baked ham

Glazed holiday roast

Baked ham is ham cooked in an oven, typically glazed with sugar, honey, or fruit preserves.

It's a centerpiece of holiday meals in American cuisine—Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter: She spent all morning preparing the baked ham.

The term distinguishes oven-roasted preparation from boiled, fried, or smoked ham.

Related
  • glazedCoated with shiny finish
  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product
  • clovesDried flower-bud spice
  • pineappleSpiny-skinned tropical fruit
  • EasterResurrection commemoration day

brown sugar glaze · Easter dinner · Christmas · sliced · smoky · spiral · spiral cut · roasted · succulent · leftovers · cold cuts · mustard · brown sugar · dinner · carving · oven · Sunday · Sunday roast

Categories
Opposites
cooking method

baked hamsmoked ham

Cured pig thigh

boiled ham · country ham · prosciutto · serrano ham · glazed ham

meat type

baked hamroast beef

Oven-cooked beef cut

tofurky · nut roast · roast turkey · roast chicken · baked fish

dietary restriction

baked hamgefilte fish

Chilled poached carp loaf

Family

baked, ham, bake, bakes, baker, bakers, bakery, bakeries, baking

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G