Feeling like I ought to know this: cooking ham

[Guinevere]

I am about to make these:

 

http://www.kingshawaiian.com/recipes/hawaiian-ham--swiss-slider/

 

but I only have a ham steak.

 

Do I have to heat it up to a safe temp first? Or is it one of those things that taste better heated, but are fine straight from the package? The whole sandwich will be warm, with melty cheese, but I don't know if it will get to food safe temps.  

[unsinkable]

I am about to make these:

 

http://www.kingshawaiian.com/recipes/hawaiian-ham--swiss-slider/

 

but I only have a ham steak.

 

Do I have to heat it up to a safe temp first? Or is it one of those things that taste better heated, but are fine straight from the package? The whole sandwich will be warm, with melty cheese, but I don't know if it will get to food safe temps.

Is this ham steak shrink wrapped? It probably says in the package, fully cooked, ready to eat.

 

My opinion:

 

For those sliders, I'd dice it up and pan fry it bc it will release liquid in the frying pan as it is heated, and then not when you heat it in the sandwiches.

 

I'd dice it bc of personal preference...I love ham, but I dislike thick chunks of ham. I think by dicing and frying, it'd add some flavod, too. Browned bits. Plus it'd be easier to eat.

[Guinevere]

It doesn't say fully cooked, but it looks fully cooked?

 

Pan frying is a great idea!  Thanks!

[unsinkable]

It doesn't say fully cooked, but it looks fully cooked?

 

Pan frying is a great idea! Thanks!

Ham is most often fully cooked...But I understand why you'd might want to heat it.

 

I'm not a ham expert, bu I'm pretty sure the only time a ham isn't cooked is when it is labeled "fresh ham. "

 

And I've never seen a ham steak that wasn't ready to eat.

Edited July 20, 2017 by unsinkable

[Guinevere]

I found it!  Very tiny part of the label, but it is fully cooked!