The finest ham is generally cooked on the bone and hand ... in brine (and for how long), whether it has been air-dried or smoked, and the smoking medium (hickory, juniper or oak, for example).
Recipes published by Food & Wine ... Instead of being dry-cured and packed in salt, Irish ham is first soaked in liquid brine and then smoked over peat moss or juniper to impart a distinct flavor.
Here’s the deal: gammon is pork that’s been cured (salted, brined or smoked) but still needs to be cooked. Once it’s cooked, it becomes ham, which is already good to go because it’s been ...