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: Guests are coming! How do I slice a Smithfield or Country Ham?
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Help Deli Mama! The guests are walking up to the door!
...how do I carve my ham?
- Begin by trimming off as much excess fat from ham as you desire.
- Turn ham lean side up, bone side down.
- Pick up knife with cutting hand. Grasp shank of ham with other hand so that the center of the ham is in front of you and not off to the side.
- Going down about a third of the shank side of the ham, make a straight cross cut to give you a stopping point for the slices.
- Slice all the way down to the bone, rolling the knife forward and backward until ham is cut apart except for the bone.
- Put knife on 45 degree angle and begin slicing from the center of ham to the cut you made in the ham earlier.
Be sure to make slices even and very very thin. Move the knife forward and backward around ham while slicing, continue slicing until most of the top of the ham is sliced.
- Turn ham on side, and continue slicing around the whole ham. Support ham with cutting stand or towel while slicing.
- Save the bones and scraps for seasoning! Your ham should be used within two weeks ...or sliced and frozen for later use.
- Remember to wrap tightly!
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