Peel the rind back. Nothing looks better on a dinner table than a hot glazed ham on the bone. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. You may be able to pick between a half-ham roast and a full-ham roast. (4.5 to 6.4 kg) hams for 22 to 25 minutes per lb. For serving ease, look for a spiral-sliced one. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. The most popular glaze recipes often combine fruit juice, wine or whiskey, honey, mustard, brown sugar, fruit preserves, and spices. Run the tip of the knife around the bone, on the underside of the ham. In the United States, mass-produced supermarket hams—often called city hams—typically come brined and precooked. Learn more... Roasting a bone-in ham will impress guests on your next special occasion. (A bone-in ham will have less meat per pound than a boneless one.) Most ham retains optimum quality in the freezer for only a month or two. It really depends on what you're cooking it with. Leftover cooked ham should be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eaten within three days. However, if you want to braise the ham, that's different. (0.22 kg) of ham for each person you plan to serve. For a smaller guest list, a half ham serves up to 10 people. wikiHow is a “wiki,” similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. For serving ease, look for a spiral-sliced one. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Cook-a-Bone-in-Ham-Step-1.jpg\/v4-460px-Cook-a-Bone-in-Ham-Step-1.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Cook-a-Bone-in-Ham-Step-1.jpg\/aid3728248-v4-728px-Cook-a-Bone-in-Ham-Step-1.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":"728","bigHeight":"546","licensing":"

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