with honey and finish off in the oven just to crisp up the skin abit. Leave to go cold then slice thinly and wrap. A joint like this last us all week in sarnies and is far more economical that buying pre-cooked/sliced meats.

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BigMummaF

Lidl are having electric slicers for £29:99 from 18 Sept.

We've had some of each of the turkey, gammon & pork this week. Texture & taste has been fine, even though they came out of the freezer. I'm looking around for a beef joint to add to the stores now too...

I get my names for things from my parents I suppose--I buy a Bacon joint to cook & slice for ham; rashers are what you have with egg but pork rashers are belly slices...mind you, even I wondered why I had to ask for 'green back' when I went shopping at the grocers when I was little, & used to spend ages trying to see where that colour was lol! Looking back now, it's a shame these older terms have disappeared..bit like having a stew made from skirt, & using shepherds for lamb & 'cottage' beef, pies...

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BigMummaF wrote: »

Lidl are having electric slicers for £29:99 from 18 Sept.

Hi BigMummaF,

If you cook a lot of meat to use in sandwiches a slicer is worth it's weight in gold and you'll soon recoup the money saved on the cost of buying pre-prepared cold meats.

I have this one and it's great but there are more recommendations in this thread:

slicer recommendations ?

I'd be really interested in peoples thoughts on the lidl one though.

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suzywoozy_3

I use an electric knife to thinly slice any joint. You do end up with crumbs but I just add those with some bigger pieces into some mayo and mustard for a sandwich.

moneysavinmonkey

Hi thanks to all who helped on this thread,

I ended up buying a small unsmoked gammon joint on saturday to see how it went. Soaked it first and then changed the water and left it to simmer for about 5 hours........ and magically it turned into ham!!

Sliced it up using a mandoline of all things - which actually worked pretty well! OH was so impressed. Got prob 3 weeks worth of ham for £4.94! ( and OH eats ham every day!) yeay!:T

Next time might try either the cider or coca-cola versions to see if the taste is much different.

Bella79

Hi all

i ibrought a little gammon joint ive cooked it and sliced it but theres loads of meat we wont get through this in a week can i freeze some of it ?

i was fed up of spending loads at the deli counter

Pink.

Hi owens,

Yes that will work well. Cool it and freeze it in pack sized that you will use then just lift out and defrost when you want it.

There's a thread with lots of tips and advice on doing this that should help so I'll add your post to it to keep the suggestions together.

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