Cut A whole ham serves 30, so most people buy a half. However, regularly eating processed meats like ham may increase your risk of certain cancers. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Ethnicity What is the difference between Virginia ham and regular ham? Ben Davis April 2, When sold in pre-cooked slices, Virginia ham is typically cut into ham steaks. Ham steaks are thick, round slices that more closely resemble steaks than a standard slice of sandwich meat.
A Virginia ham is simply a country ham cured in a certain region of the United States. On the other hand, a Virginia-style ham refers to how the ham was cooked rather than where. They are sometimes marked this way to be more recognizable to people who know country hams as Virginia hams, even though they are the same thing.
Country hams are usually baked, but they can also be fried. In the United States, a country Virginia ham is most popular around holidays such as Thanksgiving and Christmas. For example, on these holidays a ham may be served alongside a turkey, though some families choose one meat to cook rather than cooking both. Now I can't find them. The ones now have no meat. I cooked one yesterday.. Guess I will have to track down a butcher because I like meat in my beans or pea soup or what ever I use them for.
The last one was one a had frozen. Makes me angry.. I just purchased my Miller half ham today but don't need until Dec How do I store it? Enjoy your ham now and then either get another one for Christmas Eve or do something else. I tried it once out of ignorance and was very, very sorry. Allana, I just bought a 18lb "Cook's" ham how are they? I have to have it ready by 6pm this evening and was going to cook it for 6hours.
Any suggestions? Alanna, Thanks for the response. Fortunately for me, my neighborhood grocey store shrink wrapped my ham. Brenda - Shrink wrapping will not extend your ham's shelf life. What a fabulous tutorial! I learned so much and now know which ham I'll look for this Christmas. Thank you so much for sharing! Alanna, I have never cooked a ham before but a request was made for one this Christmas.
So I bought a ham. Then found a recipe that said "1 Boneless Quarter of Ham" and you mentioned "When I cooked half a ham recently". Could you please explain the difference between whole ham, quarter ham, and half ham?
This sounds like a stupid question and I was just going to cut the ham into 4 pieces to get quarters. All the carving sites I found are for serving up a ham. You had the most information so can you help? Thanks, Bruce. First, because hogs are big, hams are big, we occasionally get a big one that weighs 20 or more pounds.
Those are good party hams! But not everyone wants that much meat and even if you do, make sure it fits your oven before getting too committed, yes, experience talking so meat processors cut hams into halves and quarters. If you have a bigger ham, you can still follow your recipe, adjusting for size of course and most importantly for time. Cook to internal temperature, not time. That said, my favorite way to cook a ham inside is from AmyGlaze. In fact, I have the glaze in my fridge right now, ready for cooking on Christmas Eve!
Good luck with your ham and Merry Christmas! I was given a honey baked ham that was frozen. I have no idea how long this person had this ham Would you eat it or should I toss it out. What did you decide to do? Alanna The shrink wrapped ham was outstanding. Don't know why you said that it would not preserve the ham. With the air removed it was OK. Yum, I love ham. You can freeze it, but befire you dro slice it ir cut into small chunks. After defrosting place the meat on a layer of paper towels with more tiwels on top.
Occasionally, press the ham so it's not so wet. Then it'll taste fine again. I am attempting to make a ham for the first time. I did not grow up with this style of ham in my cuisine, nor in my culture. But I love it and my husband who is Southern loves it, too.
I really want to do a good job but I don't know what cut to buy. I found a good crockpot recipe with a lot of positive reviews. I went to Wally World and tried to find a bone-in country ham like the recipe called for. Couldn't find it. I ended up buying a smoked pork shoulder picnic out of desperation just because it was within the poundage that I needed. What cut do I need and what is a good alternative?
Based on your chart, a shank or butt end would be a good one, am I right? Clare W. Thanks for the super informative article!! My wife and I just moved to Lithuania, and they don't sell ham like we do in the states, so that makes finding a ham for Christmas a little difficult. Now we know what cut of meat to look for, and things to ask the butcher. You mention ways hams are sometimes preserved, e.
This has led up to only being able to deal with a 'real' old-time type of 'country' butcher. You have provided valuable information for the us consumers and I suggest you might want to incorporate this information here.
Thanks for all you've provided. Is there a difference between a whole ham and a country ham? Im okay to say they are the same?? I can not understand this ham thing! Looking for a nice ham to cook and then make a nice ham gravy for my potatoes.
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