How Much To Cook Delicious Ham: Time And Temperature

A traditional baked ham with a coating of brown sugar, dry mustard, and apple cider vinegar makes a magnificent centerpiece for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or Mother's Day.

A Traditional Baked Ham

There is plenty of food for everyone in the excellent and enormous main meal, and having some ham on hand for later is never a bad idea.

A Traditional Baked Ham

Cooking Time and Temperature: A half ham should heat at 325°F for 22–25 minutes per pound if it weighs five to seven pounds. Heat the ham at 325°F for 18–20 minutes per pound if it weighs between 10 and 14 pounds. A 140°F inside temperature is ideal.

Pre-Cooked and Bone-In Ham

The weight of this ham should be between six and twelve pounds. Heat for 15 to 24 minutes per pound at 325°F. A 140°F inside temperature is ideal.

Pre-Cooked and Boneless Ham

Before figuring out how long your ham will need to cook, you must decide on two things. The ham's boning or lack thereof is the first consideration. The ham's pre-cooked status or whether "cook before eating" is specified in the recipe must be known next.

Follow these helpful tips for roasting and glazing ham

Uncooked hams must be cooked to a temperature of 145°F regardless of the presence of a bone. To ensure proper food safety, the precooked hams must be heated to 140°F.

Follow these helpful tips for roasting and glazing ham

The instructions below give an estimated cook time for ham, but you should use a food thermometer to check the internal temperature of each ham.

Follow these helpful tips for roasting and glazing ham

Every 10 minutes during the final 40 minutes of roasting, if you plan to glaze your ham (you should), generously brush the ham with the glaze.

Tips for Glazing and Roasting Ham

Before putting the ham in the oven, we advise making crosshatch marks on its skin every two inches in both vertical and horizontal rows. This will allow the glaze to penetrate the meat as it roasts.

Tips for Glazing and Roasting Ham

Cooking Time and Temperature: A half ham weighing five to eight pounds needs to be roasted for 35 to 40 minutes at 325°F per pound. Cook the ham for 22 to 26 minutes per pound at 325°F for full bone-in hams weighing 12 and 16 pounds. The temperature inside should be 145°F.

Uncooked and Bone-In Ham

This ham can weigh anywhere between two and eight pounds, depending on the cut, cooking temperature, and cooking time. The ham will weigh between two and four pounds for the shoulder roll cut and will need to cook at 325°F for 35 to 40 minutes per pound.

Uncooked and Boneless Ham

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