Boiling gammon.

[Tilly2]

I have a 1kg piece of unsmoked gammon to cook for tonight. Usually, I boil it first to get the salt out and then roast it.

Is this the best thing to do to get a lovely succulent piece of meat?

In the past I have simmered it for a couple of hours but it seems to come out dry and tasteless.

What would you do with this piece of meat

[Mick-Talbot]

always stick it in the halogen oven, all meat done in that tastes better and more sucullent than the convetional oven.

[wendilla]

I have just done a piece in my slow cooker . I do most of my meat in that .

[mazie]

I bung mine in the slow cooker overnight. It always turns out Moist (I love that word)

[tenrec]

Roast it with a coating of honey.

[Tilly2]

I don't have a halogen oven and it's too late for the slow cooker.

[sherrardk]

I never boil gammon/ham. I wrap it in foil and place it in the oven in a roasting tray with boiling water in (if its ham, I put a mixture of brown sugar and cinnamon on the top when it's cooked and brown it under the grill).

[Mick-Talbot]

?

you asked what would I do with it

[wendilla]

If you have different settings on slow cooker put it on high for a couple of hours then reduce. I put mine in yesterday at 1 30pm and was cooked by 5 pm.

[dzug2]

Just roast it

Possibly bring to the boil in water first - but not simmering for hours, a couple of minutes at most.

[Mick-Talbot]

cut in 1/2 first

[furrypusscat]

I have just cooked a piece for tonight. I always use my pressure cooker - 25 minutes, High pressure for 800g.

[Tilly2]

Yes, I did Mick, you're right. I should have left out the final question.

So:-Is this the best thing to do to get a lovely succulent piece of meat?

[ummmm]

You are boiling it too long.

[rowanwitch]

in pan of water bring to boil remove from water brush with honey and a bit of garlic then roast its only a small piece so about 60 mins will be enough

[Brenden]

With pease pudding, carrots and white cabbage - scrummy.

[mjwman]

Soak it overnight, cover in honey put in a roaster or Pyrex with some water, cover and oven cook on very olow for a few hours. Mmmmmm!

[ummmm]

Boil it for 20/30 mins. Leave to cool...slice. Make a mixture of honey, chilli, vinegar. Put the slices in....fry :-)

[ummmm]

Gammon is not salted like it used to be.

[Carakeel]

This is the recipe I use and it works a treat :

http://www.nigella.co.../ham-in-coca-cola-171

[Tilly2]

Thanks to all of you for your help. Better get on with it.