How to store jamon at home

By adhering to all the subtleties of storing Spanish meat delicacies at home, you will be able to please yourself and your family with an original dish for a long time. To begin with, you should remember that whole jamon and sliced ​​jamon must be stored differently.

How to store whole jamon

Usually, whole dry-cured ham is bought by those who have suitable premises for storing it. By the way, by purchasing jamon in this form, you can save a lot.

Conditions under which it is necessary to store a whole dried pork leg:

• the room must be free of foreign odors, dry and ventilated;
• sudden changes in temperature should not be allowed, correctly, when it is in the range from 15 to 20 ° C, ideally it is from 0 to 5 ° C (usually this is the temperature in the basement);
• it is very good when it is possible to store jamon in a suspended state;
• It must not touch the walls and shelving.

After cutting off the edge, it should be thickly coated with fat or oil and covered with a clean cotton cloth (usually a towel is used for this). It can be replaced with lard-soaked parchment paper. Foil or cling film will never work.

It may happen that mold forms on the outside of the piece. It's not scary.This appearance is considered normal. After its discovery, that part must be wiped with a piece of cloth dipped in olive oil, and before use you only need to cut off the skin, otherwise it will taste bitter.

Storing jamon in vacuum packaging

No matter how profitable it is to buy whole jamon, not all consumers have the space to properly store it. Therefore, most people purchase this meat product in sliced ​​form. It is usually packed in a vacuum container. In such a container, the product can be stored (without loss of taste) for 1 year, until it is opened (see expiration date on the package).

After this, the jamon must be consumed within a few hours. Sliced ​​jamon should not be stored open. It quickly absorbs all the odors, becomes very dry and generally tasteless. It is also important to know that frost is contraindicated for jamon. That is, it cannot be frozen. Knowing all the important nuances of storing delicacy meats will allow you to do everything correctly.

See video: STORING PARMA HAM (Jamon) from the ProsciuttodiParmaDOP channel