Bit inconvenient for the shoppers who don't wish to purchase the ham.

Cover with cling film and rub with olive oil periodically. Store in a cool room away from the radiator but NOT in the fridge :smiley:

You might get little spots of mould, but its fine to wipe these off. Remember the thing has been hung for a year outside so put aside any Britishs obsession with the fridge. It hasnt killed the popuation of Spain / Italy in 500 years :smiley:

Total rip-off. Instructions are brief and useless. Got one set of slices off, stored in cold dry place - it was covered in green mould a month later. Con-job.

Tesco have joined the Serrano bandwaggon.

6.5kg with stand and knive £30.
Seen in two stores one(Norwich) yesterday and another midlands today. No stack just a sign you have to ask for them.

cut mine open at the weekend...absolutely delicious...real bargain...gonna last a while too!

Iberico is more expensive, the Serrano was a sensible price, not sure of the quality of either no stand/knive.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/food/article-3330581/Lidl-offer-pricey-Spanish-ham-Jamon-Iberico-just-99-s-300-cheaper-Waitrose.html

Iberico in lidl £100 as well as the Serrano.

(On phone so not sure if mentioned already)

Will look out for a small Aldi one.

Well mines currently in the kitchen (radiator off) with fat back on and towel over what it can cover (more than the cut). Hopefully sufficient.

Watch the video, it explains. Personally mine is still in the plastic stored outside in a shed. Once it's open I'll be putting the slices of fat back on the cut bits (as the video shows) and keeping it covered with a towel in the shed between uses. As you say, in Spain they have them hanging up in bars and it's generally a bit warmer there!

Yeah, but does that relate just to the cut/open meat?

There's a few tips on the first few pages of this post such as covering back up with the fat, rubbing in olive oil and using a tea towel. There's also a link to a really useful video on YouTube.

Saw these on Friday and had already bought too much shopping to take back on a bus. So went back tonight and they still had a handful. Just brought one home and set it up.

Is it only the cut part of the meat that you are to cover up? Removing it from the packaging it was quite greasy, I'd assume you're supposed to leave the non-cut part uncovered (as per Spanish cafes) and it's ok to dry out on the outside?

Serrano ham will keep longer than a month, needless to say at Christmas/New year time you could easily get through a lot of ham

thats quite a few kilos of ham to get through in a month! it doesnt keep forever.

I'm looking to buy one of these, but has anybody actually tasted one yet?
There are very mixed reviews on this; I know it's a 'personal taste' thing, but how does this compare with the other hams currently available?

Sign up in the Preston store saying that some products were sold without the knife and stand in the box and if you've bought an affected product bring your reciept and they will supply the missing items. They still had around 10 hams on display but an awful lot more knife and stand packages in a box next to them.

If you look after it and keep it covered properly, it should last weeks, if not a month or more. There's a few tips on the first few pages of this post such as covering back up with the fat, rubbing in olive oil and using a tea towel. There's also a link to a really useful video on YouTube.

Got one last night in Bredbury, boxes has obviously been opened to remove the knife / stand bit as they were in separate basket next to them and boxes were closed back up with brown tape. Barcode wouldn't scan at the self scan tills, but typed in manually OK, just had to wait for approval as it included a knife. Didn't look like they had many left (I'd say perhaps 15 or 20) so I guess they'll go quick today.

Very pleased

How long do it last after cutting in to it.

That explains a lot then. My local had about 30 boxes stacked up at the entrance with a sign saying something along the lines of "box 2 of 2, stand not to be sold separately" so i asked at cs where the stands were and they said they will be given at till. When I got to the till and asked for it the lady had no clue what I was on about so got her supervisor who said yep I've got them, they've only just come in! So whether they have been sent new knifes/stands or not i don't know.

Bought one an hour ago, was told by a manager they were withdrawn for a while to be checked and have the knife/stand removed from the boxes as the knives had punctured some of the vacuum packaging and had caused some mould, all on sale now should be ok

This was back on sale this morning in my local (loads of em')! The wooden stand/board/knife were in a basket next to the Jamón Serrano box.

After a wasted journey on Tuesday evening, only to discover these had been recalled, I didn't think we'd see these again.

However, today (Friday morning), they were back out on the shop floor!

The barcode wouldn't self-scan initially, so the SCA (self-checkout assistant) attempted to enter the barcode number manually, which threw up a 'Recalled Item' message on screen.

At this the SCA was about to scurry off with the Serrano Ham box until I told her about the recall the other night and that these were apparently supposed to be back on sale on Black Friday.

After speaking to her manager the self-checkout assistant was informed to enter the barcode number manually, omitting the first digit of the barcode (which I think was a '0'). Unfortunately, this also showed up as a 'Recalled Item' on screen and the self-checkout screen.

