Can you do Nigella's ham in coke with diet coke?

[MushroomTree]

I was left 3 cans of mango diet coke by a house guest. I don't drink coke but it occurred to me that mango might be nice with ham.

Does it have to be full fat or will diet do the same job? Seems a shame to chuck it down the sink

No. Can't remember why but it won't be as nice.

Diet Coke is rancid when heated up due to the sweeteners in it so I wouldn't try it. Original coke has sugar in it, I think this is why the recipe works for full sugar cola?
Couldn't you give the cans to a food bank rather than chuck down the sink - someone might like to drink them?

I'm pretty sure that the recipe specifically says not to use diet coke.
What you need is a half bottle of bacardi

Nope. Absolutely not.

Use as loo cleaner.

No. It would be foul.

Take it to work? Offer it to other guests? Give to neighbor?

I don't think it's a great idea to cook with artificial sweeteners.

no you need the sugariness

One for next time maybe, we use Dr Pepper instead of coke now, it's better!

No. Only coke works. Don't do it!!

I’m sure there is a slimming world version that uses Diet Coke?
Doesn’t mean it will be nice though!

I'm sure diet coke can explode when it's heated I do gammon in coke never used diet but I'm sure I read somewhere that you cant use diet because it can explode but I could be wrong

Food bank the mango coke

I think it's actually the sugar that tenderises the meat. No wonder they left them .

You need the sugar.
The recipe specially says don't use diet coke

That's a pretty unanimous vote for not using the diet coke! I'll take it to work.

Mango diet coke is never going to be anything other than revolting, no wonder they left it behind.

I've tried it with Diet Coke as DH is on Slimming World. It was just a waste of both Diet Coke and ham!

The SW recipe uses diet coke.