Organic Nitrate-Free Unsmoked Gammon
A beautiful pork joint to enjoy at any time of the year
What's the difference between gammon and ham? Well, there isn't really one. Once you've boiled and roasted a gammon it becomes a ham. So gammon is an uncooked joint and ham is a cooked one. That's the simple answer. We have a perfect recipe here.
Lightly cured, we never use nitrites or nitrates in our gammon, instead simply combining organic demerara sugar and sea salt, to let the true flavour of our organic, free-range pork shine through. As a result, our gammon doesn't have that same lurid pink colour its more mainstream counterparts, but more than makes up for it with its mouth-watering flavour.
- Delivered frozen
- 1kg, Serves 3 - 4
Coombe Farm Organic gammon joints are cut from the hind leg of the pork carcass. This is a fabulously complex piece of meat, comprising a powerful group of lean muscles, their connective tissues and a generous layer of fat. The flavour is intense and the texture robust. We lightly cure our gammon joints, combining the natural flavours of organic juniper and bay with sea salt. We never use nitrites or nitrates.
Ingredients: organic pork (99%), sea salt, organic demerara sugar
Please note this is produced in an environment that handles nuts (Including Peanuts), Seeds, Cereals, Celery, Soya and Products Containing Gluten.
FREQUENTLY ASKED GAMMON QUESTIONS:
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You can cook a gammon by boiling it or use a combination of boiling, then finishing by baking. At Coombe Farm Organic, we like to use the latter, we boil our gammon then for the last 20 minutes, coat the gammon in a delicious glaze of honey and mustard and finish baking in the oven.
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The difference between gammon and ham, is really quite simple, gammon is sold raw and needs to be cooked, when it is cooked it then becomes ham.
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Soaking a gammon removes the excess salt used when curing it, but it is becoming a thing of the past. Our gammon joints are brined tand we never use nitrates, nitrites or any other chemicals in our smoked gammon, so you can be certain that the distinctive flavour is purely natural. We therefore, do not soak our gammon joints prior to cooking it, we simply boil our gammon for 20 minutes per 500g, plus 20 minutes extra. You can add extra flavour to the cooking liquor with all sorts of Christmassy spices, oranges and lemons and even a good splash of cider. Once boiled, smear on your choice of glaze – honey and mustard, marmalade or maple syrup are all good choices – and roast until just starting to brown (about 20 minutes) in a moderate oven. Make sure you keep an eye on it, though, as sugary glazes can easily catch and start charring.
- Supplied: Insulated box at -18°C
- Freezing: Will arrive frozen, use by best before date on packaging
- Defrosted: Store between 0 - 5°C and use within 3-5 days
Delivery
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We deliver all around mainland Britain, excluding the Highlands and Islands. You will be able to choose your preferred delivery slot at checkout.
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We can deliver to you Tuesday to Saturday.
We will pick, pack and deliver your box the day you have requested.
For every order, we'll send you a text message on the morning it is due to be delivered.
Our courier will leave it in your requested safe place if you would prefer a contactless delivery.
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We have a minimum order of £40. There is no minimum order value or delivery charge if you collect from our farm shop
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Our Standard Delivery Charge is £4.95 (Tuesday to Friday). There is Free Delivery on Orders Over £100, Recieve your order Before 12 pm for £8.95. Saturday Delivery is £7.95
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No. You can leave a message with your order telling us where you would like to have your box placed. It would be best placed somewhere cool or at least in the shade – especially during the hotter months of the year. Our products will stay at the same temperature for up to 40 hours, so just make sure that you can pick up your order within that time.
Our couriers will send you a text message or email, whichever you prefer, giving you an hour slot when your box will arrive. If that doesn’t suit you, some options will be provided to make your delivery more convenient.
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Our products will stay frozen at the same temperature for up to 40 hours. Simply put them in your freezer after delivery or in your fridge if you want to defrost them and use them within the next few days.
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At Coombe Farm we believe in sustainability. And we live it. Regarding our packaging:
Eco-friendly
Your delivery box is made of 100% recycled paper and is 100% recyclable.
Delivered Frozen
To keep your order frozen we use ice packs which will retain a low temperature for a long period of time. Reuse them for a picnic or simply snip, empty the water and pop in your plastic recycling.Sustainably Insulated
We use paper pulp sheets to insulate the box. They are great for craft projects or can also simply be recycled with paper waste.
