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Cooking & Baking

Quiet Em

(1,741 posts) Wed Apr 2, 2025, 05:35 PM Wednesday

Ham - Do you bake a fresh ham yourself or buy the smoked or pre-cooked ham? [View all]

I don't think I've ever cooked/baked a fresh ham. I usually get a bone in, pre-cooked ham and heat it up.

Is there a better flavor if you bake a fresh ham? Is it worth the trouble?

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Ham - Do you bake a fresh ham yourself or buy the smoked or pre-cooked ham? [View all] Quiet Em Wednesday OP

In the distant past, I did both fresh ham and smoked ham. PoindexterOglethorpe Wednesday #1

Thanks. I do imagine it's a bit more flavorful if you cook it fresh. Quiet Em Wednesday #3

I like the pre-cooked boneless variety from Honey Baked Hams Shermann Wednesday #2

Thank you. There is a Honey Baked Ham store right near me. Quiet Em Wednesday #4

I like to keep it simple and easy with anciano Wednesday #5

Thanks. Quiet Em Wednesday #6

Past hams. Squeaky41 Wednesday #7

I make mine from scratch... buzzycrumbhunger Wednesday #8

a few years ago, the only ham left was big pork shoulder ham + it was the best effing ham ever. saved the 'bone' pansypoo53219 Wednesday #9

We get a precooked smoked ham from a local BBQ place. chowmama Thursday #10