F. Dick ErgoGrip Ham Boner

Removing the bone from a whole ham without opening it up is the job of a ham boner. This ErgoGrip tool is sharpened at the tip and slides up along the ham bone to separate it from the meat, then frees the bone at the ball-and-socket joint so it can be drawn out.

Boning a ham this way leaves the meat in one piece, ready to be tied, cured or smoked. Shops that sell boneless hams keep it as a dedicated tool, and the sanitary handle is easy to clean between pieces.

Keeping the tool for this one job also keeps its tip sharp for the next ham.

For the remaining trimming and seaming on a ham, a stiff boning knife such as the ErgoGrip 6-inch straight stiff boning knife handles the cuts the ham boner does not. The ErgoGrip 6 Piece Butcher Set gathers the core knives for a butcher shop.