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Charts > Cooking Temperature and Time > 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.
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| Ham Cooking Temperatures and Times |
Oven Baking Ham at 350°F
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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
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Half ham - bone-in
Whole ham
Whole ham
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5-7 lbs
10-14 lbs
14-16 lbs
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160°F
160°F
160°F
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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 |
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8-10 min/lb |
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| Ham - Cook before eating |
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3-4 lbs
5-7 lbs
10-14 lbs |
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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
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Meat
Thermometer Temperature |
| Cut |
Regular Size
10"x16" |
Large Size
14"x20" |
Turkey Size
19"x23 1/2" |
| Smoked picnic |
5-8 lbs |
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2 1/4-3 hrs |
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1/4 cup |
170°F |
| Whole fully cooked ham, bone-in |
12-16 lbs |
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2 1/2-3 1/4 hrs |
None |
140°F |
| Fully cooked ham half, bone-in |
6-8 lbs
8-10 lbs |
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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 |
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1 1/2-1 3/4 hrs |
None |
140°F |
| Whole country ham, bone-in |
10-14 lbs |
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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 |
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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. |
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