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You can cancel your order within two hours after your online purchase. We can not cancel an order after this period.
We hope that you enjoy our products. But if for any reason you are unhappy, please let us know why within 28 days of delivery, by sending us the batch number and the reason why you are disappointed with the product. Do not throw the product away as we may need to recall it to confirm the problem.
As your product is perishable, you will not be asked to return it for us for re-selling.
When we have looked at the evidence, we will then consider reimbursing you by means of a credit for a future order or resending the product. We will do our very best to respond as quickly as possible and try to resolve it.
Email to: [email protected], phone: 01460 279509
Product FAQs
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Delivery costs £4.95, Tuesday - Friday or is free for orders over £90. Saturday delivery is £6.95, If you need your order before 12pm on your selected delivery date please select our Pre 12 pm option, there is an additional charge for this service, (Weekday's £7.95 & Saturday £9.95)
Click and Collect is free. Use Discount code LOCAL10 for a 10% discount when collecting from the farm.
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Freezing is the most natural way of preserving food. And as here at Coombe Farm Organic we believe in slow-grown, healthy food, a form of preservation that doesn’t need artificial additives gets a big tick from us.
It also guarantees it will arrive with you in tiptop condition - confidently delivering fresh meat would be much more challenging.
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All of our meat is butchered in our in-house organic butchery by our small, experienced team.
You will find any product ingredients on the relevant product pages.
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Can't Find the Answer?
If you cannot find the answer to your question and would like to speak to someone contact us and we will be happy to help.
The traditional way to cook a gammon is in two stages. Firstly, cover the joint in water, bring to the boil and simmer for twenty minutes per 500g, plus twenty minutes extra. If you want to whack in extra flavour at this stage, add spices to the cooking liquid or substitute some of the water with apple juice or cider. Once boiled, drain the joint, trim some of the fat from the top and stud the outside with cloves or star anise. Glaze with honey and mustard or marmalade and roast in a medium oven for about half an hour.
If you're keen to try something without the scent of Christmas spices, try braising the gammon and serving it with homemade Boston baked beans. Or give it a taste of the tropics with a pineapple and chilli glaze. For real deep-south indulgence, go the whole hog and boil your gammon in cola – it sounds bonkers but it really gives the perfect, sticky sweet-sour balance.
Reviews & ratings
caroline ungoed-thomas
This was very salty and more dense and tougher than I expected. I boiled 20min per lb and 20min over, (starting from simmering point ) then put a mustard/honey glaze and roasted 15 min. I think I would have it on the bone next time, this was not... This was very salty and more dense and tougher than I expected. I boiled 20min per lb and 20min over, (starting from simmering point ) then put a mustard/honey glaze and roasted 15 min. I think I would have it on the bone next time, this was not the melting flesh I remember from the 1950's ! Also It would be easier to carve on the bone, possibly, it tended to fall apart although I retained 3 of the strings, but that made it difficult to peel the skin. Haven't eaten the other items yet.
Posted 3 months ago
Sue Hall
Excellent joint. We cooked it in Cider and spices. Made a delicious new year meal, topped a pizza then sandwiches. Very good value. Excellent joint. We cooked it in Cider and spices. Made a delicious new year meal, topped a pizza then sandwiches. Very good value.
Posted 4 months ago
Penny Reid
Quite the best tasting gammon we've eaten, plainly poached in vegetable stock. From the 2 Kg joint, we've had 12 good portions for meals and quite a few sandwiches, including those we took on a picnic to Avebury on the second Sunday in January... Quite the best tasting gammon we've eaten, plainly poached in vegetable stock. From the 2 Kg joint, we've had 12 good portions for meals and quite a few sandwiches, including those we took on a picnic to Avebury on the second Sunday in January 2022 !
Posted 4 months ago
Valerie St Hill
Gammon was tender and delicious Gammon was tender and delicious
Posted 4 months ago
Jody Tompkins
Cooked as recommended by Coombe farm, delicious. Cooked as recommended by Coombe farm, delicious.
Posted 4 months ago
anne sava
Posted 4 months ago
Carolyn Triance
Tasty gammon that I cooked with a quince paste glaze. My only criticism was that the 2kg joint had only a small patch of fat and skin on, which rather spoilt the whole idea of having a glaze on a Christmas ham. Tasty gammon that I cooked with a quince paste glaze. My only criticism was that the 2kg joint had only a small patch of fat and skin on, which rather spoilt the whole idea of having a glaze on a Christmas ham.
