DH bought a huge ham for Christmas Dinner. How to heat it?

[QuirkyKidAcademy]

The info he found online said to heat it at 325* for 15-18min per lb. That equates to 5+ hrs in the oven. That thing will be like shoe leather.

 

The ham is a whole (bone-in) hickory smoked 21lb chunk! Guidance, please?

 

Thanks!

 

It's stupid stuff like this that makes me miss my mom even more.

[tex-mex]

There is a huge difference...

 

Is it pre-cooked?

 

Is it country ham?

 

What part of the pork is it?

 

I use a oven roasting bag for our ham and here are the cooking times:

 

http://www.reynoldspkg.com/reynoldskitchens/en/coach/altindex.asp

[tex-mex]

http://www.reynoldsovenbags.com/pork.aspx

[Laurie4b]

That sounds about right unless you use one of the bags. Here's a link:

http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--1312/ham-cooking-times.asp

[sweetbasil]

It's nearly impossible to find a ham that isn't precooked, so you're not actually cooking it, you're just heating it. It's safe to eat it straight out of the package.

 

However - any manufacturers will tell you to heat food to an absurd temperature, just to cover their behinds from potential litigation.

 

When I "cook" a ham, I just pop it in a 350 or so oven (or whatever temp I'm cooking other things) until it's hot.You definitely don't want to overcook it.

 

I don't bother to check internal temp, like I would with a cut of beef or poultry that started out raw.

[Remudamom]

I drive my whole family insane by refusing to heat the meat. I buy a smoked turkey and a ham already cooked, and let them get room temp. If someone wants them hot they have to microblast their own plate.

 

I'd rather have moist and warm than hot and dry.

[AK_Mom4]

If you have a roasting pan with a lid big enough to cover the ham....put it in the roaster, add a couple cups of water to the bottom, cover, and bake for an hour at 350.

 

I don't have a pan that big, so I would put it in whatever pan I had big enough to set it in (probably a cast iron dutch oven). Add some water, seal tightly with aluminum foil, and bake for an hour at 350. You want to get some steam action off the water to keep the ham from getting dry.

[QuirkyKidAcademy]

Thanks so much, everyone! I will pass this info to DH. Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[ThisIsTheDay]

We've had spiral ham for several years in the past. The rest of our more elaborate meal would be almost ready, I'd slice off some of that ham and stick it in the microwave. It was so easy, stress free, no mess, and no dried out ham.

[Heather in Neverland]

I slice it first. Then I mix brown sugar, honey and pineapple juice with some hot water and pour it over the slices. Then pop into an oven on 350 for about 30 minutes, basting intermittently.