Serrano ham - How to store?

Freeze them in portion sizes so you needn't get the lot out each time you want some

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How To Store Serrano Ham

Yes, you can freeze it in slices, but you want thick slices if possible.

When you freeze it, thinly sliced, the water in it will freeze into ice which can crystallize out of the meat and sit on the surface. If you leave it to thaw in the sealed polythene bag you used to freeze it, nine times in ten the water will go back into the meat.

Once in a while the water will not re-absorb, and you will get a dried out piece of meat - it is still edible, but you want to eat it with some sort of sauce, because it has lost water.

The thicker the slices, the more likely that freezing will be successful.

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