Posted 4 months ago
Hazel Barclay
This was a beautiful joint of gammon enjoyed by everyone This was a beautiful joint of gammon enjoyed by everyone
Posted 4 months ago
carla du rose
Melt in the mouth tender. Melt in the mouth tender.
Posted 4 months ago
Elanna Le Roux
Posted 4 months ago
Sarah Coghlan
Posted 4 months ago
Tracey Hall-Roberts
Knowing it was not only organic but also nitrite free was very important to me.. It cooked beautifully and was enjoyed by the whole family Knowing it was not only organic but also nitrite free was very important to me.. It cooked beautifully and was enjoyed by the whole family
Posted 4 months ago
Hayley Collier
Absolutely gorgeous, best ham we've ever had. Followed the cooking method on the website but glazed it with mustard and honey. Absolutely gorgeous, best ham we've ever had. Followed the cooking method on the website but glazed it with mustard and honey.
Posted 5 months ago
P A Woodward
Beautifully tender and tasted absolutely superb. I simmered it with celery, bay leaf, leek, carrot, black peppercorns and sechuan. Beautifully tender and tasted absolutely superb. I simmered it with celery, bay leaf, leek, carrot, black peppercorns and sechuan.
Posted 6 months ago
Verity Cleaver
Just remember this is proper ham so NOT pink when cooked. Tasty and so good to know not full artificial and nitrate muck. Good old fashioned ham. Just remember this is proper ham so NOT pink when cooked. Tasty and so good to know not full artificial and nitrate muck. Good old fashioned ham.
Posted 9 months ago
Jane Ellison-Burns
Excellent produce (unsmoked 2kg gammon), have bought before and will buy again :-) Excellent produce (unsmoked 2kg gammon), have bought before and will buy again :-)
Posted 11 months ago
R Pearson
Ive cooked this a few ways but our favourite method, after rinsing, was cooking in the pressure cooker for about an hour or two; cook in the oven for 20 minutes and you have lovely succulent chunks of ham. Makes a lovely ham, mustard, ghurkin... Ive cooked this a few ways but our favourite method, after rinsing, was cooking in the pressure cooker for about an hour or two; cook in the oven for 20 minutes and you have lovely succulent chunks of ham. Makes a lovely ham, mustard, ghurkin and salad sandwich or wrap. Keeps in the fridge in an airtight container.
Posted 1 year ago
Julie Fretwell
Tasted great - I would have liked more fat (deeper) and the shape was a bit tricky to glaze Tasted great - I would have liked more fat (deeper) and the shape was a bit tricky to glaze
Posted 1 year ago
Jade Arthur
Posted 1 year ago
Jade Arthur
Posted 1 year ago
Gemma Murphy
The best piece of gammon I have ever cooked - tender - full of flavour & the star of our Sunday roast! The best piece of gammon I have ever cooked - tender - full of flavour & the star of our Sunday roast!
Posted 1 year ago
Margaret Wood
i kept the joints until Christmas and very good thank you. i kept the joints until Christmas and very good thank you.
Posted 1 year ago
Pauline Murray
Perfect for our Christmas Dinner. Tasted very like 'regular' gammon. Perfect for our Christmas Dinner. Tasted very like 'regular' gammon.
Posted 1 year ago
Rita Reed
Really good flavoured meat. I used last of it with remaining bits to make a delicious pie so nothing got wasted. Really good flavoured meat. I used last of it with remaining bits to make a delicious pie so nothing got wasted.
Posted 1 year ago
Eva Wakefield
We had fabulously tasting ham this Christmas holidays. Gammon was very fresh and delivered as agreed. Many thanks. We had fabulously tasting ham this Christmas holidays. Gammon was very fresh and delivered as agreed. Many thanks.
Posted 1 year ago
Janet Lee
We had the gammon for New Year's eve dinner. Boiled then roasted, the gammon was tender, lovely flavour and not spoiled by being salty. Will definitely buy again. We had the gammon for New Year's eve dinner. Boiled then roasted, the gammon was tender, lovely flavour and not spoiled by being salty. Will definitely buy again.
