Urgent - How do I know when it's done?

peachyprice

Help!!!

I've got a piece of gammon in the slow cooker in pineapple juice, it's been in there since 8am, how do I know when it's done?

I've never cooked gammon, not even in a saucepan so I don't know how to tell if it's ready or not

Thank you.

Wicked_Lady

Well, I've just cooked a 2Kg gammon in ginger beer on the hob and the advice was to simmer for 20 mins per 500g and then an extra 20 mins so mine had 2 hrs in total.


Not quite sure how long this would mean in a slow cooker but hope it helps a bit!

Prinzessilein

Gammon cooked in pineapple juice?....delicious!


Do you know if you bought a smoked or unsmoked joint of gammon?


If it was smoked then you are definitely fine! It was cooked when you bought it! So you can happily and confidently take it out of the cooker!


If it was unsmoked (or if you are in doubt!), you need to get a long handled fork or knife. Prod the gammon deeply at the plumpest /thickest part. Now pull it the fork out again...if it comes out easily without resistance then the gammon is ready!

McKneff

Or just completely forget about it till you are ready for it, it will definitely be cooked at teatime.

peachyprice

Prinzessilein wrote: »

Gammon cooked in pineapple juice?....delicious!


Do you know if you bought a smoked or unsmoked joint of gammon?


If it was smoked then you are definitely fine! It was cooked when you bought it! So you can happily and confidently take it out of the cooker!


If it was unsmoked (or if you are in doubt!), you need to get a long handled fork or knife. Prod the gammon deeply at the plumpest /thickest part. Now pull it the fork out again...if it comes out easily without resistance then the gammon is ready!

It's unsmoked definitely. I'll go shove a fork in it now

McKneff wrote: »

Or just completely forget about it till you are ready for it, it will definitely be cooked at teatime.

I want it for slicing cold tomorrow/boxing day.

Which leads to the next question, what do I do with it when I take it out? I was going to leave it on a wire rack to drain and cool then wrap it in foil. Is that right?

How ever have I got to 49 and 3/4 without ever doing this!

nuatha

Prinzessilein wrote: »

If it was smoked then you are definitely fine! It was cooked when you bought it! So you can happily and confidently take it out of the cooker!!

Traditional smoked gammon is raw, its cold smoked (or more likely these days liquid smoke is added to the brine its cured in). A cooked gammon is generally referred to as a ham.

peachyprice

Hooray, it passed the fork test, I've taken it out and obviously tried a piece, it's boomin' lovely

Thank you.

Queen81

Sounds yum. I am gonna cook mine in the slow cooker later, in coke. I just leave it all day and forget about it usually, then cut in to it when I finally remember, and then leave it a bit longer. It's all trial and error imo.

nursemaggie

Sounds delicious may try that some time. Not worth us buying a piece of gammon for just two of us.

peachyprice

We had the ham yesterday, it was absolutely beautiful, cooked perfectly and a wonderful flavour. I'll definitely be making it again.

Thanks all for your help.

cliffsgirl

peachyprice wrote: »

Help!!!

I've got a piece of gammon in the slow cooker in pineapple juice, it's been in there since 8am, how do I know when it's done?

I've never cooked gammon, not even in a saucepan so I don't know how to tell if it's ready or not

Thank you.

Can i ask you how much pineapple juice did u put in? And was it fresh pineapple juice?