Gammon joint - help!

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So I’ve not cooked gammon before. I ordered a gammon joint thinking how hard can it be. Well I’ve just taken It out of the fridge and noticed it doesn’t seem to have the skin/fat on one side like every YouTube video I’ve watched. I’m confused about what to do with it. I presume this means I can’t do a glaze? There are some instructions on the label which says to put it on a baking tray and cover it with foil. But I’m worried it’s going to be dry. Please help! It wasn’t cheap and I’m regretting taking the risk when I already have so many other things to cook. 😫

If it helps, I always boil mine before I roast it. Depending on size, you can just let it simmer away so that you know it’s cooked through then marinade it and chuck it in the oven. I find it really easy to cook and I can stress about cooking meat.

As above. Boil it and then roasts in the oven with the glaze

We: Boil in ginger beer and onion/ginger. Then peel net and skin off. Crisscross fat, stick in cloves and spread glaze mix of mustard/marmalade/ginger syrup. Then roast. Looks amazing!!

Don’t worry about the lack of fat it won’t make much difference. Simmer for an hour with the usual flavourings, leave it to cool in the pot, then glaze of choice and into the oven for an hour or so. It’ll be fine.

They do quite well in a slow cooker too, if you want to free up room in your main oven? We just ate one, ours was on high for about 4hrs and was very well done so might need less time depending on the size of your gammon. They’re a lot easier than most other types of meat, I’m sure you’ll be fine!

I made two gammons today, two different ways as I only have one slow cooker.

Just carved both and I was surprised that the oven one tasted better. I put carrots and onions as a base then cooked for 3 hours (nearly 3kg), took foil off and glazed with honey, mustard and seasoning. Delish.

The slow cook one was on for 7 hours then I put in oven for 30 mins with the same glaze. Just score the joint before adding the glaze.

Coat in brown sugar, in slow cooker with orange or apple juice and a few black peppercorns. Usually 4-5hrs for a standard sized joint on high. Wholegrain mustard and honey glaze, in oven for 30-45 mins. I always do mine this way and it never fails.