Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking Spam

Who doesn't love Spam? After all, it's basically savory canned ham, and it can be incorporated into both breakfast meals and dinner entrees in a snap. Flavorful and versatile, Spam has become a beloved American culinary staple, and while it's difficult to screw up the salty, precooked meat, there are definitely right and wrong ways to take it from the tin to the table.
While enjoying your Spam more or less comes down to preference, you might not have even given thought to how you could be leveling the stuff up. With that in mind, let's take a look at some mistakes everyone makes when cooking Spam.
#Spam #Cooking #Mistakes
Thinking you have to cook it | 0:00
Cooking it in the can | 1:06
Thinking you have to eat it right away | 1:35
Not refrigerating open Spam cans | 2:17
Slicing it too thin for a sandwich | 3:00
Slicing it too thick for a sandwich | 3:30
Pairing it with other salty ingredients | 4:08
Crowding the pan | 5:01
Cooking it in oil | 5:53
Not trying it in an air fryer | 6:29
Not soaking your Spam | 7:14
Only cooking with original Spam | 8:00
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[@MashedFood]

How do you make your Spam?

[@RickGrimes007]

With peppered med eggs n cheese on My homage buttered bread soo good!! Or scrambled cheese with potatoes outa my garden ,peppers 🌶

[@Penneypepper]

Old school...love it when camping 🏕. Also diced in omelet. Or on a sandwich ! Fried first of course. Thanks for the tips on reducing the salt. Wish they would just make a low salt version.

[@DitchCarp]

The Hickory Flavored Spam sliced thin and crispy.... replaces bacon for breakfast. Especially when camping.

[@imissmydog8279]

Because of it’s saltiness, I mainly use Hot & Spicy Spam for fried rice.

[@P11247]

I don't. My dad used to bring it to the field when he flew model airplanes. Slapped in on white bread, sprayed a bit of mustard on it and bam, we had a sandwich. Yick. Would say it was a nice family memory, but not so much. Hot, have to retrieve the plane when it landed, warm kool-aid in a jug. Never had it or bought it after moving out.

[@billwebb5256]

My stepdad served in WWII and he loved spam! He also knew how to cook it! My personal favorite is spam scrambled eggs! I love this stuff! When we go to Hawaii we always go to local restaurants and eat local food that includes Spam!

[@josephgaviota]

I work with a woman who's family is from Guam ... another big SPAM user !

[@janicetillman6044]

I don't want to transform my Spam all I want is a nice burnt Spam sandwich with a little miracle whip to cut the saltiness

[@louniece1650]

Amen!!!❤

[@janicetillman6044]

@@louniece1650 Glad I'm not the only one 😊 💕

[@louniece1650]

@@janicetillman6044 😂🤣😂 Swear to gosh I'm headed to my cupboard to open a can after I post. 🤭

[@janicetillman6044]

@@louniece1650 LOL I need to buy me some more I had a can of Treet meat I like spam better

[@janicetillman6044]

@@Neil-ht8fv That's some good eating I started buying the low sodium just because I'm a Certified Executive Chef I don't care I love Spam

[@user-lk7eh3ub2v]

You can eat it as a cold cut ,delicious with lettuce and mustard

[@stephanierobinette4425]

My favorite way to eat. Mustard on both slices of bread

[@BobbyStanaland]

I grew on a cotton farm, in Texas. Spam was a delicacy. We had chickens, hogs and cattle to eat. But Spam was special.

[@sparkplug5481]

I don’t like Spam ...I adore it!

[@squirellmaster1]

When I first started reading the reply, I thought I was going to respect you. But by the time I finished reading it, I realized I had no respect for you at all.

[@zion-jabezrobello7853]

You can crowd the pan🤙🏾 love from hawai'i

[@EdinMike]

My mother would never cook Spam, and it never put me off having it cold ! Fair to say I prefer having it slightly fried these days.

[@josephgaviota]

Agree. I know you *_*can*_* eat it straight out of the can, but frying it _definitely_ makes it tastier.

