Generally speaking mass produced hams are more wet and salty than traditionally cured artisan hams. Too much smoke can often leave a bitter, bushfire taste to the flesh, but Woolies have got the balance right. It is not too salty, not pumped with watery brine and cuts superbly. An enticingly dark-coloured ham with a thick, smoky rind. They are pumped full of a sugary, salty curing solution and given a rapid cure, aided by nitrites to preserve it and maintain its pink colour. Our testers liked the simplicity of the flavour but some were less keen on the strong fatty taste. Juicy and easy to carve, we loved the salty yet sweet taste of maple, with warming alcohol undertones. Vince Garreffa, the owner of Mondo Butchers. It is the festive ham, the centrepiece of many Christmas Day tables and it has never been more expensive. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Warming cranberry and festive-spiced redcurrant give this gammon joint a distinctly Christmassy aroma that our testers loved. A terrific ham at the price. Another winner from a large WA manufacturer. © West Australian Newspapers Limited 2020, Luxury hotel, Ritz-Carlton, open for business in Perth, Rob Broadfield: Where to find Perth’s best dishes, Rob Broadfield: Top WA chefs turning up the heat. It has a sumptuous flavour profile, great sugar/salt balance and wonderful mouthfeel. His ham is one of the finest and carefully manufactured, leading to a well-balanced ham of distinction. Torre is one of the city’s finest butchers and their ham is testament to generations of refinement and testing of their cured and smoked meats. So, here you are. When you are spending big money on a ham, you want to get it right. It has a robustly porky, smoky flavour with a texture that reminded some testers of bacon.This gammon was the joint winner in our best Christmas gammon and ham taste test. Christmas wouldn't be the same without a delicious centrepiece ham. As the name suggests, this is one smoky ham. They are drier but still moist, less salty and have a more complex flavour, showcasing the taste of pork rather than the brine. We also reached out to the two major supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths. The final result? (Re & Sons produces hams in its own right, too). A full-flavoured ham with a lovely punch of smoke that our testers couldn't get enough of, this Aldi gammon jointly came top of the leaderboard in our best Christmas ham and gammon taste test. Made by one of the characters and innovators of the WA pork industry, Linton Batt, who manages the entire ham-making process from the paddock to the finished product at his small country abbatoir and butcher shop. By Christmas, it is expected that ham prices will have increased 100 percent. Ninth in our best Christmas ham and gammon taste test but all this old school artistry at... 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