At this, the checkout manager herself put it through a normal till manually @ £25.

A bit of faffing around, but all good in the end.

Providing it isn't mouldy after all of course! LOL

Seriously though, on inspection, it looks fine and well sealed/vacuum packed.

I'd rather take my chances, if they think I'm driving another 15 miles to my nearest Morries to take my purchase back then they'd better think again....

Lovely stand with the Asda ham, and considering it is a 7kg ham, the £30 seems reasonable to me.
Interesting to see what Morrisons do next regarding the recall.

I still await the statement which the Manager in head office, customer service department, said was going to be made. Very poor response by Morrison's. Could do better and should do better. I was made aware by family members that they had been notified from Morrison's via email, that it was a problem with packaging and nothing else. Who knows?

How to carve Serrano into google and it comes up , secret very sharp knife , carve thin and have a box of plasters handy

any further news on this as I have bought one and unsure what to do with it - eat or return?

Patricia A Taylor
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My local Morrison's have told my husband that they are to return "ALL OF THEIR STOCK OF SERANO HAMS" (whole ham, stand and knife) to Morrison's base. No reason was given for the return, but the store manager said he will refund all hams that are returned. Rang Morrison's Head Office stating my concerns and after 16 minutes was informed that a "statement will be made after 3 p.m on 25/11/2015". They refused to pass any comments whatsoever on this matter and sounded as though they were trying to cover this up. The response came from a Manager of the Customer Service department. I have been informed by family members that the hams were still being sold in quite a few different stores, so if they know about a problem why have they note gone public and insisted on a total recall? I was extremely saddened by the Manager's attitude to this problem and think he should have actually spoken to me directly rather than have a junior running back and forth to relay his responses. Very badly handled by custome services. A statement has still not been issued or made public.

Went back to the Barrow-in-Furness store and had a chat with one of the staff. They've been recalled because the packaging wasn't 100% on some of them leading to mould. The person I spoke to realised they were meant to have some mould potentially but said people had complained so they had to recall them.

I was offered a full refund if I brought it back even if I've started eating it. Personally going to keep it since it's not mouldy in the slightest, but if anyone has a dodgy one they seem pretty accommodating if you want rid.

You're not likely to gorge on serrano ham either

I went in the Bredbury store to try and get one last night around 6pm and was told by one of the assistants they had been withdrawn from sale and were being recalled. She didn't know why but spoke to one of the managers who seemed to think that they would probably be back on sale on Friday once they had sorted out the problem.

If it is because of the mould then hopefully the supplier will point out this is normal and they'll appear again.

Bought one last night at Barrow-in-Furness, had a pallet load at the back by the deli meats. Bought an extra few bits to make it up to £40 for the 7p/litre fuel voucher.

Didn't wait until Christmas to try it either, very nice though despite nibbling away at it most of the evening couldn't make a dent in it. Good thing they last so long.

EDIT: And now I wish I hadn't touched it, having scrolled up to see the recall comments. Doesn't seem to be listed on the Morrisons site even if you do a grocery search for it. Have contacted Morrisons for confirmation.

A cured ham can be cured for years and still be fine to eat months after you buy it thanks to the curing process. It's how people centuries ago survived harsh winters. The stuff used to cure it should be the things listed on the back.

so why did the ingredients have preservatives on the box! quick to market ham where they do not want it to rot!

I suspect they are, very sad as this would have been a bargain.

I hope they're not confusing typical surface mould with the products being off and thus unfit for sale.

stock withdrawal as of 4.30pm. Return to stores for a full refund.

Cut off a couple of large slices of fat to expose the meat on one side, and save them.
Slice off however much meat you want to serve and then place the fat slices back over the cut surface.
If you're not planning on going back for more ham for more than a day or so, then rub a little olive oil into the cut surface before replacing the fat.
Hope that makes sense?

Google it. There are videos on YouTube showing how to do it

Earlier I wrote about the "hard meat" on the Serrano ham. It's called "garron" being meat from the shank ..... and the Spanish word shouldn't be confused with the French "jambon" . Morrisons pack reads: "Hecho en Espana" ..... "Made in Spain"

Morrisons has an English language label saying: "best before ....." Mine has an October date so there's your "Eleven months" ..... it isn't the curing time. As for storing just keep it in a cool place out of the sun; we have brought them from Spain and kept them hanging in the kitchen with a small bowl underneath to catch any fat which might drip down. They do tend to get hard to cut but chop it into chunks and use for a casserole or stew. They sell cheaper bits like that in Spanish shops to use in that way......can't remember what it is called. But it does work well with haricot beans.@

They do it! They also sell nitrate free sausages

Just buy Richmond preservative free ham!