[@shopstuff5]

I’ve been cooking and heating and eating before you were even thought of!

[@MrHootiedean]

Look how far SPAM has come! I'm a child of the 80s and it didn't have the best reputation. I've always been a fan!

[@squirellmaster1]

It still doesn’t

[@sx20Ramar]

@@squirellmaster1 You don't know how to prepare it then...

[@squirellmaster1]

@@sx20Ramar your comment makes absolutely no sense. Knowing how or not knowing how to prepare, span, has nothing to do with its reputation whatsoever.

[@sx20Ramar]

@@squirellmaster1 The people who buy 7 million cans of Spam a year may tend to differ with you.

[@squirellmaster1]

@@sx20Ramar and I would care why?

[@imissmydog8279]

To easily remove Spam from the can, punch a hole on the other side with an old (perhaps dull) knife (because you don’t want to wreck your good knives). Since there is no longer suction to keep it in the can, the Spam falls right out onto the chopping board!

[@robertbenzon6941]

Perfect method. Using it for years.

[@marygable5824]

You are supposed to squeeze at both ends of the can till they pop so it slides out easy

[@countrycluckers7644]

Rinsing or boiling the spam loaf before cooking/frying will remove surface salt, but it also will remove the collagen (that jelly-like goo around the loaf and left in the can, when you finally get it shaken free). The collagen is good for you. I am not an expert on the best method for retaining, the effects cooking has on collagen, and the best way for the body to accept and use most efficiently. I still researching that part, but blatantly washing down the drain seems to be a waste of a beneficial nutrient.

[@gscotb]

0:24 Spam is cooked in the can, *after* it has been sealed, in a hydrostatic cooker. This means the cooking happens under pressure so the cans do not explode.

[@froggie6608]

Spam is not cooked before canning! Good heavens , get your facts right before posting.

[@gscotb]

@@froggie6608 Find your glasses, then reread what I wrote.

[@froggie6608]

@@gscotb No no no, I was referring to what the narrator said at the beginning of the video. She said it was cooked before canning. Sorry about the misunderstanding Scot.

[@paulrussell612]

about 1 minute or less of actually authentic mistakes and about 8 minutes of I love my voice let me yack, yack yack.

[@growleym504]

They have a low sodium Spam, and I love that stuff! For a sandwich, I like to slice it facewise, instead of in strips off the side or top or bottom. It's like a big spam patty that way. A brief soak removes even more salt, IMHO improving the flavor, especially if you like really thick slices. Favorites for me are diced spam scrambled in eggs, or spamchili mac, or Spam Ranchero, which is a slab of spam like a spam steak, fried a little crispy and then topped with Rotel tomatoes and chiles, and braised covered for a few minutes. Serve over Thai Jasmine rice. Sometimes I make chicken fried spam steak. Good stuff. Spam cheeseburger. Spam chowder. Spam jambalaya. Spamghetti. Spammy Cristo Sandwich. Spam Wellington. Deep fried Spam nuggets. Spam tacos. Bacon wrapped spam sticks. Spam gravy over biscuits. Spam and cabbage. Lots of great stuff to make with Spam.

[@janellemcdonald1673]

Spam and scrambled egs on wonder bread with butter. Yummy

[@jamesortiz5388]

Slice the Spam boil it in water 5 minutes to remove some fat and salt.

[@interwebtubes]

Definitely interesting stuffs, Stay safe buddy

[@lindabarling7719]

Yep, straight from the can is how we got to eat it. It was used as emergency food. Period. I haven't had any spam for over 30 years now🤣🤣🤣

[@Submersed24]

In one year you will pee in your bed

[@13Voodoobilly69]

Well, you are missing out go get a can and fry it up with some eggs. It’s really good.

[@josephgaviota]

@@13Voodoobilly69 💯

[@markturner4020]

Spam is too tasty for emergency food. Cat food is better. You can only eat enough to survive on but bad enough to eat what you need.

