Since I bought married 22 years in the past, it has been custom to serve ham with our Christmas and Easter dinner. Nevertheless, since everybody’s busy hanging out and opening Christmas presents within the morning/early afternoon earlier than dinner (or at church for Easter), there’s not likely any time to truly make dinner.
That is why I like to warmth our ham within the sluggish cooker. You may get it began earlier than the festivities start, and my hams at all times end up so moist and scrumptious (and the home smells so good whereas it is heating!).
I often purchase a pre-cooked spiral sliced ham (often from Costco), so actually all I actually need to do is ensure it is sizzling.
What if Your Ham is Too Tall for the Crockpot?
You will must have a reasonably giant oval sluggish cooker, and I often attempt to decide on a ham that is not too tall. Nevertheless, even when your ham is simply too tall for the lid to shut (like mine are often), I simply add aluminum foil excessive to entice the warmth within the sluggish cooker.
Methods to Prepare dinner a Costco Ham within the Sluggish Cooker
Once I do purchase a Costco ham, I take advantage of their glaze combine and add pineapple juice for taste, fairly than the water that known as for within the instructions. If you do not have a Kirkland ham, you should use the next Glaze recipe:
Substances
Ham
- Sluggish Cooker
- Ham
- Aluminum Foil
Glaze
- ½ cup Packed Brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. Honey
- 1 tbsp. Pineapple Juice
- ½ tsp. Floor Cloves
Directions
- Take ham out of the packaging and place flat aspect down within the sluggish cooker
- Combine substances for the glaze in small saucepan and produce to a boil
- Pour over prime of ham
- Place foil over prime of ham and add lid on prime
- Prepare dinner on low for a number of hours (till sizzling).
What about you? Do you serve ham for Easter or Christmas dinner? Have you ever ever tried heating it within the sluggish cooker?