NP- I just went to Whole Foods and they had plenty of cooked hams ready to heat and serve in the meat aisle.

Came here to say that almost every grocery store has ham. It is seriously the simplest thing to prepare -- just warm, slice, serve. Doesn't even have to be particularly hot -- room temp ham tastes great. You don't need to pay the HoneyBakedHam markup.

NP- I just went to Whole Foods and they had plenty of cooked hams ready to heat and serve in the meat aisle.

Anonymous wrote:You should go to Honeybake and pick up a ham. They will advise on a size based on the number of people it needs to serve. Do not try to bake a ham for Thanksgiving if you never have before.

I forgot to say in OP that the nearest Honeybake is like 30 minutes away and I don't want drive there!

Anonymous wrote:Our local honeybaked is already sold out. You cannot just show up and by one this week.

The falls church store isn’t. I just put some slices in my cart. They sell it by 2 lbs.

Anonymous wrote:Our local honeybaked is already sold out. You cannot just show up and by one this week.

You can in Bowie. In fact, what you can’t do at this point is pre-order anymore. It’s walk-ins and pick up orders that were placed weeks ago only.

Anonymous wrote:We serve honey baked ham, cold/room temp. Try to get the boneless since it's easier. But if you do get one with a bone, you can use it to make soup.

Wanted to add, find a location close to you and do pick up. Looks like my location still has Half boneless (3.75lbs) which serves up to 8 people and cheaper than quarter bone-in which serves 5-6.

Try to pick up as early as possible. The lines are usually out the door close to thanksgiving, so plan on it taking 30-45 mins to pick up. But the lines move fast.

We serve honey baked ham, cold/room temp. Try to get the boneless since it's easier. But if you do get one with a bone, you can use it to make soup.

Anonymous wrote:^^ BS. Every year I pick up a Honey Baked Ham the week of Thanksgiving, and I never pre-order (this will be my 24th year hosting, except for one year of covid, so I guess 23). They re already spiraled, just put on a nice platter with a serving fork. We also serve turkey

Well that's not the case in Falls Church! Saying BS is rude just because your experience has been different.

I would just stick with turkey. You’ve invited them to your home for a traditional thanksgiving meal, so they shouldn’t be surprised to find that turkey is being served.

And I think it is rude of them to try to control your menu. Maybe they can bring a ham to share with all the guests if it is really that important to them.

^^ BS. Every year I pick up a Honey Baked Ham the week of Thanksgiving, and I never pre-order (this will be my 24th year hosting, except for one year of covid, so I guess 23). They re already spiraled, just put on a nice platter with a serving fork. We also serve turkey

Just get some slices from honey baked ham. It’s the only ham worth eating.

Our local honeybaked is already sold out. You cannot just show up and by one this week.

Get a Honeybaked; they have 1/2 hams and even 1/4 hams. Otherwise, don’t mess with it, especially this late in the game. What they “do” doesn’t matter so much as what you choose to serve. You’ve invited them to your home—not a restaurant.

You should go to Honeybake and pick up a ham. They will advise on a size based on the number of people it needs to serve. Do not try to bake a ham for Thanksgiving if you never have before.

Brother and SIL are visiting for Thanksgiving and apparently they don't "do" turkey, but ham. For anyone who has hosted and serves ham, do you buy slices somewhere or some kind of mini ham? Everyone else eats turkey, but I think most would say yes to a slice of ham if it's served!

But I'm not a ham eater so I'm clueless. I did look at Trader Joe's and the grocery store and they have different kinds of ham -- spiral, honey ham, country ham, ham steak, mini hams... What should I be looking for?