The Nesco makes a great Honey Baked ham, whether you’re just warming one up from their store, or making your own. I hope you’ll try my Nesco Honey Baked Cola ham.
Merry Christmas to all! I make a ham on Christmas so I can have Hoppin’ John on New Year’s Day. I also like to make quiche and or save the bone for pea soup.
No one can stand a ham that is all dried out. Thank goodness for the Nesco which keeps your ham nice and moist. I had heard that Coke-a-cola made for a really moist ham, so I decided to try it. Who doesn’t like Honey Baked ham glaze? I wanted to make a glaze with similar properties, and I was able to do that with the help of a little coffee. Yes, coffee!
Ham Cooking Chart
Be mindful of cooking times with your ham. An overcooked ham, even in a Nesco will be dried out and not very appealing. For best results, use an instant-read thermometer and put it in the thickest part of the ham not touching the bone.
| Type | Pounds | Minutes per Pound | Nesco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whole, bone-in | 10 to 14 | 18 to 20 | 13 to 14 |
| Half, bone-in | 5 to 7 | 22 to 25 | 15 to 18 |
| Spiral cut, whole or half | 7 to 9 | 10 to 18 | 7 to 13 |
| Resource: USDA Food Safety |
If you prefer a less sweet ham, and really love garlic, you might like my Garlic-Studded Ham with Cherry Glaze. I like both of these wonderful hams.
Freshly grated nutmeg is preferred and you will be glad you have it for many other dishes. I can’t recommend Penzey’s whole nutmeg more.
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Nesco Honey Baked Cola Ham
Equipment
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Ingredients
— Glaze —
- 1 tablespoon Onion powder
- 1 tablespoon Nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
- ½ tablespoon ground ginger
- ½ tablespoon Mace
- ½ tablespoon Paprika
- ½ tablespoon *Dry mustard
- 2 tablespoon dark corn syrup
- 6 tablespoon Sugar
- 2 tablespoon Water
- 1 tablespoon Coffee strong
— Ham —
- 2 bottles Coke, 1000 milliliters
- 2 tablespoon whole clove
- 10 pounds Ham sliced, bone-in
Instructions
- 1 tablespoon Onion powder, 1 tablespoon Nutmeg, 1 tablespoon Cinnamon, 1/2 tablespoon ground ginger, 1/2 tablespoon Mace, 1/2 tablespoon Paprika, 1/2 tablespoon Dry mustard, 2 tablespoon dark corn syrup, 6 tablespoon Sugar, 2 tablespoon Water, 1 tablespoon Coffee strongMix all the ingredients for the glaze together and set aside.
- Remove the well from the Nesco. Have the rack inside the well. Heat the Nesco unit to 350.
- 10 pounds Ham slicedRemove the ham from its packaging and place it fat side up on the rack in the Nesco well.
- 2 tablespoon whole clove, 2 bottles CokeScore the ham in a diamond pattern on the top of the ham. Use your fingers to spread the slices a little bit, then pour both bottles of coke over the ham.
- Spoon some of the glaze on the ham, then stud with the cloves in a nice pattern.
- Put the well into the Nesco, cover and bake until the ham reaches 160 on an instant-read thermometer. Occasionally, spoon glaze on the ham.
- When the ham has reached the proper temperature, raise the heat on the Nesco as high as it will go, 450, and bake the ham for 5 minutes, being careful it does not burn. The glaze should crinkle up. Turn the Nesco off.
- Remove from the well, allow to rest for 10 minutes, and serve.
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