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Peel, core, and spiral-slice apples in seconds — pie prep
Seal out syn-propanethial-S-oxide — tear-free onion prep
Perfect ice spheres — minimal surface area, maximum chill
Apple wood — mild, sweet smoke for poultry and pork
Ventilated onion container — keeps cut onion fresh, contains smell
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preheat the oven to 220c/fan oven 200c/gas mark 7. aga 4/3/2dr lower roasting oven. if you have soaked the gammon, drain it and place it skin side up in a large saucepan. pour in the cider and apple juice and add the onion, celery, carrot and bay leaves. bring up to the boil, cover and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. remove the joint from the pan, peel off the skin with a knife (discard or give to the birds in the garden, they love it!) and use a sharp knife to score the fat in a diagonal pattern. reserve the stock to for perhaps some soup - pea and ham is good. stand the gammon in a roasting tin lined with foil. stud the diamonds of fat with the cloves. place the butter, sugar, mustards and spices in a medium mixing bowl and mix well to form a paste. spread the paste over the fat. roast the ham in the oven for about 20 minutes, basting twice during this time. roast for another 5-10 minutes then remove from the oven and keep basting it as the sticky sauce cools. as it does the sugar starts to solidify and it will start to stick and stay to the top of the ham. continue until as much as of the syrup as possible is on the ham. i don't want you to worry, it will get quite toffee like and that is exactly what you want. remove from the roasting tin and place on a serving dish. carve at the table or quietly in the kitchen with no-one watching - always best as you can sneak a mouthful or two in before anyone else!