Making Dry-Cured Smoked Gammon and Bacon was once the integral part of rearing pigs – villages would come together to help each house slaughter and cure most of the meat on the house pig or pigs that had been reared over a year.
The resulting hams, confits, bacons, salamis etc prevented the spoilage of this precious commodity and supplied quality protein to the family throughout the year.
Dry curing, which is the method we use at Northfield Farm for all of our bacon and gammon products, is the oldest method of ham curing and we believe it is still the best. We make our dry-cured smoked gammon with whole legs of pork – either on the bone, or with the bone removed – for up to a month.
We then air dry our gammons for up to another month before selling them as joints or delicious gammon steaks. They are especially popular at Christmas time, so be sure to order your gammon for your festive feast from your favourite local pork butcher – Northfield Farm, in Rutland and at Borough Market!
Nick Morgan (verified owner) –
The gammon was distinctly lacking a decent layer of fat and the chicken I bought had a smell of on-the-turn after just one day in a fridge. Very underwhelmed from a normally reliable butcher.
Mark C. (verified owner) –
Not as tender as I have had from other butchers, but lovely flavour.
Fiona Stephens (verified owner) –
So tasty ! Customer service was great too . Will always buy pork from Northfields’s as it’s high welfare and such good quality.
Simon (verified owner) –
Delicious ham. Well prepared and ready on time
Maxine Jarvis (verified owner) –
Great service, delivery and meat! Other gammon doesn’t even come close to that from Northfield Farm perfect!
Mark C. (verified owner) –
Cooked beautifully. Very tasty
Phil T. (verified owner) –
Tasted great. The only issue I had was it unravelled whilst cooking and could have done with a little more string!