Top tips to ensure your Xmas ham is a winner PREP TIME: 10 minsCOOKING TIME: 2.5 – 3.5hrs – depends on the size of you gammonDIFFICULTY: not too trickyIDEAL FOR: Christmas, summer holiday, picnicsBUDGET: ££ What’s the difference between ham and gammon? Both gammon and ham are cuts from the hind legs of a pig. Gammon is raw. Ham is ready-to-eat (it’s cooked gammon). Gammon has been cured in the same way as bacon. Whereas ham has been dry-cured or cooked. For a Christmas ‘ham’ you’ll need to buy a gammon – choose, smoked or unsmoked, on or off the bone, depending on your...