Question on smoked ham

[georgevan]

does smoked ham have to be frozen?
How long will it keep in the frig?

 

[Andy M.]

If you want to keep it for an extended period, freeze it.

 

[dragnlaw]

I would freeze it after about maybe 4 max. 5 days if not used up.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Another vote for freezing it in meal sized
portions.

Small amounts come in handy for seasoning greens, baked beans, scalloped potatoes, soups, frittatas, grilled ham and cheese sandwiches.

 

[jennyema]

Another vote for freezing it in meal sized
portions.

Small amounts come in handy for seasoning greens, baked beans, scalloped potatoes, soups, frittatas, grilled ham and cheese sandwiches.

My vote, too. My boss gives us a nice Honeybaked Ham every Christmas and we eat some right away and then freeze the rest. In portioned slices, and then when the ham gets too raggedy to have nice slices, I chop it up and freeze.

I just made a killer pea soup last week with my last bag of Christmas ham.

 

[Andy M.]

I just made a killer pea soup last week with my last bag of Christmas ham.

. . . and the bone, right?

 

[jennyema]

. . . and the bone, right?

Sadly I think I might have tossed it. Won’t do that again

 

[Jusa]

I would freeze it after about maybe 4 max. 5 days if not used up.

I've kept it up to 2 weeks but when I used it, it was further cooked in soup or omelet.

 

[Badjak]

I'm going against the trend.
If it is a properly smoked & dried ham, it can be left outside the fridge or freezer as the moisture content is too low for anything to grow in it.
If it's just smoked for a little while for flavour, then you need fridge/freezer

 

[dragnlaw]

Badjak our Smoked Hams here are quite large and capable of several meals for the average family. They are quite moist and need to be refrigerated. They usually need to be further cooked although I think some are ready to eat. It depends on the brand.

 

[Badjak]

Ah,
I was thinking of westphalian, serrano, parma, prosciutto and likewise types of ham

The ones you describe will indeed not keep outside the refrigerator

 

[taxlady]

Ah,
I was thinking of westphalian, serrano, parma, prosciutto and likewise types of ham

The ones you describe will indeed not keep outside the refrigerator

When I lived in Denmark, my mum bought a ham that I believe was Westphallian. It was cured and was supposed to be fine to store outside of the fridge. We had to throw away a huge amount of expensive meat. It got maggots. *Shudder*

 

[Aunt Bea]

I'm going against the trend.
If it is a properly smoked & dried ham, it can be left outside the fridge or freezer as the moisture content is too low for anything to grow in it.
If it's just smoked for a little while for flavour, then you need fridge/freezer

In days gone by they used to talk about hearing the fat drip from the dry cured smoked hams hanging in the smokehouse or shed during the hot humid days of summer.


These hams are still available, usually by mail, but difficult to afford and a bit of extra work to prepare.

Once soaked, scrubbed, boiled, and baked I would still refrigerate or freeze any leftovers.

 

[Kathleen]

It looks like an expanded version of Memaw's smoke house, Aunt Bea!

 

[dragnlaw]

OMG, Memaw? - Kathleen, are you Sheldon's twin sister?

 

[Jusa]

OMG, Memaw? - Kathleen, are you Sheldon's twin sister?

The larger question is who is Sheldon?

 

[Kathleen]

OMG, Memaw? - Kathleen, are you Sheldon's twin sister?

Nah, I am good at math and science. Besides, they had a MEEmaw. I had a MehMAW. Get your memaw's straight.

@Jusa Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory which I have seen three times.

 

[Jusa]

Nah, I am good at math and science. Besides, they had a MEEmaw. I had a MehMAW. Get your memaw's straight.

@Jusa Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory which I have seen three times.

I grew up in the south and lots of people call their grandmothers memaw. Mine were called grandma, but memaw is pretty common.

 

[Kathleen]

There seem to be a lot of us GRITS on here. (Girl Raised In The South)

 

[dragnlaw]

Actually I had started to realize it was a popular grandma name. Just couldn't resist the comment though.