Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Thanks for the replies and it does look like I may need to go to the British Shop! :blink: I know it's all a matter of taste but when you've been subjected to ham for nigh on 40 years you kind of get used to it not tasting like something usually stamped with 'Pirelli'?? (nice calendars though.....I hear??) :eek:

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

My palate hasnt changed , i dont think since moving to oz... so perhaps shop around, and find a butcher that does ham the way you want it..

Trial and Error.

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Should do your turkey in the weber next time - comes out perfect every time!

Ham sucks here so no solutions to that

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Will do that - thanks for the help! :thumbsup:

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Do you mean the Brit shop at Birkdale ... we tried her gammon and it was really good .. as are the sausages ... ok they're more expensive than Coles / Woolies, but given it's come half way round the world ......

Cheers ... David

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Yes it was the shop in Birkdale and the gammon was delicious. Apparantly they can't import it so it is still Australian but it is cooked in the british way.

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

We could never get used to the Aussie Ham, but we eventually tried David Jones for Ham and Gammon - Delicious!

As for turkey - never bought one in the 14 years we were there, always ate out on Christmas Day, but the turkey meat we ate at the restaurants was always very good.

Where did you get your turkey from? Also, do you roast it breast side down, as this is the best way to cook a turkey so all the juices stay inside the bird and go into the meat to keep it tasteful and moist.

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Don't eat meat myself, but always buy free range for hubby, most supermarket stuff will be the same old mass produced rubber stuff, alot of the white turkeys are kept in squashed conditions and bulked up to size within 3 months of birth, that's not normal.................try buying it direct from a free range wholesaler, small butcher or similar, you'll pay more but taste will be much better (or so I'm told by hubby :D).

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

That would be Birkdale in QLD, right?? BUT I LIVE IN NSW!?!? :rofl: Bugga!! Mind you, at least I've some other things to try so thanks to you all for your replies (and for not blaming my culinary skills!!) :eek: The wife still eats my food and is still alive so I can't be that bad......<waits for reply from aforementioned wife!!) :blink:

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Don't buy meat from Coles or Woolworths - they sell shite. Go to your local butcher instead. We bought a Gammon from ours and it was delicious.

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Aforementioned wife can't reply :D:D

Re: Ham / turkey like rubber??
 

Blimey, well that IS a first!!!!! :eek: :blink: