Christmas Ham, Turkey and Duck Guide
Planning on a traditional spread this Christmas, or looking for something a little different? You can order the best quality cuts of meat from our experts at the Market. Choose from organic, free-range, smoked or glazed and you can even ask your butcher about the provenance of the animal and how it was farmed.
The Market has many sizes and cuts of ham to choose from plus a range of different types of turkey and duck. If you need tips for storing, carving and serving we've included them below.
Take some time to chat to your favourite traders who'll assist you with finding the best for your festive table.
Ham
Hagen’s Organic’s traditional and natural hams are made locally at their Richmond warehouse by their dedicated smallgoods team, who over the years have developed their signature recipe resulting in a product that really heroes the pork. All of their hams are made from award-winning, beyond free-range Berkshire pigs, sourced locally from McIvor Farm in Tooborac.
Hagen's Organic Butcher, Stall S1, Food Hall, Ph: 9686 4420
Sourced from McIvor Farm Foods, Hagen's hams offer a curated selection of ethical, sustainable and local produce.
Visit Hagen's Organic Butcher to find out from staff about pricing.
- Traditional Ham on the Bone 3kg
- Traditional Ham on the Bone 4kg
- Traditional Whole Ham on the Bone 6.5kg
- Traditional Boneless Ham 2.5kg
- Traditional Boneless Ham 5kg
- Natural Boneless 5kg
- Glazed Ham Whole
Andrew's Choice Ham from Theo's Deli
Flinders + Co Stall 12, Deli Aisle, Ph: 8393 0910
Flinders + Co are offering a selection of hams from Ryukyu Pork, sourced directly from Byron Bay and raised on farms in the Northern Rivers where the animals are raised in an ethical and stress-free environment and are hormone growth free.
- Ryukyu Berkshire Pork Double Wood Smoked Whole Ham on the Bone - approx. 8-9kg - $35/kg
- Ryukyu Berkshire Pork Double Wood Smoked Half Ham on the Bone - approx. 3.5-4.5kg - $35/kg
- Ryukyu Berkshire Pork Double Wood Smoked Boneless Ham - approx. 2kg - $39/kg
Emerald Deli, Stall 23, Deli Aisle, Ph: 9690 5783
Whole Ham - prices in store
- Barklys, Barwyn Valley, Uncles Small Goods
- Grandmother Smoked Ham
Plus, South Melbourne made mince pies!!
Pickadeli, Stall S4, Food Hall, Ph: 9696 3160
- Barkly Smokehouse Grandmother Smoked Ham $45.00/kg
- Peter Bouchier Smoked Ham $45.00/kg
- Peter Bouchier Smoked Ham Nugget $43.50/kg
Theo's Deli, Stall 16, Deli Aisle, Phone: 9690 9470
- Andrew’s Choice boneless ham $36.99/kg
- Andrew’s Choice ham on the bone $26.99/kg
- Andrew's Choice EZY Cut $35.99/kg
- Bertocchi boneless ham $18.99/kg
- Bertocchi ham on the bone $19.99/kg
- Bertocchi EZY Cut $25.99/kg
- Tricky Buhhds Otway Ham Bone In $24.99/kg
- Tricky Buhhds Otway HamEZY Cut $28.99/kg
- Tricky Buhhds Otway Ham Boneless $39.99/kg
My Polish Deli, Stall 37, Deli Aisle, Phone: 0414 380 495
My Polish Deli offer a wide range of traditional Polish smoked ham, including turkey ham available to purchase whole. Visit in store for details and to purchase.
La Central, Stall 45, Coventry Street, Phone: 9686 5952
Wow your guests this year or simply indulge yourself with a whole leg of Aromais Serrano Ham from La Central. These 4-4.5 kg beauties are priced at $82 sliced but attract a 10% discount if you purchase whole!
Ryukyu Whole Ham on the bone from Flinders + Co.
Turkey and Duck
Our poultry stalls are definitely not paltry when it comes to Christmas fowl. There's free-range, whole birds with delicious stuffing or select cuts.
Hagen's Organic Butcher, Stall S1, Food Hall, Ph: 9686 4420
The classic free-range Christmas turkey is perfect for a roast lunch for the family. Raised with care by Organic poultry producers Bendele Farm. Bendele Farm is regarded as the leading supplier of organic poultry to the local market.
Dress up your bird this Christmas.
- Whole Bendele Turkey - unstuffed 3kg - 8kg
- Boneless Turkey Roast - unstuffed 2kg- 3kg
- Boneless Turkey Roast - stuffed 2kg - 3kg
- Whole Chicken 1.5kg
- Whole Chicken 1.7kg
- Ugoose Goose 3.2kg
- Great Ocean Duck 3kg
Hagen's Butcher Christmas Turkey.
K&L Poultry, Stall 27, Deli Aisle, Phone: 9690 3081
- Whole turkey $16.95/kg
- Turkey fillets $31.50/kg
- Turkey buffet $17.95/kg
- Turkey rolls $31.50/kg
- Whole duck $13/kg
- Duck legs $29.95/kg
- Duck breasts $44.95/kg
Stuffings: cranberry and chestnut, apricot and macadamia and sage and onion.
Emerald Hill Poultry, Stall S32, Deli Aisle, Phone: 0432 265 497
- Whole Turkey $17.95/kg
- Turkey Buffet $18.95/kg
- Turkey Fillet $$31.00/kg
- Turkey Roll $31.00/kg
Stuffings: Traditional (turkey mince, glazed fruits, sherry, chestnut puree and fruits) Fruit and Nut: apricot and macadamia, Old English: cranberry and chestnut.
Chat to the team at K&L Poultry about the perfect Christmas turkey!
The Trimmings
All the top quality, local fresh produce you need for roast veggies and side dishes are available at our fruit and vegetable traders. Pumpkin, parsnip, sweet potato, beetroot, potatoes, squash, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts and celeriac are all available. You can even buy chestnuts to roast!
Georgie's Harvest (Coventry Street) stock many varieties of fresh local potatoes for boiling. Georgie also makes her own ghee and has a great recipe to make the perfect roast potatoes.
Stock Merchant sauces, jus, cranberry sauce and premium pepper, seas and truffle salts are all stocked at our Deli's.
Visit Georgie's Harvest for all the trimmings!
Ham Serving, storage and carving tips
Serving sizes:
- 7-8kg serves up to 16 people
- 8-9kg serves up to 18 people
- 9-10kg serves up to 20 people
- 10kg+ serves over 20 people
Storage tips (courtesy of Flinders + Co.):
- When entertaining try not to leave the ham out of the fridge for more than 2 hours.
- For storage mix 2 cups of water with 2 tablespoons of vinegar.
- Soak your ham bag in this solution for about three minutes, then wring out the excess water.
- Place your ham in the dampened bag and store in the refrigerator.
- Refresh the bag in the water/vinegar solution every other day to maintain the ham’s freshness and moisture.
- Stored this way, your ham should stay fresh for 1-2 weeks.
Flinders + Co half ham
Carving tips (courtesy of San Marino Smallgoods):
- Place ham skin side up. Then run a small, sharp knife under the rind around the bottom (opposite end to hock) and each side of the ham to about halfway up towards the hock, peel the rind back.
- Run the tip of the knife around the bone, on the underside of the ham. Begin to slice on a slight angle down to the bone.
- Run your knife lengthways along the bone to remove slices. Continue to slice toward the hock.
- Continue slicing down to the bone, working your way around the ham. When you’ve reached about a third to the way up, you can remove the bone by making a few short cuts at the joint.