[@lindabarling7719]

@markturner4020 🤣Thank you for brightening up my day🌞

[@politicsuncensored5617]

I love the maple flavored spam. The spicy spam is very good as well. Frying it is the best way. Lightly fried then served with any meal. Shalom

[@josephgaviota]

_Shalom?_ Spam _is_ delicious, but I'm not sure if Jewish people are as likely to enjoy it.

[@AVENTUS7777]

Mas allah bismillah habibi

[@politicsuncensored5617]

Bubba he is everyone's God. Shalom@@AVENTUS7777

[@blueenglishstaffybreeder6956]

Have love spam since I was a kid, love the turkey spam too

[@edkeaton]

I have had Spam flavored Macadamia nuts given to me by a friend of mine who had taken a trip to Hawaii. There was only so much of them that I can stand! I enjoy chopped up Spam in a bowl of Chicken flavored Top Ramen sprinkled with Green Onions, chopped.

[@squirellmaster1]

🤮

[@josephgaviota]

Ramen + Spam: Sounds yummy!

[@gregg4600]

A great presentation of SPAM!

[@steveskouson9620]

Moo-soo-BI. Accent on the last syllable. (Or, I was deaf those 6 years on Oahu.) Best way to make musubi, is to lightly fry 2 slices in oil, and then add some teriyaki sauce. 2 pieces of Spam, with seasoned sticky rice between, and held together, with a strip of nori. steve

[@kath5201]

My favorite way is to cube it, fry it crisp, and serve over rice and veggies with Teriaki sauce! Delicious!!

[@johnsuffill6520]

Spam fritters are one of my favourites and easy to make too. Accompanied with chips (fries), fried eggs and mushrooms, it's a tasty comfort food.

[@Hillers62]

At 2:19 ...Spam Musubi!!!! I ate this all the time in when I lived in Hawaii!!!!!

[@jacqueboyce3176]

UK I did not know you could cook spam!! I have never done so in 80 years or even know that you could!

[@FairbrotherStudios]

I've never tried Spam, but my Dad used to buy it all the time as bait for fishing.

[@josephgaviota]

And we all know fish in your diet is a GOOD THING, so fish that ate SPAM ... part of the food chain!

[@jasguy2715]

Here is a spam recipe. 1 can spam 1 can pineapple chunks in heavy syrup. 1 very small clove garlic pealed not chopped. 1/2 green bell pepper cut in chunks about the same size you cut the spam 1/8th cup sliced onions cut wide. Small piece fresh ginger Cut spam in chunks not to thin or thick. Add spam and green pepper ginger to a pan using a neutral oil like peanut oil do not use olive oil. Saute until both spam and peppers are lightly browned. Add pineapple chunks and saute a minute. Add pineapple syrup garlic clove onion Cook low moderate heat until syrup thickens. Take off heat and let it sit a few minutes. If you can find "light soy sauce" sprinkle some on your portion. Don't use regular soy sauce, it is to salty. Enjoy! P.S. you do not have to strictly follow the recipe and can modify.

[@squirellmaster1]

I’ve got another Spam recipe for you. throw it directly into the trash where it belongs in the first place.

[@sharebare3941]

I made a spam quiche w cheese, it was out of this world.

[@steveolsted6378]

I shred it and crisp it up in the microwave. Then I use it for all sorts of things like Spam and pineapple pizza or sprinkled on scrambled eggs. Kind of like bacon bits. Yum Yum!

[@joniandrews5070]

I LOVE SPAM!! Parents not so muc…lol A spam, egg & cheese on English muffin is bomb! I know Hawaii uses it a lot (remember they already pay a higher rate than we do), for everything….in recipes-the spam & rice one that I tried is the bomb!!! Don’t knock it!

[@w.reidripley1968]

The rock-simple one is Spam musubi (rice-ball Spam) Spam, nori, sushi rice. Lightly fry the Spam, form the rice into an oblong cake big enough for the slice of Spam to cover it, wrap a strip of nori around it as a belt, sushi style.

