How many minutes between 115 F and 120 F for a ham?
I'm preparing this ham recipe. It calls for a ham 7 to 8 lbs. Well, I ordered a ham described as "7 to 9 lbs" and what got delivered was a hair under 10 lb, so that's what I'm using.
Using the recipe's 20 minutes per lb instruction, I popped that ham in the oven with the understanding that it would be there for three hours and 20 minutes, total. The recipe says to glaze the ham with 40 minutes to go, and when the internal temp is 120 and 125 F. So at 2 hrs and 40 min, I checked the internal temp, and it's 115 F.
How much longer does it need to be in there (325 F) to get up to the 120-125 range?
I have no way to check the internal temp without opening the oven door and pulling out the ham, so when should I do that? (My natural inclination would be to check like every thirty seconds which I understand is counterproductive.)
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Probably another 10-20 minutes. The interior should be heating somewhat faster now than it did initially, since it took a while for the heat to propagate all the way in. And assuming it was refrigerated at 40F, it's averaged about 10F increase every 20 minutes. (Your 15-20 minutes outside the refrigerator isn't going to change that much.)
It's also really not that sensitive, so it doesn't matter that much if you over shoot. So I'd check after 10 or 15 minutes, and if it's not all the way there yet, you'll at least have a good idea how fast it's heating.
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Preheat the oven to 325\xb0F. To heat the ham, place it on a rack in a shallow roasting pan, and bake uncovered. For a whole ham, allow 15 to 18 minutes to the pound; for a half, 18 to 24 minutes per pound. The ham will be ready when the internal temperature reaches 140\xb0F.What temp should a ham be warmed to?
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Cooking Temperature and Time: If the ham is a half ham weighing between 5 to 7 pounds, it should be heated at 325\xb0F for 18-24 minutes per pound. If it is a whole ham weighing between 10 to 14 pounds, heat the ham at 325\xb0F for 15-18 minutes per pound.How To Add and Subtract Time in Hours and Minutes
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Assuming that your ham is roughly a 10lb (4.5kg) sphere, at your 325F setting, it would take 14min to go from 115F to 120F and 27min to go from 115F to 125F. These are rough estimates.
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