Slow cooker gammon

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Check it doesn't get overcooked. My new-last-year metal slow cooker seems to cook more quickly than the old ceramic one. Although I set it on low to the correct time, we went out for the day and the gammon cooked so well it shredded rather than sliced. It was still very tasty.

I always use my slow cooker for gammon, but it is possible to overcook it. I have found that longer than 6 hours on low can result in a joint that falls apart. Tastes great but difficult to carve neatly. Overnight success may depend on how many hours you sleep!

My husband always cooks a gammon in the slow cooker in very cheap beer. Everyone loves it (I’m veggie so not for me!)On high for an hour or so then low for about 5 hours. Some people use coke but found that made it too sweet. Still safe for kids to eat.

Quite common to roast a whole gammon MaizeD, personally I don’t and ours is cooked Christmas Eve as the oven has potatoes and parsnips roasting when the turkey is resting.

Why would you cook gammon in the oven? It's a joint for cooking in water on the stove top or in a slow cooker.

I'd boil or slow cook it on Christmas morning, glaze it when done and pop it in the oven for 15/20 minutes to finish while the turkey is resting and everything else is being finished or served up.

Then make pea or lentil soup with the cooking water and left over Christmas veg...

I always cook gammon in my slow cooker. You could either put it on low when you go to bed or on high when you get up.

This happened to me one year -someone wanted gammon and not turkey .

I had no room in my oven .

I precooked the gammon , let it cool completely and reheated it thoroughly after covering it in gravy on Xmas day .

Served with a couple of sauces - no one was any the wiser !