[@badbiker666]

About three times a week, I make what my wife calls my "lovely breakfast." It a couple of frozen hash brown potato patties, two or three slices of Spam, and at least half a diced onion, all fried up in a skillet with a few drops of olive oil. I put the patties in first and let the first side reach a golden brown color. Then I flip them over and add the meat and onion. The oil goes on the onion; neither the patties or the Spam need it. I turn the slices when the edges get crispy looking and stir the onions every couple of minutes. It takes next to no time to make and is delicious. And, it doesn't matter to me which variety of Spam I use. Unfortunately, my local grocery store has stopped carrying all but three varieties. It doesn't matter; I love the stuff however I can get it.

[@robertagonzales888]

Although I love a good crispy piece of spam my mom's macaroni salad has spam right from the can not cooked and I've also made it for potlucks and I never had to bring it back home it was always something people liked and asked me for the recipe.

[@Sebastian16753]

1:38 he has 6 fingers🖐️😐

[@Nickydafish]

Thinly sliced and pan fried crispy through and through. Put it in between toast with a fried egg and grape jelly.👌👍

[@froglaps40]

Thats just wrong eggs mixed with jelly..

[@squirellmaster1]

Fucking disgusting

[@pjhey947]

You’re my new hero. I love that idea and will try.

[@gapratt4955]

Spam breaded and fried Tonkatsu style is amazing. Slice it a little thin and fry it in the fond left from sautéing sliced apples in butter and brown sugar. Team up those apples and spam in an incredible Monte cristo sandwich.

[@Law-Enduring-Citizen]

Spam, over medium egg in a circle mold and cheese on an English muffin ! I like it cut fairly thin and crispy

[@ToddSharron-fw2cu]

Spam, egg and bean breakfast tacos are great, with some fresh pico de gallo or a good chili macho . Cooks up fast for the hands coming for breakfast and coffee before branding .

[@evelynnegutierrez4688]

Great to know thank you ❤😅

[@SheilaSpencer1]

Maybe if you've never eaten Spam before in your life, this video might be helpful; for everyone else in the US, this is all common knowledge. The only spark of originality was trying it in the air fryer; I might try that next time. As far as over-crowding goes, that's just common sense guys, c'mon, no one overlaps slices in the pan. So this is just 9 1/2 minutes of my life I'll never get back; 10 1/2 if I count writing this comment. 🙄

[@David-ly7zy]

It wasn't that bad. Lol

[@genebaker6964]

1 1/2 minutes to say spam is cooked and to take it out of the can. I'm guessing all the stupid warning labels on products are for this chick.

[@tenniabrown9865]

Had good favor.

[@garyvee6023]

Sliced about 8mm (1/2") thick..., cooked in butter till it's crispy on the edges..., or a little more. 😋

[@user-lk7eh3ub2v]

I have put clove with pineapple slices and mustard and bake like ham it is a versatile meat

[@yeahhoo86]

Turkey Spam is so underrated.

[@65bugnut]

Six fingers on the hand at 1:38.

[@fredflintstone6163]

4:09 I use it for fishing they are caught and eaten before they digest it so no side effects I love Spam but don't eat it really just get smart it last very Long in storage for fishing or bait for any four legged critter to eat later 😊 I just love spam but never eat it th e swamp man 😊

[@pb68slab18]

Sliced thin, then fried until crispy brown in an iron skillet using genuine salted Grade AA butter!

[@tjfm59]

on the 12 oz cans or the 7 oz cans i like cut it to 1 oz slices. 12 or 7.

[@sunnyscott4876]

Chopped into tiny little cubes, real mayonnaise, Chopped red and green peppers. Red pepper flakes. Mix well. Delicious Spam salad.

[@SlCKNESS_]

"real" mayonnaise is just a brand.

[@sunnyscott4876]

@SlCKNESS_ real mayo vs. miracle whip.

[@rorymartin329]

I keep it simple. 12 slices on a foil lined cookie sheet. Sprinkle dark brown sugar on it, pop it into an oven until the sugar melts. As an added treat, put some canned pineapple slices on it.

