Bone Out Leg Ham
How to Look After Your Christmas Ham
How to keep a ham in the fridge
- To keep your ham fresh, it needs to be wrapped in a seasoned cloth. Ideally, a clean tea towel, a clean pillowcase, large piece of calico fabric, or a purpose-made ham bag.
- Rinse your cloth of choice in a solution of two cups white vinegar and two litres of water and allow it to dry but still be a little moist before wrapping the whole ham in the fabric before storing in the fridge.
- Avoid putting it in the coldest part of the fridge (ie. the back at the bottom), as this reaches temps of 3 degrees, whereas ham is recommended to be stored between 6-10 degrees.
- Wash the bag, towel or pillowcase every few days with a splash of vinegar in the water. Dry and use again.
How to freeze leftover ham
- Of course, around Christmas it can be hard to find room in the fridge to accommodate a whole ham leg. If this is the case, you can remove the meat from the bone in large chunks and store, wrapped in plastic and then foil, in the fridge or freezer.
- Whole hams can be frozen for up to three months.
