2007-09-04 18:51:52 · 7 answers · asked by pingpongmaniac 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
It depends. Although completely uncooked hams exist, they're hard to find; all regular ham has been cooked to some degree. Deli ham is always fully cooked, and a ham steak is fine too, but Some whole hams are only partially cooked, and you do need to finish the job to ensure proper food safety.
2007-09-04 19:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by Geoffrey F 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. All cured ham is precooked. If you happen to have fresh ham that looks like pork, you need to cook that.
If it's a big piece, like a whole or half or quarter ham, we tend to bake them so it removes some of the water content, but it doesn't HAVE to be cooked. Deli ham, which is what I'm assuming you mean by packaged ham, is sliced thinner or shaved and is good heated up or cold. If you mean a packaged ham steak (cut 1/4 inch thick or more), you'll like it more if you heat it first to remove some of the moisture. I like to grill or broil my ham steaks. Deli style is good cold or quick fried in a dry pan.
2007-09-04 19:02:07 · answer #2 · answered by Dottie R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is cooked. It's a ham! Damn! Cooked! OK? Bye! Ha! I was just talking in one word sentences. That's crazy! Isn't it? I know. Ha! That's how I am. Isn't it? I'm crazy! Right? I mean, seriously. So, it's cooked. It's a ham. That's how it goes. It's a ham! Cooked! Damn! Damn it! I am crazy! I know. It's obvious. So a ham=cooked. A pig=not cooked! I mean, it's just a pig! If it's cooked, it's a ham! Right? OK. I guess you didn't know what you were talking about! The difference! There is a difference! Ham and pig! Ha! Bye! I guess I will talk to you later. Send me a message. OK! OK.
2016-05-17 05:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by lorrie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends....some of them are pre-cooked. If they are, they always have "Fully cooked" printed on the label somewhere. With those, all you have to do is heat and serve.
2007-09-04 23:32:33 · answer #4 · answered by katjam234 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
READ the package instructions.
I'd always suggest it.
2007-09-04 19:31:23 · answer #5 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no its good to go
2007-09-04 19:00:15 · answer #6 · answered by stvdv8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-09-04 18:56:56 · answer #7 · answered by lotrfan11 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