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Ham Help - please

18 years ago

I am making my first "real" ham. I think it's a real one. But, there is no bone and it's a 1/2 double smoked one. Does double smoked mean you can eat it uncooked? Am I just cooking it to heat it thoroughly or am I cooking it to a certain temperature. Also, I am putting a topping on it, beer, brown sugar, mustard and then a glaze. Would I also cover the cut part or just the skin? Thanks. I am kind of missing my little formed maple leaf ham right about now. BTW, it's 3.525 kilograms and for the US folks, 7.8 lbs. Thanks again.

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lindac
18 years ago
What does it say on the package? Does it say "ready to cook" or "fully cooked, heat and eat"?
And if it has no bone...it's not a "real ham".
If it's ready to ckko you will have to cook it until a meat thermometer registers at least 160 at the thickest part....about 3 1/2 hours.
If it's fully cooked, just heat it up....about 1 1/2 hours at 325.
The glaze will be good on the cut part as well as the skin.
BUT...it's important to find out what kind of ham you have...precooked or not. If you over cook a precooked ham it will be dry and rather like bacon and if you undercook a raw ham it will be not cooked.
Linda C
centralcacyclist
18 years ago
Do you have a brand name on it? Yes, it's cooked, you are just heating it to serve it. Glazing it is an option. Add whatever flavors you like

From the USDA site:

Cooking or Reheating Hams
Both whole or half, cooked, vacuum-packaged hams packaged in federally inspected plants and canned hams can be eaten cold just as they come from their packaging.

However, if you want to reheat these cooked hams, set the oven no lower than 325 Â°F and heat to an internal temperature of 140 Â°F as measured with a food thermometer.

Unpackaged, cooked ham is potentially contaminated with pathogens. For cooked hams that have been repackaged in any other location outside the plant or for leftover cooked ham, heat to 165 Â°F.

Here is a link that might be useful: More info than you need.
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Original Author
18 years ago
Yes, it does say fully cooked (blush). I've bouncing a 1 month old around, no glasses on, and a tail-end of a cold. Am still excited about a dinner party tonight though! Obviously unprepared, but still excited. Thanks so much for the info Barnmom, I will be bookmarking that page! I am not very good with large cuts of meat although I made my first really good turkey this past Thanksgiving (albeit no. 8 or 9th). So, 1 1/2 hrs it is. Thanks again.
msafirstein
18 years ago
I usually cook the ham for 1 1/2 - 2 hours. And I baste about every 15 minutes too so the glaze is absorbed on all the meat.

I love to bake ham! One Christmas I made ham and turkey and the ham smelled so good and looked so gorgeous on the table that no one ate any turkey!

For my glaze I use champagne, brown sugar, mustard, 3-4 T. Lingonberry Jam, crushed pineapple, crushed cherries, maybe some peaches too. Put all this in a blender and blend until smooth. Then into a sauce pan and heat until the sugar is melted and baste away. I also pour some champagne in the bottom of the pan the ham is in.

You can be very creative with the glaze.

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