We were given a 10kg ham. It's enormous, so decided to cut into it 4 days ago as it was obviously going to last long past Christmas. Now I'm worried that it will go off, even before the big day. I have it in a ham bag, rinsed in vinegar water, but does this keep hams fresh, and if so, for how long. Is there anything else I can do to keep it fresh?
rainrain1,
Dec 8, 8:58pm
Freeze what you don't want. it's all good, I freeze hams every year
Is it cooked? It will keep, You probably would have been better to cut it just before the big day though
stitchbird3,
Dec 8, 9:16pm
Thanks, rainrain, yes it is cooked. I thought of freezing 1/2 but thought it might end up sort of watery when thawed. But better than wasting it.
samanya,
Dec 9, 12:04am
If you defrost it slowly, in the fridge it doesn't seem to come out watery. A friend then glazed hers in the oven & it was beautiful.
sampa,
May 1, 4:53pm
I was wanting to know exactly that (re freezing hams) so thanks stitchbird, rainrain and samanya. Will go ahead and buy one now I know for sure they're 'freezerable'. :)
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