Ham bags are often made of cotton, calico or polypropylene.
Cotton is the traditional material used for making ham bags as cotton is breathable and allows the air to circulate around the ham.
Cotton ham bags can also be used for curing and smoking hams and as a way to preserve the hams while they dry.
Calico is a sturdy and eco friendly material that some ham bags are made of.
And some ham and poultry bags are made from spunbonded polypropylene.
The purpose of a ham bag is to keep your ham moist and fresh when in the refrigerator.
The ham bag allows the ham to breathe while also protecting the ham from any external elements.
The ham bag when kept wet, helps to keep the ham from drying out while it's refrigerated.
If you put a wet towel over the ham in the refrigerator it will also keep the ham from drying out.
To use the ham bag to keep your ham moist and fresh.
Soak the ham bag in a solution of vinegar and water and wring out any excess water and then place your ham in the ham bag.
Then place the ham bag with the ham in the coldest part of your refrigerator.
And re-soak the ham bag in the solution of vinegar and water every few days or when the ham bag dries out.
Ham bags also protect the ham from any pests and insects.
When the ham in the ham bag is stored properly the ham in the ham bag can last up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
You can also cook the ham in the ham bag.
Cooking the ham in the ham bag helps to keep the ham moist and reduce the amount of cleanup needed after cooking.
To prepare the ham in the ham bag for cooking, you can rub the ham with some brown sugar or coat the ham with flour.
You can also add some pineapple rings to your ham.
To prepare the ham in the ham bag for cooking, close the ham bag with a tie and cut a few slits in the top of the bag to allow steam to escape.
Then place the ham fat side up in the ham bag in a preheated oven at around 325 F to 350 F for a few hours.
Let the ham cool down before carving the ham so that the hams juices stay in the ham.
Fresh ham should be cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 145 F.