Are we anticipating Costco will have these again this year, or might tariffs screw this up?
Right now Jamones are not on the list. At least the HTS code I use is not. I would love to see the $550 Belota again!!
Guess what I see.
Such a jamon tease!
We have enjoyed this Bellota Jamon very much!
My costco hams were just delivered. Iām curious to see the quality of the stand.
Mine too. Suppose I should wait to unpack this one before I toss away last yearās stand.
Your āhams?ā Plural? Should I have bought more than one? How long will these keep in the box? Do they improve? Should I be cellaring jamon?
Longest I kept a jamon in the box was five months, and it was just fine though it doesnāt improve. Itās better if youāre able to take it out of the plastic and hang it like they do in Spain. Iāve worked on a single leg of jamon for months. The recommendation is to eat within one month but thatās mainly because it can dry out and get really salty. It also gets moldy but I just slice that off. When it gets too salty to keep going, I debone whatās left and use it for cooking.
Iāve done this for the past six years and have yet to get sick from an old jamon!
I was still enjoying last years costco jamon in september. It had dried out a bit and was trickier to slice, but wasnāt noticeably saltier to this yak.
I started mine in May and Iām still working on it!
I started mine in November last year. We still have a bit more to go before we start the new oneš Look what came today!!!
Several for ourselves and some for gifts. My kids LOVE when serve a few pieces with fresh bread. My 4 year old asked for this for her birthday.
Been enjoying over the last month or so the Montaraz Unico Paleta (100%) IbĆ©rica de Bellota. Opulent as it looks/is, with sips of good, dry & bright bubbly, it doesnāt tire the palate as much as one would expect.
Hello to fellow Jamon lovers!
Our Costco Bellota arrived today and I had a question about how tight the vacuum seal should beā¦
Ours isnāt tight at all. The plastic doesnāt seem to be compromised, and I donāt see oil leaking from anywhere, but the bag is not snug against the ham. Is this typical? Not that worried since itās cured, more curious.
Tried to take a picture but itās hard to show how loose the plastic is.
Thanks!
The bags will lose their vacuum seal sometimes. Iāve had that happen more often than not, and the jamon is still safe.
Thanks Betty! I assumed, but nice to know itās not uncommon.
Montaraz on sale for $795.95. Comes out to $53/lb though that includes the skin and bone.
Is it worth $246 more than the Costco one? Probably in the same way a bottle of cult cab is worth more than a $20 grocery store bottle. Iāve enjoyed both Montaraz and Costco, but my next jamon is Montaraz because thatās a good price for it.
Thatās the jamĆ³n I serve at home. Definitely worth it; and, yes, thatās an excellent price for it.