How do you spiral cut a ham? Our ham is fully cooked but I noticed that it is not spiral cut.?

Question

I was considering going at it with my simple knife. I can't find anything on the internet. Should I attempt it?

Answer 1

Spiral cutting is a machine process done at the packing plant.

Hey, before Honeybaked, we ALL cut a ham from the bone the old fashioned way! Slice to the bone in layers, then cut across at the bone.

Answer 2

The best home made honey baked ham ever...... Andie's Original Recipe for WPOPFHBH* Ham (Why Pay Outrageous Prices For Honey Baked Ham) For a 12 to 15 pound ham you will NEED the following: ***A deep roasting pan, dutch oven or deep baking dish just big enough for the ham to fit into with enough room to let you turn it over. ***An Ice Pick! This is very important! ***Maple syrup - buy a quart and use most of it. (or pancake syrup) ***Dry mustard, about 2 tablespoons. Optional - Whole cloves to stick in the ham, but not necessary. ***an oven Directions: 1. Trim any skin off the ham but leave some of the fat - less than 1/4 inch thickness. Score the fat down to the meat in a diamond or tic-tac-toe pattern, your choice. 2. Take the ice pick and stab the ham all over, and I mean many, many stabs. Use up some of your latent aggression. 3. Take the dry mustard and massage it into the ham. If you must, stick whole cloves into the ham, as many as you want. 4. Put the ham in the pot. Pour in the maple syrup until it comes up at least 1/2 way on the ham, a little more won't hurt, it won't be going to waste. 5. Place the ham in a COLD oven and turn the temp control to 300 degrees F. Set timer for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes reduce heat to 250. and turn the ham over in the syrup. 6. Continue cooking for 3 hours for a 12 pound ham, (Cook 2 hours for a 9lb ham!) add 30 minutes for each 2 pounds over that, turning the ham every 30 minutes. This is a long, slow method that will have remarkable results. 7. At the end of the baking time, remove ham from pot, allow to drain on a rack for 20 minutes, then slice. When the liquid left in the pot has cooled, strain it through a coffee filter and freeze it, you can use it two more times. After that it loses a bit of flavor or becomes too salty. When the ham cools, you can cut it as you please.......

Answer 3

Thats done by special machines before it gets delivered to the store. U doing it is not gonna happen. Just cut it with an electric knife, its super easy that way....no spirals, but its easy......I'm sure u know this, but u gotta heat it first, then let it rest for a few minutes, then cut it however u want it.

Answer 4

There is a special spiral cutting machine that was invented by the guy that started Honey Baked Hams.......so, unless you have the patience of Job and a scalpel sharp knife, you'll not be able to do a spiral sliced ham at home......I'm professionally trained, and tried it once.......Trust me on this one.....after that "episode" I had more cuts and messy kitchen than I care to remember......Enjoy!!

Christopher

Answer 5

No. Not going to work without the right equipment. Normally one buys a ham already spiral cut.

Answer 6

The "spiral cut" is done automatically (and very fast) on a machine, it would take you HOURS to do that yourself with a knife, and there's no reason to, anyway! Just "regular slice" it, cut the pieces off and arrange them on a nice plate...

Answer 7

Ham is spiral cut on a special machine by the processor... it's a patented process.

Answer 8

you might want to try an electric knife but that seems like too much work, just buy your ham spiral cut from the store

Answer 9

Just slice it with your big knife. Spiral slice uses a special machine.

Answer 10

you'll probably ruin it, and it will end up being dry.
a spiral cut is done on a special machine before its packaged.