Tying a ham.......

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Tying a ham.......

Post by OleBull » Fri Nov 25, 2011 03:37

Tying a ham...
Wiązanie szynki....

http://youtu.be/3RhEl8H6xpM

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Post by ssorllih » Fri Nov 25, 2011 04:41

I wish they had shown the manner with which they secured the last turn. It is a very good demonstration but it can't end as it did, they had to tie the end of the string.
I know a number of hitches that would work but i wonder what the butcher uses.
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Post by uwanna61 » Fri Nov 25, 2011 04:54

Wow if that were me tying that ham, I would have had several fingers tied, while wearing those gloves. :mrgreen:
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Post by Dave Zac » Fri Nov 25, 2011 13:23

While the fella did a neat job, I recently learned to lace meat and find the technique much more useful for not only holding the meat but for hanging and smoking hams. I have one drying now to smoke later today.
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Post by ssorllih » Fri Nov 25, 2011 14:20

That was the first demostration that I have seen of a continous spiral wrap. It is obvious that he has used this method many times but I question if it is necessary to pull the twine so very tightly.
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Post by Siara » Mon Nov 28, 2011 17:52

I'am using this method of tying a ham:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6MqmcLtQD0
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Post by Dave Zac » Mon Nov 28, 2011 20:44

That's the technique I learned. Thanks for posting the video Siara because I had enough trouble learning let alone trying to explain it to someone.

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Post by story28 » Mon Nov 28, 2011 21:16

I have been looking for a step-by-step video of tying culatello, but so far I have only seen videos that don't provide the appropriate camera angle. Either that, or the video is edited and skips by most of the process.
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Post by ssorllih » Mon Nov 28, 2011 21:43

That is the same hitch as I use to lace electrical cable. It isn't likely to slip. Siara makes it without pulling the end. Very neat.
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Post by Chuckwagon » Mon Nov 28, 2011 22:07

I learned Siara's method too. Half-hitches - just like the ones a cowboy loops 'round the horn of his saddle when throwin' a loop at a cow. When it's time to pull up, he simply makes a small half hitch over the horn, then quickly loops another turned upside down to form a clove hitch. Very dependable. Thanks Siara.
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Post by OleBull » Thu Dec 01, 2011 06:48

Matt Wright does a pretty good job of tying up a whole muscle for air drying.....

http://vimeo.com/15553953



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Post by ssorllih » Thu Dec 01, 2011 16:00

I wonder what he does with all of the short pieces of string. Seara tied his piece with a continuous length of twine
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Post by OleBull » Sat Dec 03, 2011 03:32

ssorllih wrote:I wonder what he does with all of the short pieces of string. Seara tied his piece with a continuous length of twine
His technique is a bit inefficient and wasteful of the twine, but it gets the job done.

I tie mine in the style of culatello which I learned in northern Italy.

The following video is a good example, starting at about 2:43.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVMSZHFt51E

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Post by ssorllih » Sat Dec 03, 2011 18:50

That is the same method as is used to ball and burlap the root ball of a tree when transplanting. It is very secure and will allow rolling the ball like a wheel with the tree horizontal like an axle. When someone is making an expensive piece of meat it is worth taking care of the small details to make the work neat.
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