cooking ham in a roaster need advice

[jlbeatty15848]

Okay this is the first time I have EVER made a ham...I know sad. I am having all the IL's over Saturday for our Christmas party and I am making a ham and turkey. So I am thinking of making them both in rosters to free up the over for other stuff.

 

Anyone want to share how or what the put in their hams when making them....brown sugar, beer is all I have heard so far???

[scrabbler]

Every ham I have ever purchased has had directions on the ham. Some come with a packet of glaze that you add near the end of the heating process.

 

Is yours from a butcher thus it doesn't have any glaze packet with it?

[lindyf]

I did a ham for thanksgiving in a roaster for the same reason. I wrapped it completely in foil and basted it with orange and pear juice several times for 1/2 hr, then brushed on honey and brown sugar mixture and cooked it for about 1 more hour. It was a spiral sliced ham so it was already cooked. I usually get a honey baked but trying to keep the cost down thought I'd try it. Everyone liked it better than honey baked! It saved me $50 too! Just get a good quality ham.

[jlbeatty15848]

Every ham I have ever purchased has had directions on the ham. Some come with a packet of glaze that you add near the end of the heating process.

 

Is yours from a butcher thus it doesn't have any glaze packet with it?

This is one that my IL's had from a pig they butchered...YUCk I know. All I know about it is that it has been smoked??

[AndreaInNC]

This is one of my favorite ham recipes:

 

Rootbeer glazed ham

Ingredients

1 (4 lb) cured smoked ham

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

3/4 cup dark brown sugar

24 ounces barq root beer (two cans)

1 1/2 tablespoons tabasco caribbean style steak sauce

6 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1/2 orange, juice and zest of

1/2 lemon, rind of

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2 Place the ham in a broiling pan and cut shallow gashes in a criss-cross pattern across the top half.

3 Combine the brown sugar and the dry mustard and pat it all over the ham.

4 Put the ham in the oven.

5 Combine all the other ingredients in a saucepan.

6 Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower to a simmer, and cook until the liquid volumne is reduced to about one cup.

7 Strain.

8 Spoon some of the glaze over the top of the ham.

9 Spoon more glaze, at 15-minute intervals, until it is all gone.

10 Continue baking until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 160-degrees on a meat thermometer.

11 Remove from oven and allow to rest for about one hour before carving.

[jlbeatty15848]

This is one of my favorite ham recipes:

 

Rootbeer glazed ham

Ingredients

1 (4 lb) cured smoked ham

1/2 teaspoon dry mustard

3/4 cup dark brown sugar

24 ounces barq root beer (two cans)

1 1/2 tablespoons tabasco caribbean style steak sauce

6 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

1/2 orange, juice and zest of

1/2 lemon, rind of

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2 Place the ham in a broiling pan and cut shallow gashes in a criss-cross pattern across the top half.

3 Combine the brown sugar and the dry mustard and pat it all over the ham.

4 Put the ham in the oven.

5 Combine all the other ingredients in a saucepan.

6 Bring the mixture to a boil, then lower to a simmer, and cook until the liquid volumne is reduced to about one cup.

7 Strain.

8 Spoon some of the glaze over the top of the ham.

9 Spoon more glaze, at 15-minute intervals, until it is all gone.

10 Continue baking until the ham reaches an internal temperature of 160-degrees on a meat thermometer.

11 Remove from oven and allow to rest for about one hour before carving.

Thanks I will give this a try!

[dealluvr]

just had to share i just got a whole fresh ham for under $20 it is 19.75 pounds best deal i got all year~!