[@SlCKNESS_]

This might be the most vile comment I've read on the internet in the past 15 years. I'm saying this mostly as a joke. But seriously? Sugar and pineapple?

[@rorymartin329]

@@SlCKNESS_ Spam tastes a little like ham, and people use brown sugar and pineapple on their hams at Easter and Christmas all the time. As a little boy during the big war, we were poor and my Mother did what she could to make our meager food as tasty as she could. God rest her soul.

[@SlCKNESS_]

@@rorymartin329 Your mom sounds like she was a good one! I must admit I've never heard of ppl putting sugar or pineapple on ham before. Unless it's pineapple pizza, but even that abomination is usually preferred with bacon (and pineapple), not ham.

[@rorymartin329]

@@SlCKNESS_ Pineapple on a pizza? Yuck! I agree with you on that one. LOL!

[@erandinn8780]

Hi, without opening is it safe to keep spam outside refrigerator?

[@RiotTrail]

Yeah as long as you don't open it its normal to keep it in the pantry

[@ronjonson26]

Spam has a shelf life of approximately 400 years

[@w.reidripley1968]

What with those preservatives --- nitrite and salt. It keeps for some time.

[@emkkahn]

Went to the Spam museum a few years ago. The BEST flavor they presented was the Chorizo Spam... Incredible product that helped win in WWII!

[@daddychill7776]

I think they might have discontinued chorizo spam. It’s been about two years since i’ve seen it. ☹️

[@emkkahn]

@@daddychill7776 Well, I can always throw some Spam and Chorizo in a pan and let the magic happen....

[@dggd9148]

Wow

[@kc7urf]

I love the six fingered guy at about 1:38. 😂

[@user-ww6es3bu9y]

What planet is the guy from that held up his five-fingers plus a thumb, hand?

[@migueldelmazo5244]

I had to scroll to find this, but I knew another eagle-eyed viewer would comment (one that likely has the traditional number of fingers).

[@Jociaoftrades]

I miss the black pepper spam. Our stores don’t sell it anymore.

[@deedee3530]

Fried spam, bake with Heinz 57 sauce. My mamaw would make it this way. My favorite way.

[@user-rd7px9hp6n]

Some People Are Missing, Skunks Porcupines And Mice, 😂😂

[@patrickchilds9620]

Spam freezes very well for all you Ramen and Saimin eaters. After opening trim off an end and a side so it can be removed from can after freezing by shaking it.

[@carolevans1710]

Up on my husband and our ranch I made fried spam, easier than bacon, there were people who couldn’t believe how good it tasted

[@raymartin3527]

Every so many years I'll have spam and eggs followed by immediately regretting it.

[@treywest268]

Spam! Wonderful Spam!!! I couldn't help but think of the Monty Python skit about Spam.

[@diablominero]

Thinly sliced spam is a passable substitute for more traditional cold cuts on a sandwich. Yes, the texture and flavor leave something to be desired, but on a sandwich with vegetables and mayonnaise, you'll just get the meatiness and salt no matter what salty cooked meat you use.

[@jfr597]

Yeah, eating it. 🤣😂

[@lucasdog1]

Straight from the can at room temp. Just get a spoon and dig in. No plate needed.

[@iamme453]

My Mom used to take it out of the can, chill it, slice it thin and eat it on white bread with mayo and yellow mustard. Not me though, I have to have it sliced and nicely browned.

[@darlakennedy8660]

Spam tacos are the bomb

[@Walkman.]

放空气炸锅里200摄氏度 定时8分钟 刚刚好 如果要脆一点 定时9分钟 适合泡在面菜汤里一起吃 超过10分钟会发硬 口感就柴了！

[@Honey-Sanchez]

I had spam out of desperation and will never eat another morsel again.

[@robertmetcalfe4414]

I just picked a new flavor at Sam's Club. Maple.

