The Easiest Ham You Will Ever Make & Recipes For Celebrations
Are you looking for an easy way to cook a ham to serve to your company? Get one ready to heat and slice or pre-sliced, and serve! You will want to try this ham! Why? Because, honestly, it’s a no-fail way to serve glazed ham or ham. Save the long cook time for your next holiday or gathering.
Are you looking for something else to cook? Here is where to find all our easy recipes. And later in the post, if you would rather cook or need ideas for ham leftovers, go to this must-see post: 20 ham and leftover ham recipes a list of recipes.
We are making this glazed ham and serving it for our Thanksgiving dinner along with the traditional turkey with all the fixings. But you can make this anytime of year if you are looking for an easy ham to serve your guests. It’s perfect for Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other celebrations and holidays.
Easy Ham To Make And Serve Guests
Glazed Ham Pre-made and Pre-Sliced
- We received this CUREMASTER RESERVE® ham for free to sample. All thoughts, images, and opinions are our own.
To be honest, we don’t eat ham all the time, and typically, we reserve cooking hams for big family gatherings. I didn’t have to review this on our website but we enjoyed the ham so much I thought it might help someone who will be entertaining.
Since the ham is smoked, the directions for cooking the ham are super easy. I did get the top a little darker the first ham I tried only because I didn’t cover the top with foil for as long as I should have. I forget what I was doing that day. Thankfully, I caught it and finished the directions I included below. (My bad, but it made no difference to the taste. Only the overall results color of the outside skin.)
Note: When cooking, if it needs more time to warm up, make an aluminum foil tent to loosely cover the ham.
Why did we like this ham?
- Because this ham was so easy to make.
- Came with bone in, yet it was pre-sliced, which made plating and serving a breeze.
- The taste was so good, and the glaze was amazing!
We received a few glazes to pick from. I decided to try the honey mustard glaze on it. It was the perfect blend. Sweet but not overly sweet, thanks to the spicy brown mustard.
Curemaster Ham
How do I cook the ham?
- For the CUREMASTER RESERVE® ham
Heat the oven to 275°F. A lower temperature ensures a juicy ham, unlike others you’ve had before. Remove the ham from the packaging and place it face-down in your baking pan. Add two cups of water to the pan and cover it with foil. For every pound, heat for 12 minutes. Once the ham is fully warmed to 140°F, it’s time to glaze. But first, remove the water from the pan. Approximate Oven Roasting Time at 275°F: two hours.
How long is leftover ham good?
Once this ham is heated, store leftovers in the refrigerator for three to five days. Or freeze it! Store in the freezer for one to two months (in freezer bags or a freezer-safe food storage container. Do this within two hours of sitting at room temperature.
When heating leftovers after they’ve been safely stored, reheat to 165°F.
I packaged the leftover ham into freezer bags, slicing leftovers and cutting cubes. Then, I cut the ham closer to the bone into cubes for meal plan recipes like soups. I’m thinking of making ham potato soup with the leftover cubed ham. Or a ham quiche. When you are done with this post, or if you are looking for other recipes to cook, check out this post with
20 Ham and Leftover Ham Recipes
Below are a few more details about the ham and how to cook it. How many servings are in the CUREMASTER RESERVE® ham. Plus, photos of how the ham arrives to you in the packaging.
CUREMASTER RESERVE® Ham Thoughts
- Premium bone-in, spiral-cut ham (8-10 pounds)
- Includes complimentary flight of 3 different glazes: Crunchy Brown Sugar, Apple Cider Bourbon, and Brown Sugar Sriracha (varieties vary per ham)
- Heat and enjoy; serves 12-14 people
- The product arrives frozen in a quality sealed package to ensure freshness and flavor (easy to defrost directions).
- Perfect for your Easter ham, Christmas, or any holiday and special occasion.
I was really happy with how the Curemaster Reserve ham tasted! Note: It does have a bone in.
For us, we always cook a turkey and a ham for Thanksgiving. Our family is big, and even without everyone there. The head count for our celebrations has gotten as high as 20 people. And when we have even more guests, I’ve cooked my lasagna, too.
What do you like to cook when entertaining? Do you like keeping celebrations and entertaining easy?
What varieties of hams have you tried?
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