Whats the best way to cook a ham for thanksgiving?

Question

It weighs 8.5 lbs. Its hickory smoked, bone in, half ham and ready to cook. How long do i need to cook it for and how? Thanks for all your answers and remember this will be my first ham that i have cooked ever.

Answer 1

I'd bake it, use a meat thermometer to tell when its done. Internal temp should be at least 160. I'm not much of a cook, but that isn't too hard. The hardest part for me is telling when things are done, so I always use the thermometer. Happy eating!

Answer 2

Cook at 350 15 minutes per pound. Why ham for Thanksgiving???? Just curious

Answer 3

Usually there's a cooking consultant incorporated with the ham. A well guiding principle is to prepare dinner it 15-20 min consistent with lb. at 325 to 350 levels. I stud my ham with entire cloves & bake it protected till the final half-hour. The final 30 min I discover it & baste it with a honey glaze. For the glaze combine one million cup brown sugar, one million/two orange juice, & one million/two cup honey. Use one million/two of glaze 30 min earlier than ham is finished & one million/two 15 min earlier than ham is finished. Remove the cloves, allow set for 10 to fifteen min earlier than chopping.

Answer 4

let somebody else do it. happy thanksgiving. hams are already fully cooked. just pop it n the oven with maybe cloves and pineapple. pour a little ginger ale over it. oh i don't know happy thanks giving

Answer 5

smoke it or put it in the roaster with some pineapples

Answer 6

a few hours in the oven outta do it

Answer 7

bake it, or go to recipes.com