16/12/2018
Most Australian hams are bone-in they are among the best hams in the world.
"The shape, the colour of the ham is all important. "Lovely deep smoke colour, and with a cut ham, beautiful pink firm colour."
The experts say you can avoid the watery ham scam by avoiding imported ham, doing the squeeze test and looking for the pink PorkMark label, which is an indicator of good quality.
Award-winning pork experts Richard Deignan and Ron Stapleton say some hams, mainly imported boneless hams, contain extra water to bump up weight and increase the retail price.
"There's a lot of water in this packaging and you're paying for it," Richard Deignan said of some imported products.
Some hams are injected with up to 50 per cent brine, with gums and starches to hold it in.
Therefore, with a half leg of ham you could be paying $15 to $20 - just for water.
Water-logged ham doesn't last long in the fridge and has a "mushy, soft, spongy feel,"
Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/38143997/the-christmas-ham-scam-and-how-to-avoid-it/
