Difference between boiled, cooked, and baked ham?!
Difference between boiled, cooked, and baked ham?
What are the differences between boiled, cooked and baked ham? How are each different in the steps they are prepared and their taste?
Answers:
Country hams that have been aged and/or smoked are usually boiled. The boiling removes the salty preservatives and leaves the ham tender and flavorful. The ham is usually then baked with the outer rind removed. Country hams often have meat that is redder and saltier in flavor.
Cooked ham can mean almost anything -- pressure cooked, 'formed' ham, or otherwise commercially processed. The meat tends to be more gelatinous and milder than country or baked ham. In the case of formed ham, I think it's basically ham chunks that've been molded into a loaf shape.
Baked ham is any good quality ham that's been prepared in the oven. Usually it's baked for awhile in its own juices, then glazed and baked a little while longer to set the glazing agent. If not overbaked, the meat is flavorful and tender.
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