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Cooked a ham in plastic!

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ftm420 Thu 26-Dec-24 17:27:27

Just taken my rolled ham joint out of the slow cooker. It's been simmering in coke while were on our boxing day walk. I didn't realise it was actually wrapped round with a plastic strap! I've covered it in treacle and sugar etc anyway and put it to roast for half an hour.

Will it be OK or do I confess I might have poisoned my family??

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ftm420 Thu 26-Dec-24 17:28:12

I took the plastic strip off before roasting btw.

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Usedtobeblonde Thu 26-Dec-24 17:31:21

If I buy a gammon joint from Sainsbury’s it usually has the plastic collar.
I leave that on when cooling in the slow cooker and just cut it off afterwards.
Absolutely fine and no ill effects after many years.
Enjoy.

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ftm420 Thu 26-Dec-24 18:06:02

Phew! Thank you!

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AreWeThereYet Thu 26-Dec-24 18:16:46

I did the same thing once 😄 I was used to the string wrap thing they normally have and didn't notice the plastic one. Fortunately like you I found it before it went in the oven 😄Didn't kill anyone or make us ill.

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ferry23 Thu 26-Dec-24 18:21:02

If you google how to cook one of those hams some instructions tell you to leave the collar on. It'll be fine.

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ftm420 Thu 26-Dec-24 23:45:04

Update! I dished up, we ate, we are all still alive!

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