Thread: Turning venison into ham and bacon

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

I picked up my ham and bacon this afternoon and I can report that the ham is the best I have ever tasted. I have not tried the bacon yet.

@7mm Rem Mag Thought you would be impressed ,you can see why we now reserve 2 in our cool room for the Xmas /new year get togethers & they take center stage on the Xmas table.

For us the Mocetta which is basically a Italian Venison Ham made especially for game that is skinned , is a step up again & is just fantastic as part of a "grazing" platter with cheese & olives etc,that we enjoy so much over the summer with a cold one on the back verandah .The Venison ham is a favorite here for the old toasted sandwich as well & is a great meal on its own.

Fantastic how you have now found a new way hunting can provide top quality food to the family table , enjoy .

Originally Posted by bunji

@7mm Rem Mag Thought you would be impressed ,you can see why we now reserve 2 in our cool room for the Xmas /new year get togethers & they take center stage on the Xmas table.

For us the Mocetta which is basically a Italian Venison Ham made especially for game that is skinned , is a step up again & is just fantastic as part of a "grazing" platter with cheese & olives etc,that we enjoy so much over the summer with a cold one on the back verandah .The Venison ham is a favorite here for the old toasted sandwich as well & is a great meal on its own.

Fantastic how you have now found a new way hunting can provide top quality food to the family table , enjoy .

Thanks mate, this has made the variety in the meals from the venison awesome.

I don't think we will ever get sick of eating it by rotating through roasts, stews, steak, mince, ham and bacon. We could always get sausages done as well.

Excellent, I’ve got mine but we are saving it until kids come down in a few weeks, looks good though.

Have you got a photo of yours?

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

Excellent, I’ve got mine but we are saving it until kids come down in a few weeks, looks good though.

Have you got a photo of yours?

If I remember I will take a phot when I get home from work and post it for you.

I have taken some slices to work to have in some fresh buns and salad for lunch.

Bottom photo shows the ham at the back and the bacon at the front.

Ham is yummy, haven't tried the bacon yet.

@7mm Rem Mag Now it looks like you have found a good butcher you can get some snags done next time ,with the Venison ham we find using a Old School cloth ham bag while in the fridge keeps it from " drying out" & lasts longer in the fridge etc & retains the flavor best being skinless.

The missus dampens it with a light vinegar/water mix & it keeps for ages (only the 2 of us on the farm now)

With our Sausage & Salami making l have found it allows a good use of Chammy & Tahr meat as well, mixed in with the Venison etc & it helps to make them great flavorsome sausages .

@bunji its funny you should mention the cloth ham bag, my wife was talking to the ladies at bowls yesterday about the ham and they told her about the ham bag and also the white vinigar and dampening of the bag etc so we bought one today.

Thanks for sharing this with us and anyone who doesn't know about the ham bag make sure you give it a go. If it keeps your ham good in the fridge for weeks its well worth a go, it means you can take your time eating it and it remains great.

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

@bunji its funny you should mention the cloth ham bag, my wife was talking to the ladies at bowls yesterday about the ham and they told her about the ham bag and also the white vinigar and dampening of the bag etc so we bought one today.

Thanks for sharing this with us and anyone who doesn't know about the ham bag make sure you give it a go. If it keeps your ham good in the fridge for weeks its well worth a go, it means you can take your time eating it and it remains great.

@ 7mm Rem Mag No worries mate, always love to encourage & see others getting the most out of the love of hunting we all share .

If you ever have any questions or need help just give us a yell if l can help l will.

Originally Posted by bunji

@ 7mm Rem Mag No worries mate, always love to encourage & see others getting the most out of the love of hunting we all share .

If you ever have any questions or need help just give us a yell if l can help l will. :thumbsup:

Thanks mate I appreciate that

I got some venison saveloys done as well, kids love them.

Originally Posted by outdoorlad

I got some venison saveloys done as well, kids love them.

Thats sounds like a good idea as well. Cheers

I just had some bacon and eggs tonight and I can say the bacon was awesome. Im really happy I got it done.

@7mm Rem Mag Here is our xmas Venison Ham wrapped in pork belly & a Bacon l just did ,bloody glorious smell wafting out of the smoker had the dogs slobbering .



Also Xmas Venison Pastrami l did a few days earlier -



A good Vac Pack is worth its weight in gold once you get into it .

@bunji that looks great. I had a big feed of bacon and eggs for lunch and it is bloody good. I gave my daughter some and she loved it as well.

You will be in heaven with all that, I can almost taste it

Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag

@bunji that looks great. I had a big feed of bacon and eggs for lunch and it is bloody good. I gave my daughter some and she loved it as well.

You will be in heaven with all that, I can almost taste it

@7mm Rem Mag I knew you would love it once you tried it ,bloody great having a extra enjoyment to your hunting you can share with all the family now

Going to do up the rangy lookin Bush Stag l got a while ago up into Biltong & bag it next so we will be stocked up for Xmas/New Years ,l hate rushing around xmas so am determined this year to have everything done & prepped early so we can get in some good Spear fishing trips the lock downs put a stop to, love our fresh sea food as well .