Thanksgiving Ham

[Anonymous]

DH's family always had ham on thanksgiving. My family always had turkey. For the ten years we have been married, we've had turkey. MIL passed away this year, and FIL and BIL are coming for Thanksgiving (in addition to my family, and some friends), and I would really like to serve ham and turkey. But I have never cooked a ham so I need some help: do i have to order one? How do I cook it? Is it one of those things I should just buy pre-cooked, and if so, from where? We live in VA, but I work in DC, so I could pick it up there if needed.

[Anonymous]

We do both.
We are lazy -- get the ham from Honeybaked Ham.

[Anonymous]

Costco hams are good too.

With a ham you're basically just heating it up.

[Anonymous]

You don't even have to heat a spiral ham. Just let it get to room temp.

[Anonymous]

Thanks! Should I order a Costco ham, or will I be able to pick one up on Tuesday or Wednesday?

[Anonymous]

I don't think you can order the Costco hams, just stop in and pick one up. They usually have tons. I would actually pick it up on the weekend before, as they typically have quite a long use by date. One less thing to do at the last minute.

[Anonymous]

I think you can get nice hams from Whole Foods and you can order in advance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't even have to heat a spiral ham. Just let it get to room temp.

Personally, I would serve it hot. The cooked spiral-cut hams usually come with a sweet glaze packet and instructions on how to heat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We do both.
We are lazy -- get the ham from Honeybaked Ham.

Same here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You don't even have to heat a spiral ham. Just let it get to room temp.

Personally, I would serve it hot. The cooked spiral-cut hams usually come with a sweet glaze packet and instructions on how to heat.

Hot is so much better!!

[Anonymous]

It's pretty easy to cook/reheat a ham.

I usually buy a ham at the supermarket. Unpackage and rinse in the sink (otherwise they are extremely salty). Put into a dutch oven, rub brown sugar on all exposed surfaces. Pour apple cider into the dutch oven until you have about 2 in depth, bake at 350-375 until internal temp of 160 F. If you don't have a meat thermometer, then it is roughly 22 minutes per lb (check the instructions on the label to confirm).

When done, slice and serve. Our family likes the flavors of the brown sugar and cider. Always goes.

[Anonymous]

I've done both Costco and honeybaked. They're both good but oh my goodness honey baked is mouthwatering. Also, can I just say how nice it is for you to include your in-laws traditions with this and especially so thoughtful since your MIL passes away.