For those of you that buy a Honeybaked Ham - a question

[DebMcDonald]

We always buy a honey baked ham except for one year when I thought there wasn't a difference in hams and I tried to save money and that was a big mistake.

So my question, for those of you that reheat it, do you separate it and wrap it in foil like they say or do you reheat the whole thing?

 

[prncess674]

I just let it come to temperature on the counter. I also stopped setting out the whole ham on the buffet since the spiral sliced pieces are huge and people were wasting a ton of it. I now take all the ham off the bone and cut in to more manageble slices. People can take as much as they care to enjoy but they aren't wasting it because it came off in a huge slab.

To make a second meal out of it, I have been know to shingle pieces in a pyrex baking dishes and then make a slurry of orange juice, brown sugar and whatever spices strike my fancy in the pantry, then cover with foil and run thru the oven for a few minutes.

 

[Praying Colonel]

We always buy a honey baked ham except for one year when I thought there wasn't a difference in hams and I tried to save money and that was a big mistake.

So my question, for those of you that reheat it, do you separate it and wrap it in foil like they say or do you reheat the whole thing?

We usually get a pretty big one. It's just the 4 of us at Christmas time, then we take it with us when we visit family downstate. So since we have just a small portion of the ham for Christmas dinner, we do carve off just what we're going to eat and heat up that portion only.

 

[wdwfan16]

We always buy a honey baked ham except for one year when I thought there wasn't a difference in hams and I tried to save money and that was a big mistake.

So my question, for those of you that reheat it, do you separate it and wrap it in foil like they say or do you reheat the whole thing?

A HBM should never be reheated.

 

[Justsyd2]

We don't reheat it. We always take off what we need then refrigerate the rest. We serve it cold.

 

[maddiesmom0116]

I just let it come to temperature on the counter. I also stopped setting out the whole ham on the buffet since the spiral sliced pieces are huge and people were wasting a ton of it. I now take all the ham off the bone and cut in to more manageble slices. People can take as much as they care to enjoy but they aren't wasting it because it came off in a huge slab.

To make a second meal out of it, I have been know to shingle pieces in a pyrex baking dishes and then make a slurry of orange juice, brown sugar and whatever spices strike my fancy in the pantry, then cover with foil and run thru the oven for a few minutes.

I heat the whole thing as on low in a roaster with the same type of sauce as described above. Do a search for honeybaked ham recipes and you will find lots of sauce options to add to it, so it does not dry out and it keeps the same flavor. I like my ham warm even if they do not recommened not heating it for the best flavor. thanks for reminding me to reserve my ham today!

 

[EKW]

Just curious...and why, exactly, can a Honeybaked Ham not be reheated? Regular ham can be reheated just fine...I do it all the time.

 

[Psychodisney]

We had such a controversey about this in our house this Christmas! My DBIL and DSIL had such a fight! I take off some of the ham and heat it on low temp, covered with foil because my DH prefers it warm. You don't want to reheat the whole ham becuase it can dry it out. I prefer it room temp or right out of the fridge.

 

[wendypooh]

I don't re-heat mine either - as others have posted I let it come to room temp on the counter. I also cut if off the bone to serve. Can hardly wait to go pic it up for easter............ I can taste it already!!!

 

[wdwfan16]

Just curious...and why, exactly, can a Honeybaked Ham not be reheated? Regular ham can be reheated just fine...I do it all the time.

It ruins it. HBH Company tells you not to reheat it.

 

[DebMcDonald]

It ruins it. HBH Company tells you not to reheat it.

It definatley DOES NOT ruin it. I have heated mine for years. If you heat the entire thing the outside pieces get a bit dry, so the HBH's paperwork that comes with your ham says, it does not need to be heated, but if you prefer to heat it, take the slices off and wrap them in foil and heat them at 275 for 20 minutes per pound.

I personally like a warm ham at dinner and do a sit down dinner, vs. a buffet, I asked this question because I wanted to know what other people did with theirs.

 

[r1lissa]

Just FYI for the coupon clippers out there- there are usually HBH coupons in the Sunday paper flyers around Easter time (and other major holidays).
Enjoy your ham!

 

[MrsToad]

We love HBH and do not reheat it. We let it come to room temperature and serve. When we started buying it years ago, the local store staff always encouraged customers to use the room temperature method rather than heating. This may be just a perception on our part, but we also think the "glaze" holds up better when it isn't reheated.

 

[jlima]

I just let it come to temperature on the counter. I also stopped setting out the whole ham on the buffet since the spiral sliced pieces are huge and people were wasting a ton of it. I now take all the ham off the bone and cut in to more manageble slices. People can take as much as they care to enjoy but they aren't wasting it because it came off in a huge slab.

This.

What I don't like is the spiral cut NEVER goes all the way through and you end up with an un-sliced hunk of ham on your table. And don't buy that metal stand thing that Honeybaked sells - not worth the money. Use an electric knife to take all the ham off the bone; and if you're into making soup, make soup with the bone and dice a few slices of ham.

 

[mlittig]

I love Honey Baked Ham I do not reheat it, I just leave it at room temperature and it has always been outstanding

 

[Mrs D]

I too slice off what we will eat for our meal, layer it into a pyrex dish, cover with foil and place in the oven pre-heated at 300 for about 10 minutes. Just warm enough to be delicious but never dry.

I may just try the room temp thing for Easter out of convenience.