Ham Cooking Times

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Ham cooking times and temperatures are important to monitor in order to insure the ham is safely cooked to the proper temperature. When cooking ham, use the chart below as a guide to check doneness when baking ham in the oven, grilling ham, and cooking ham in a bag.

Ham Cooking Temperatures and Times
Oven Baking Ham at 350°F	Cut	Weight	Meat Thermometer Reading	Approximate Cooking Time (Minutes per pound)
Cured and smoked	Arm picnic shoulder (bone-in) Shoulder boneless roll	5-8 lbs 2-3 lbs	170°F 170°F	30 min 35-45 min
Ham - Smoked, cook before eating	Half ham - bone-in Whole ham Whole ham	5-7 lbs 10-14 lbs 14-16 lbs	160°F 160°F 160°F	25-30 min 18-20 min 15-18 min
Ham - Smoked fully cooked (heat at 325°F)	Half ham - bone-in Half ham - boneless Whole ham - bone-in Whole ham - boneless Whole ham - boneless	5-7 lbs 3-4 lbs 12-14 lbs 6-8 lbs 14-16 lbs	140°F 140°F 140°F 140°F 140°F	18-20 min 25-30 min 15 min 10-12 min 5-7 min
Grilling Ham	Cut	Thickness	Medium (145°F)	Well (160°F)
Ham - Fully cooked			8-10 min/lb
Ham - Cook before eating		3-4 lbs 5-7 lbs 10-14 lbs		10-12 min/lb 12-18 min/lb 30-35 min/lb
Start with meat at refrigerated temperature. Remove ham from oven when it reaches 5° to 10°F below desired doneness; temperature will continue to rise as it stands.

Baking Ham at 325°F in Oven Bag	Total Weight	Approximate Cooking Time			Add Water to Oven Bag	Meat Thermometer Temperature
Cut	Total Weight	Regular Size 10"x16"	Large Size 14"x20"	Turkey Size 19"x23 1/2"	Add Water to Oven Bag	Meat Thermometer Temperature
Smoked picnic	5-8 lbs		2 1/4-3 hrs		1/4 cup	170°F
Whole fully cooked ham, bone-in	12-16 lbs			2 1/2-3 1/4 hrs	None	140°F
Fully cooked ham half, bone-in	6-8 lbs 8-10 lbs		1 1/2-2 hrs	2-2 1/2 hrs	None None	140°F 140°F
Fully cooked ham half, boneless	2-4 lbs 4-6 lbs 10-12 lbs	1-1 3/4 hrs	1 1/4-1 3/4 hrs	2 1/4-2 3/4 hrs	1/2 cup 1/2 cup 1/2 cup	140°F 140°F 140°F
Smoked shank or rump half ham, spiral sliced - place cut side down	8-10 lbs			1 1/2-1 3/4 hrs	None	140°F
Whole country ham, bone-in	10-14 lbs			3 1/2-4 1/2 hrs	Soak covered in water 24 hours before cooking; drain. Add 4 cups fresh water to bag to cook.	Fork Tender
Country ham half, bone-in	5-7 lbs			2 1/2-3 hrs	Soak covered in water 24 hours before cooking; drain. Add 2 cups fresh water to bag to cook.	Fork Tender
Preheat oven to 325°F. Add 1 Tbsp. flour to oven bag. Remove ham from oven when meat thermometer reaches temperature listed or when meat is fork tender. If using a Turkey Size oven bag for a ham smaller than 12 lbs., gather oven bag loosely around the ham, allowing room for heat circulation, close with nylon tie and cut away excess oven bag.