Cooking your Holiday Ham from The Local Butcher Shop

You bought a bone-in ham from The Local Butcher Shop. Now what?

1. Take Ham out of the refrigerator 2-3 hours before you plan to cook it

2. Pre-heat oven to 300-325F

3. Put the ham on a roasting rack in a pan/ tray

4. Brush with The Local Butcher Shop's cider glaze

If you don't have a brush, you can spoon the glaze on and use a spatula to spread it around (but a brush is very helpful).

5. Cook/re-warm ham uncovered until the internal temperature reaches around 160F.

For a half ham (~9 lbs) this should take around an hour and a half. For a whole ham (~18 lbs) it can be around two and a half hours

6. Re-apply the glaze every 15-25 minutes, depending on how glazed you want your ham! It's also good practice to use the glaze/ juices that have dripped off the ham to "re-glaze".

7. When the ham has warmed through, remove from heat and let it rest for 10-15 min before carving. We suggest cutting the ham in the direction perpendicular to the bone.  

8. Enjoy!

Reheating instructions for the boneless ham that you've acquired. 

1. Take Ham out of the refrigerator ~1 hr before you plan to cook it

2. Pre-heat oven to 325-350 F (reheat on the higher end for a smaller roast)

3. Put the ham on a roasting rack in a pan/ tray

4. Brush with The Local Butcher Shop's cider glaze

If you don't have a brush, you can spoon the glaze on and use a spatula to spread it around (but a brush is very helpful).

5. Cook/re-warm ham uncovered until the internal temperature reaches around 160F.

This can take as little as 45 min for a smaller (~2.5 lb) ham and around an hour and a half for a larger (~6 lb) ham

6. Re-apply the glaze every 10-20 minutes, depending on how glazed you want your ham! It's also good practice to use the glaze/ juices that have dripped off the ham to "re-glaze".

7. When the ham has warmed through, remove from heat and let it rest for 10-15 min before carving. 

8. Enjoy!

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