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Hi I've read this and roasted a gammon over night, so far so good , I've poured all the liquid from the meat and sugar into saucepan and was wondering if there was a sauce I could make from it to go with it? Or would it be too salty? Any ideas appreciated!

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Husband loved the gammon, slow-cooked with Fairtrade soft brown sugar. Brilliant result and would do it again and again. Just chucked in a couple of bay leaves and he was very enthusiastic about the result. Do try it!

Yes, you can freeze it, I plan too. We have enough gammon to feed a small army!

After reading the above posts I've bought a nice joint of gammon to try in the slow cooker as it sounds so good cooked this way. It's quite big so don't think we'll get through it. Can it be frozen once cooked this way?

My ham is in the slow cooker overnight Dione. It's huge, 2kg something and our slow cooker is a very low heat so it will be in all night. I'll get up in the morning and see to it.

I've done it a few times now, it's gorgeous.

Sorry for late reply - I did it with the fat and rind on and cut off when cooked. Had the last of the leftover yesterday - was lovely still. Good luck & Merry Christmas!

I'm doing ham in cola in the slow cooker for the first time this year. I have never used a slow cooker before. I have to glaze it and bring it to mums at 2.00pm.

Do I need to cook it overnight? It is just over 2kg.
Can you actually do this?

Mine is slow cooking nicely! Tastes good.

Oh yes, that sounds good. Now I'm torn about which to do.

Thank you, am going to try that intothefure as I have all those ingredients! Do you stud he rind with cloves or do you have to take the rind and fat off? I could do that after cooking and stick it in the oven for 20 mins like my mil used to.

I did a 1.4kg smoked joint yesterday. I can't remember where I found the recipe but it was delicious!

Scored the joint and studded with cloves. Put in slow cooker and poured in enough apple juice so there was only about 5cm above the juice, packed brown sugar on the exposed meat, then a drizzle of honey on top of the sugar. Swirled a couple of spoons of cinnamon, a little nutmeg and some pepper into the juice and cooked on low for around 10 hours but i'm sure 8 would be fine.
Seriously, seriously good, still moist shudders - hate that word and scrummy today.

1.1kg joint and cooked for about 6hrs

I didn't cut anything off. I measured 500g brown sugar. 3/4 into slow cooker. Rest rubbed all into the joint and put in and left too cook. Was perfect.

Bump same question as previous poster. And how long? My joing is 1.8kg

I'm trying this for the first time with my Boxing Day ham. Do you remove the fat layer first? I wouldn't if I was boiling it, I'd do it after, so I'm confused about this point. TIA

Mmmm, think I will definitely give it a try, sounds easier than the cola version.

I've done the bag of sugar thing a couple of times, it's divine.

I left it in the slow cooker for 11 hours last time, it was only a small joint. Our slow oven is part of the cooker though, only one setting and I think it's a very low heat.

You can't really leave it too long though, it's just lovely, the sugar infuses and gives it a beautiful flavour.

I will be doing to for Christmas too.

Can I ask what size joint you used and how long the total cooking time was please?

No the sugar caramelises x

But doesn't the sugar burn and make it stick to the bottom of the pot?

I literally just put it in the slow cooker with nothing else at all. It cooks perfectly and then I can use the gammon for loads of things without my fussy children moaning abut any funny flavours!

I turned it over half way through and it came out lovely

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Yup turn it half way through so you get the glaze all over

Ooo thanks. Just 500g Brown sugar nothing else?