Air fryer gammon joint recipe – the juiciest ham we’ve ever eaten

Name: Air fryer gammon joint recipe – the juiciest ham we’ve ever eaten
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 750 g unsmoked gammon joint; 1 tbsp. Dijon mustard; 1 tbsp. runny honey; 1 tsp. sweet smoked paprika

Juicy, smokey and sweet – ham doesn’t get much better than this.

By Grace EvansPublished: 10 April 2025

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No need to boil in a pan of water first – a gammon joint is added straight to the basket of the air fryer and comes out as a succulent cooked ham!

Slathered in peppery mustard, smokey paprika and sweet honey, this flavoursome ham is the juiciest you’ll ever taste.

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Yields:

Prep Time:

5 mins

Cook Time:

1 hr

Total Time:

1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

750 g
unsmoked gammon joint

FOR THE GLAZE

1 Tbsp.
Dijon mustard
1 Tbsp.
runny honey
1 tsp.
sweet smoked paprika

Directions

1. Step 1Preheat air fryer to 160°C. Put the gammon joint into the air fryer basket. Cook for 30min.
2. Step 2Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix the glaze ingredients together.
3. Step 3Remove the gammon from the basket. Line the basket with foil. Brush the glaze all over the gammon joint, return to the basket and cook for a further 30min, until golden and cooked.

We’ve glazed our gammon joint with mustard, honey and paprika but you can experiment with lots of different flavours. We love a boozy twist, such as a honey and whisky glaze or a sloe gin glaze on our ham. For a summery flavour, try our pineapple spiced ham.

Our gammon joint is delicious served in slices with egg and chips, but it’s also delicious when added to a sandwich or served with leftovers on Boxing Day with gravy.

To test whether the gammon joint is cooked, use a meat thermometer – it should be 71 °C.

Grace Evans

Senior Cookery Writer

Grace is Good Housekeeping’s Senior Cookery Writer, serving up delicious food and drink content. Grace was trained at Leiths Cookery School and worked as a chef in some of London’s most exciting restaurants before starting at Good Housekeeping. When she isn’t eating and drinking her way through London's restaurants, you’ll find her attending music gigs and binge-watching the newest TV shows.

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