Hand Cut Shoulder Ham - 5 Jotas Iberico de Bellota ready to serve Fresh ham - 3 packs x 2.5Oz each
Barceloneta Market proudly introduces a new product, Pure Iberico Ham de Bellota shoulder Hand Cut by Knife, which retains all the characteristics of flavor, aroma and texture of pure Iberian acorn ham, achieved only when done with a knife and by a master in the art of ham cut, vacuum packed in sachets of one pound and sent through the postal service "Second Day".
Pure Iberico Ham de Bellota Hand Cut by Knife by a master cutter is elaborated from pure iberico ham de bellota which is the best ham with bone, a piece that retains the properties and tastes better as compared to the same piece of boneless ham. Once cut the slices of ham, they are packaged immediately to avoid losing any of its properties.
Sliced, or the whole leg?
This is the same acorn-fed Ibérico, already carved for you. If you are feeding a crowd or want it to last the season, the whole piece costs far less per serving — you just have to carve it yourself.
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This one — hand cut, ready to serve 3 packs × 2.5 oz · no carving, no equipment |
$160 |
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Fermín acorn-fed shoulder, bone-in 10–14 lb · about 73 servings · needs a stand and a knife |
$529 |
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Cinco Jotas acorn-fed ham, whole bone-in 13–16 lb · the benchmark piece |
$1,499 |
Not sure you want to carve? Start here. Most people who buy a whole leg bought a pack like this one first.
What you are actually buying
Three packs of 2.5 oz each: 7.5 oz in total, which is about $21.33 per ounce — the highest price per ounce in this shop, and the reason is the knife. A master cutter carving by hand yields less and takes longer than a machine. You are paying for the cut, not only for the pig.
For comparison, the same acorn-fed Ibérico bought as a whole bone-in shoulder works out to about $7.25 per 1 oz serving — roughly a third of the price per ounce. Whether that is worth it depends entirely on whether you want to do the carving.
Every format in the shop compared in the same unit: All Charcuterie.
Read before you buy
- How much jamón do I need? — 20 guests at 2 oz each is 40 servings. This pack is 7.5 oz.
- Bellota vs cebo de campo vs serrano — what the grade changes, with cost per serving.
- Is it real? How to read the seal — a sliced pack carries no leg seal; the seal lives on the whole piece.
- How to carve a whole jamón — read this before deciding a whole leg is too much work.
- Spanish food gifts, by budget — if this is going to someone else.