[@goatunherd2357]

Musubi is delicious. They love spam in Hamaii. 😊

[@macardor899]

Spam on air fryer só good

[@StarFleet_Tech1701]

SPAM SPAM SPAM, SPAM...

[@DJC-lx5pl]

Key takeaway: Remove Spam from the can before cooking. Oh, and be sure to take it out of the can before cooking. And, it's best to take it out of the can before cooking.

[@888jerm888]

How dare you leaving out the BACON and the HICKORY SMOKED flavors!! For me, HICKORY SMOKED is MY favorite. Also, where can I find the Portuguese sausage type? They NOT around in my area.

[@ejohn5135]

In our country we also have spam cheese, spam turkey, and spam tocino. We also have that hickory smoked flavor but never tried it as well as the light flavor.

[@w.reidripley1968]

888jem, inquire of Trader Joe's. They'll have it if anyone does. Ask for _linguiça_ if you have to go component system: chop and mix, or run the two through a meat grinder

[@PhyllisFicarrotta-yg1om]

I prefer to roll sliced Spam in flour before frying it. Gives it a nice crispy crust. Spam is underrated.

[@curtwuollet2912]

I get the walmart version. A buck cheaper and it comes from the same factory. Check the EST number.

[@ToddSharron-fw2cu]

Wal mart potted meat too.

[@vincent1harper730]

Spam bacon has the lowest amount of sodium of all even the lite spam check the cans!

[@josephgaviota]

2:20 My brother's wife is Japanese, and she brings that "SPAM sushi" to family events.

[@Upcamehill]

Best to boil it to get rid of some of the sodium

[@gwb8445]

Cook it anyway you want. It is all good.

[@robertjohnston8531]

I eat mine straight from the can more often than not.. in a sandwich with mustard.

[@hicksminingcompany]

air fry to make some spam frys! and dip into hellfire hotsauce!

[@Step-n-Wolf]

Went on keto, primarily a Spam diet, lost 75# in 10 months. I eat about 1.5 cans a day.

[@Somegoy]

Spam, 2 packs of beef ramen and a fried egg is the ultimate late night snack

[@himmydawg]

Highly Addictive

[@squirellmaster1]

Lol

[@charlesstout480]

Nine and a half minutes of my life that I will never get back! This video is probably very informative for those who have never eaten Spam or those who have no idea what Spam is. For the rest of us, much of these "mistakes" aren't really mistakes as we know them, simply guides to enjoy Spam better.

[@mikephilpot2359]

Ruben my fav.

[@lisaflemming2342]

I like my spam freedom with cheese on bread with mustard.

[@Mugelbbub16]

Voice over person: You've had spam before- Me: No...

[@tzackaria7]

cooked span ??? i just take a spoon and eat it out of the can. yum, yum !!!

[@reginaromsey]

Want to know how many SPAM flavors there are? Ask a friend in Guam! Hawaii has a number you may not see in the Continental US too!

[@squirellmaster1]

One flavor of Spam is too much

[@chazgriffin5582]

early in the video she says it's cooked and and it says you shouldn't eat uncooked spam LOL

[@squirellmaster1]

You shouldn’t be eating in the first place.

[@philiprayner]

spam is best cooked on a stick over a fire Yummy

[@stevensweeney5596]

I just heated some up in the micro wave and it smelled horrible

[@brendanstoran7555]

I like spam with spam, spam and beans with extra spam, spam and eggs, spam eggs and spam, 😂,, sorry folks couldn’t help it! monty pythons spam sketch popped into my head! 😂

[@Dr_piFrog]

What is an easy way to get Spam out of the can?

[@zero_____given]

I've eaten spam for 60 + year's, I highly recommend it.

[@katehenry2718]

Trying to get it out of the can is almost enough to not open it. Stabbing a knife in the inverted bottom of it lets out the vacuum.

[@marygable5824]

You are supposed to squeeze both ends of the can till you hear a pop on each side so it comes out easy

[@JJ_Jahronus]

Everyone does not make these mistakes lol, some but you listed really normal things that almost no one does.