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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: lunanlife on January 25, 2011, 07:12:49 pm

Title: frozen gammon, eat or not?
Post by: lunanlife on January 25, 2011, 07:12:49 pm

i just found a gammon that i cured over a year ago in a beer cure in the oh parents freezer. I took it out and defrosted it and am cooking it now. There was no smell from the ham but it was a really dark colour! Anybody think it will b safe to eat?

Title: Re: frozen gammon, eat or not?
Post by: HappyHippy on January 25, 2011, 07:32:01 pm

If it smells okay I'd be tempted to have a taste and see (but I was brought up by a father who "laughs in the face of best before dates" ;))
Might just be dark because of the beer cure ?

Title: Re: frozen gammon, eat or not?
Post by: OhLaLa on January 25, 2011, 08:17:11 pm

Will probably be fine.

Title: Re: frozen gammon, eat or not?
Post by: Hilarysmum on January 31, 2011, 11:25:43 am

It should be fine, just try a bit first.

Title: Re: frozen gammon, eat or not?
Post by: lunanlife on February 07, 2011, 04:23:57 pm

Forgot to reply to this! We had the gammon, not now but when I originally posted, ha ha! It tasted pretty good probably better but I don't want to brag about the curing!! Thanks for the advice.

Title: Re: frozen gammon, eat or not?
Post by: Hilarysmum on February 07, 2011, 04:40:44 pm

 ;D Glad it was ok  ;D