Gammon bargain conundrum

[Itchytrigg]

My wife's just text me as my parents gave us a 4.5kg bone in joint as it was reduced in Sainsburys to £1.34 with tomorrow as it's use by date, bargain of the year so far but it leaves with a question...

What to do with it being I won't have time to cook it for dinner when I get home and our freezer hasn't the space for it as a whole.

I thought I'd chop some gammon steaks for tonight, then I'm tempted to cook the rest straight up so I've ham for the fridge for a few days. Or am I best just chop it all into steaks which I should be able to get creative on space in the freezer with smaller pieces.

 

[Itchytrigg]

Thanks guys, at work so can't check it's condition properly till I get home. This was an un-smoked cut from what I could tell from the photo my wife sent.

Was just wondering to how to get the best out of it really given i'd never be able to treat it right unless it lasted till the weekend (I'm now drooling at the idea of doing it on the BBQ )

 

[Itchytrigg]

I think you're right and it would last. Without opening the packaging it looks decent to me.

Spoiler

 

[Itchytrigg]

It's even better as it was free to me, my parents bought 2 at the same 30p per kilo.

I guess they've a time by which they have to dump the Christmas stock hence the huge discount. Weekend it is, might have to slow roast as I appear to have run out of coal/the only bag I have looks to have gotten damp. If only I had a container big enough to do it with the Anova!

 

[Itchytrigg]

Small update, taken out of the packaging and it looks and smells great still Gave it a rinse off as mentioned above.

Going to be following the BBC's slow baked receipt so will be going into the oven real soon for 4.5hrs at 140. I added the extra time given the size and bone.

 

[Itchytrigg]

Was very tasty. I was concerned the glaze was going to be overpowering as the ginger was strong but wasn't an issue at all.

I now have 3 large foil parcels of left overs to keep my company for the week!