{"id":1963,"date":"2020-11-09T11:45:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T10:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2021-03-03T13:09:01","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T12:09:01","slug":"features-of-a-good-ham-stand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/en\/features-of-a-good-ham-stand\/","title":{"rendered":"Features of a good ham stand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Como-debe-ser-un-buen-soporte-jamonero\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Ham, knives and of course, a ham stand. There\u2019s nothing better\nto hold a leg of ham as you cut it than a good support or a ham stand. This\ntool is not only going to let you cut your piece so that you get the most out of it<\/strong> but\nit will also allow you to do it as\nsafely as possible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many models and prices on the market, from \u20ac15 to \u20ac800<\/strong> approximately.\nThe range is wide enough for you to find your ideal ham stand. Some people are\na little taken aback that the support might cost them more than the actual ham,\nbut there is a vast difference. While your ham will eventually be finished, your\nham stand remains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as when you are investing in other items such as a camera,\nthere are models intended\nfor professionals and models for amateurs<\/strong>. And just as few\npeople would recommend a very low cost camera for an optimum result, nor would\nwe recommend the lowest priced ham stands if you want to get the best out of\nyour ham and avoid cutting yourself in the process. It is true that if you only\neat ham from time to time and you only have a ham in the house at Christmas, a\ncheaper ham stand is better than cutting with no support at all. However,\nyou\u2019ll soon see that barely using it twice a year makes it worthwhile to invest\na little more and fully enjoy your ham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What does a professional cutter look for in a ham stand?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

As we know more about making ham than cutting it, this time we\nhave turned to Jorge D\u00edaz Borreguero<\/strong><\/a>, professional\ncutter from the  Art Dcorte Cutters Group<\/strong><\/a>, based in Galicia, to find\nout about the characteristics that he looks for in this work tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Jorge, one of the characteristics that he seeks \u201cis\nthat it is solid and with\na good base so that it sits properly on the cutting table<\/strong>\u201d.\nThis is doubtlessly one of the main distinguishing features of a good quality\nham stand. To cut slices in the best possible way, you have to pick a support\nthat \u201cpractically does not\nmove<\/strong> or moves as little as possible\u201d. Among the\nprofessional models, we find several materials for bases. From marble to\nstainless steel, including wood, polyethylene fibre or Silestone, each one\nprovides solidity and weight as well as design. However, for the sector\u2019s\nprofessionals, who have to travel from one event to another and transport their\ntools, there are other features to consider. \u201cIt is also useful if it can be transported easily<\/strong>,\nas sometimes there are two or three events on the same day and you are loaded\ndown carrying many things, and it all weighs you down, so light-weight\nmaterials are appreciated\u201d, states Jorge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if anything has revolutionised the world of ham stands,\nfeaturing on all professional supports, it is swinging arms and turning heads<\/strong>. A ham stand\non which we can move the piece and find\nthe exact position that we want<\/strong> without having to position the\nham on it time and again, offers vast possibilities. The ham stand that Jorge\nuses is \u201ceasy to handle, with good swing to adapt to any height wherever you\ngo, with a turning head that makes it easier for you to cut the thicker end of\nthe ham and change to the part with the least lean meat and then cut the third\nside and finish off the ham very easily.\u201d If, in addition to all this, it has good\nergonomics, it will doubtlessly make life easier for the person who is going to\nspend at least an hour and a half working on the piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What should I buy for my home?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

It is true that some of the features that we have mentioned\n(solid, light, turning head or swinging arm) that differentiate supports also make them\nmore expensive<\/strong>. However, these are exactly the supports that we\nshould seek out for our homes while adapting them to our budget. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are very\ncheap supports that have some of these features<\/strong>. Although it is\ntrue that the quality of the materials for the base or the mechanism of the\nheads or arms will not be the same, you are bound to find a model that suits\nwhat you are looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our recommendation is to buy a ham stand that provides stability\nabove all. Safety\nfirst<\/strong>, both for professionals and amateurs. If you don\u2019t have\neither the knives or the skill of a professional cutter, you should at least\nhave a ham stand that stops your ham shaking like a jelly. This does not so\nmuch mean a support to stab your ham, leaving it like a colander, but that the\nbase is heavy, and the arm adjusts to it firmly. Regarding this aspect, Jorge D\u00edaz<\/a> adds: \u201cFor\nhome, for amateurs, my opinion is that it can be a basic ham stand but if possible, without the classic spike on\nthe tip<\/strong> to hold the piece\u201d. Because any unnecessary\n\u201cwound\u201d that we inflict on the ham could lead to major problems in the future. When we spike the ham, air gets in and it\nbegins to oxidise<\/strong> or if it has been there a long time, mould\ncould get into a short-cured ham and ruin this entire part around the hole,\u201d\nstates Jorge. In addition, he continues, \u201cthere are simple ham stands with a\nswinging head, without having to look at premium ham stands, and they can be\nvery useful for homes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whichever ham stand you choose, consider that most of the\nresponsibility for getting all the meat off the ham and safety when cutting it\nfalls on the stand. Choose well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ham, knives and of course, a ham stand. There\u2019s nothing better to hold a leg of ham as you cut it than a good support or a ham stand. This tool is not only going to let you cut your piece so that you get the most out of it but it will also allow you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1126,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[161],"tags":[317],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1963"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1965,"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1963\/revisions\/1965"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laestrelladeljamon.es\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}