This is a whole bone-in smoked ham, cut from the collar in the traditional butcher's method. The shank bone stays in. The meat is richly marbled and savory, and the ham holds its shape on the platter. It is a city ham: wet-cured, mild and moist.
The ham is hickory smoked in small batches by Ossian Smoked Meats in Ossian, Indiana, which has been smoking meats since 1946. It is ready to cook, not precooked. It is vacuum sealed and ships frozen with dry ice.
To cook, bake at 325°F, covered, with a cup or two of water in the pan. Allow 18–20 minutes per pound, until a thermometer in the thickest part (away from the bone) reads 145°F. For an 18–20 lb ham that is about 5½ to 6½ hours. Rest it 15 minutes before carving, and glaze uncovered for the last 20–30 minutes if you like. The leftover bone can go into ham and bean soup.
- Weight
- 18–20 lb average
- Cut
- Collar cut, shank bone in
- Serves
- 20–25 as the main dish
- Cooked?
- No. Ready to cook, not precooked
- Smoke
- Hickory, smoked in small batches
- Cure
- Wet-cured city ham
- Oven time
- 325°F, covered, 18–20 min per lb to 145°F (about 5½ to 6½ hours)
- Thawing
- 3–4 days in the refrigerator
- Storage
- Keep frozen until several days before needed. Thaw in the refrigerator, then keep refrigerated
- Packaging
- Vacuum sealed, ships frozen with dry ice
- Made by
- Ossian Smoked Meats, Ossian, Indiana (est. 1946)