Salting the hams

For the first three weeks of their second life these hams will be salted, wrapped, pressed and cooled to a temp of 34-38dgF

Here is my work table



Aluminum pan with a layer of salt with ham on top



A healthy salt massage



Wrapped tightly with saran wrap, which a workout and weighted down with heavy slate tiles

The Meat has come

My order of pork, two hams (Fresh not frozen legs with bone-in and skin on) and five pounds of pork belly.

The pork is from Meadow run farms and was processed here at Blixer's country meats.



This place was about 2 hours northwest of Philadelphia also referred to central nowhere. Great farms, dying small towns and snowdusted mountains.






From left to right: 27 Pound ham, 23 Pound ham, and 5 pounds of pork belly