Boneless Ham (Fully Cooked)
- Baking time:20 minutes per pound
- ½ ham at 3 pounds:1 hour
- Whole ham at 6 pounds:2 hours
Ingredients
- 1 fully cooked half or whole boneless ham (boneless hams range approximately from 2 to 7 pounds)
- 1 recipe glaze for baked ham
- 10 to 20 whole cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven.
- Allow 20 minutes per pound when calculating how long to bake a fully cooked ham. For example, if the ham weighs 8 pounds, the cooking time would be 2 hour and 40 minutes.
- A fully cooked half ham will weigh approximately 3 to 4 pounds. Cooking time for a 3 pound ham would be 1 hour.
- Place the ham in a shallow roasting pan.
- Insert whole cloves at 2-inch intervals over the top of the ham.
- Once you have determined your baking time, plan to brush on the glaze for baked ham 30 minutes before the ham is finished baking.
- A fully cooked ham is done when the a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the meat reads 140°.
- When the ham is done, remove from the oven to a platter, cover loosely with aluminum foil, and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Remember that the internal temperature of the meat will rise 5° while it is resting.
- Carve and serve.
Comments
Servings: Plan on 8 ounces of ham (½ pound) per person.
Boneless hams usually range from 2 to 7 pounds.
Click here for instructions on how to prepare a partially cooked bone in ham.
Click here for instructions on how to prepare a fully cooked bone in ham.
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FAQs
Cook-before-eating hams or fresh hams must reach 145°F, with a 3-minute rest time, to be to be safely cooked before serving. Cook in an oven set no lower than 325°F. Hams can also be safely cooked in a microwave oven, other countertop appliances and on the stove. Consult a cookbook for specific methods and timing.
How long to cook fully cooked boneless ham? ›
Preheat oven to 325°. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven. Allow 20 minutes per pound when calculating how long to bake a fully cooked ham. For example, if the ham weighs 8 pounds, the cooking time would be 2 hour and 40 minutes.
Do you cook a ham that says fully cooked? ›
No. Both whole or half, cooked, vacuum-packaged hams packaged in federally inspected plants and canned hams can be eaten cold, right out of the package. However, if you want to reheat these cooked hams, set the oven no lower than 325 °F and heat to an internal temperature of 140 °F as measured with a food thermometer.
How do you know when ham is cooked enough? ›
Cook all raw fresh ham and ready-to-eat ham to a minimum internal temperature of 145°F as measured with a food thermometer before removing meat from the heat source. For safety and quality, allow meat to rest for at least three minutes before carving or consuming.
Can you eat a fully cooked ham without reheating it? ›
Cooked canned ham and cooked vacuum-packaged ham, both from federally inspected plants, can be eaten right out of the package. All of these along with spiral-cut cooked ham are safe to eat cold or can be warmed to an internal temperature of 145°F (63°C), as they are already fully cooked.
How long to cook a 10 lb fully cooked ham at 350 degrees? ›
WARMING HAM
- Heat oven to 350°F. Place ham, flat side down, on rack in shallow roasting pan; cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake approximately 13 to 18 minutes per pound until heated through.
- Remove ham from oven. Glaze as directed below or let stand, covered, 10 minutes before serving.
To reheat a spiral-sliced ham in a conventional oven, cover the entire ham or portion with heavy aluminum foil and heat at 325 °F for about 10 minutes per pound. Individual slices may also be warmed in a skillet or microwave.
Is it better to cook a ham at 325 or 350? ›
Cooking Temperature and Time
If the ham is a half ham weighing five to seven pounds, it should heat at 325°F for 22-25 minutes per pound. If it is a whole ham weighing between 10 to 14 pounds, heat the ham at 325°F for 18-20 minutes per pound. The internal temperature should be 140°F.
Does ham get more tender the longer you cook it? ›
Why slow cook ham? Slow cooker ham is infinitely more tender for a fall-off the bone texture. A low, consistent heat over hours breaks down the collagen and connective tissues, which tenderises the meat. The natural fat slowly renders down, infusing the meat with a more intense, rich flavour.
Can you overcook fully cooked ham? ›
If you are baking a precooked, bone-in spiral cut ham, the great news is it's already cooked and you're just basically reheating. The bad news is if you over bake it, you can dry it out easily. Since it's already sliced, it really doesn't take much to dry it out.
The goal is to reheat the ham without drying it out. The best way to do this is to place the ham on a rack in a roasting pan. Add water to the bottom of the pan and cover the whole thing tightly with foil. Bake at 325F for 16-20 minutes per pound, until a meat thermometer registers 135F.
How long is leftover precooked ham good for? ›
Information. Spiral-cut hams and leftovers from consumer-cooked hams may be stored in the refrigerator three to five days or frozen one to two months. Keep your refrigerator at 40 °F or less and your freezer at or near 0 °F.
When to put glaze on ham? ›
The glaze should not be applied until the final hour to 30 minutes, in order to avoid burning the sugars. What you're going to do with the glaze ingredients is just combine most of them into a paste, and then apply it to the ham. After that, the heat in your oven will take care of everything.
How long to cook precooked ham at 400 degrees? ›
OVEN METHOD FOR HEATING HAM
BAKE AT 325 DEGREES F FOR 16-20 MINUTES PER POUND, UNTIL A MEAT THERMOMETER REGISTERS 135 DEGREES F. UNWRAP THE HAM AND APPLY THE GLAZE; INCREASE THE HEAT TO 400 DEGREES F AND BAKE FOR 15-20 MINUTES LONGER UNTIL THE GLAZE IS BURNISHED.
Do you cover ham when baking? ›
If you don't cover your ham while cooking it will quickly dry out. Instead: Put some aluminum foil over your ham while it's cooking. It is recommended that the ham is covered for at least half of the cooking process and only removed during the last half when you glaze it.
Does boneless ham cook faster? ›
The Difference Between Boneless & Bone-In Ham
You can also use the ham bone in soups and stocks! Boneless hams, on the other hand, cook a little quicker and are easier to slice (we'll get into carving ham a little later on).