We were told there were "manufacturing issues" so they had been withdrawn?? Not sure if there will be a recall of those sold.

Shirley store has withdrawn this from sale, it had gone off according to the store

Morrisons has an English language label saying: "best before ....." Mine has an October date so there's your "Eleven months" ..... it isn't the curing time. As for storing just keep it in a cool place out of the sun; we have brought them from Spain and kept them hanging in the kitchen with a small bowl underneath to catch any fat which might drip down. They do tend to get hard to cut but chop it into chunks and use for a casserole or stew. They sell cheaper bits like that in Spanish shops to use in that way......can't remember what it is called. But it does work well with haricot beans.@

"...brought..."! :disappointed:

These have been taken of the shelves at Braintree. The hams are not sealed correctly and are moldy.

Worth checking if you already brought one

Just been in Morrisons and they have all been recalled and couldnt tell me why :disappointed:

not likely to gorge on a 10 packs of ham at once are they tho!

Just tried to buy one in Ebbw Vale and it would not scan. Manager said they have just been withdrawn from sale.

if these are anything like the groupon ones, i wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. if you want decent ham put in the price.

Don't call them trolleys just because they shop in Morrisons

Bit inconvenient for the shoppers who don't wish to purchase the ham.

Nearly every trolley had one in at our local this lunchtime. Go quick if you want the deal people, it is really cheap for what it is.

Out of interest when you open it, how do you store it afterwards?

had a load in the Farnborough store last night, ton of preservatives in it! seems the quickest way to get bowel cancer!

It taste as prosciutto if I'am not wrong

They are around 100 portions( depends how you cut the portions its enough for a small wedding)on a 7 kg leg and each 100 grams of dried portion its made with 150 grams of fresh meat. I think it takes 6 months till goes bad could be 12 months (the box have a expire date) and depends the way you store it afterwards. You need to leave it as it is in the original box(have hols on sides of it for air to circulate) after you open it, cleaned it with olive oil when you want to eat again. The surface slices might need to go in the bin as they are a bit to dry to be chewed. Don't forget to give the bone to the family dog if you have one and its big enaugh, its gone make a nice treat as near to the bone its not so salty. Best of all at this moment regarding price/quant/qual at this moment as Asda is gone do one for £29 with stand but no knife( £10 to £20 as its a thin special knife for thin slices). Hence the fact that this is part of the black friday deal as advertise so the price could go up after.

Be aware that these are REALLY salty and also don't keep well once opened

Super heat, 11 months aged/ cured and weight 6 to 7 KG just the ham. Includes stand and knife wich cost around £30 on ebay. I had to build a stand myself as the Serano jamon I had bought at the end of august for £29 from Lidl didn't had one included(never buy one without the stand).

just bought 2 from Wokingham....plus the magnum of prosecco....nice work...thanks!

They had a pallet with 3/4 left now...

Looks good for £25, especially if it's got the knife and board too.
Makes a tasty sandwich and will last for ages.

If I buy 4 could I rebuild a pig?

Try £30. :wink: Seems to be the new standard price everywhere.

I'm not sure why they're so cheap as I don't think they're much cheaper in Spanish supermarkets if at all.

Got one of these for my work sarnies this week. Hot (the deal, not the meat).

I'll check the shop close to my office but I doubt it will still be in stock

That was Aldi

Google videos on how to trim it the key is a very long thin and slightly flexible knife with olive oil. But keep the skin to recover the bits cut in between use..wash the bits u intend to cut with olive oil..has anyone actually tried it yet...obvi its not going to be the best quality but cutting the thinnest slices possible helps the overall taste

I think above someone said it was £30 in Asda

I want to get this but a week before payday :disappointed:

Apparently Asda have been advertising this too, not sure of price though?

Also worth mentioning it comes with stand and knife for cutting.

saw instore tonight - looked impressive

At Aldi and Lidl these are around £50 so this is a bargain.

In my opinion 11 months curing is not enough. Viva España!!

It seems Serrano Ham is coming to England! Just seen a bunch of them in ASDA, £30. Visca Catalunya!

Bought one today it is lovely 6.8kg and looks fantastic.

Does anyone know how long it has been matured ? (how many months) Thanks

This is 6 to 7 kilos a box. Less than £4 a kilo. ! :-) . Full pallet in Bolton, atlas mills. :-) x

Does anyone know how long it has been matured ? (how many months) Thanks

Does anyone know how many kg it is?

My mum had one from lidl it was very very hard to cut an they chucked it in the end so anyone got tips on best way to cut it?

Are these good never tried before?

Just picked one up from my local Morries. Looks good, 11 months before it goes off, as stated on front of box.