Posted 1 year ago
Richard Worrall
Followed the recipe/cooking suggestions on the website and the taste was superb Followed the recipe/cooking suggestions on the website and the taste was superb
Posted 1 year ago
Jo Cole
Very good flavour and texture. Very good flavour and texture.
Posted 1 year ago
Ian Fallon
This is easily the most delicious gammon we have ever had. The cooking instructions were a great help and it turned out perfectly. Moist, flavoursome and ORGANIC. Couldn't have been better! This is easily the most delicious gammon we have ever had. The cooking instructions were a great help and it turned out perfectly. Moist, flavoursome and ORGANIC. Couldn't have been better!
Posted 1 year ago
Gill Kirkup
It was very tasty meat, but I think my mistake was cooking it in a pressure cooker. I normally cook gammon in a slow cooker but thought I'd do this one differently . The pressure cooker produced a much tougher end result. This made excellent meat... It was very tasty meat, but I think my mistake was cooking it in a pressure cooker. I normally cook gammon in a slow cooker but thought I'd do this one differently . The pressure cooker produced a much tougher end result. This made excellent meat for slicing cold but not as tender as I like
Posted 1 year ago
Rick Tucker
First time we bought a gammon from CF and it won't be the last. I'd recommend soaking it before cooking (which I didn't do) as it's pretty salty. Once I'd remedied the saltiness post-cooking we enjoyed a very good, tasty, succulent bit of meat. First time we bought a gammon from CF and it won't be the last. I'd recommend soaking it before cooking (which I didn't do) as it's pretty salty. Once I'd remedied the saltiness post-cooking we enjoyed a very good, tasty, succulent bit of meat.
Posted 1 year ago
Lynn Hannay
excellent quality bit on salty side excellent quality bit on salty side
Posted 1 year ago
Rosemary Wellman
Had it for xmas eve as ysual in the past and it was delish. Had it for xmas eve as ysual in the past and it was delish.
Posted 1 year ago
Isabelle Frank
The gammon was the most delicious we have had in a long time. The gammon was the most delicious we have had in a long time.
Posted 1 year ago
Karen Boughton
Beautiful joint perfect for Christmas. Beautiful joint perfect for Christmas.
Posted 1 year ago
Gloria James
Absolutely delighted. Great quality organic meats and the ham joint is delicious..... Absolutely delighted. Great quality organic meats and the ham joint is delicious.....
Posted 1 year ago
John Gaffney
in a class of its own, we love it. in a class of its own, we love it.
Posted 1 year ago
John Gaffney
Delicious. Delicious.
Posted 1 year ago
AJ Wells
Very tasty, and nitrate free. Repeat purchase. Very tasty, and nitrate free. Repeat purchase.
Posted 1 year ago
Connie Blake
Delicious Delicious
Posted 1 year ago
John Gaffney
The Gammon Joint didn't last long it was gobbled up in flash. The Gammon Joint didn't last long it was gobbled up in flash.
Posted 1 year ago
Jane Ellison-Burns
Amazingly delicious gammon, really glad we bought 2! Amazingly delicious gammon, really glad we bought 2!
Posted 1 year ago
Wanda Morrison
Lovely tasting joint, although perhaps a bit too fatty around the outside for me Lovely tasting joint, although perhaps a bit too fatty around the outside for me
Posted 1 year ago
Karen Draper
Gammon good but really don’t recommend the suggested recipe! Gammon good but really don’t recommend the suggested recipe!
Posted 2 years ago
AJ Wells
Delicious gammon suitable for our sulphide-free and nitrate-free diet. Delicious gammon suitable for our sulphide-free and nitrate-free diet.
Posted 2 years ago
Moira Cockburn
The unsmoked gammon is delicious but I would have appreciated basic cooking instructions as I may have overcooked it slightly. Good to find gammon with no additives. The unsmoked gammon is delicious but I would have appreciated basic cooking instructions as I may have overcooked it slightly. Good to find gammon with no additives.
Posted 2 years ago
Janette Young
Good to get a nitrate free joint Good to get a nitrate free joint
Posted 2 years ago
Nicola White
Posted 2 years ago
Andrew Springham
cooked using Felicity Cloakes recipe, delicious. cooked using Felicity Cloakes recipe, delicious.
Posted 2 years ago
Lynn Hannay
Excellent quality Excellent quality
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