What is the best ham to buy?

Buying a ham: The four C’s. Make sense of the labeling lingo. Cure Hams fall into three categories: city (wet-cured), country (dry-cured) and fresh (uncured). City ham is the most common and usually comes fully cooked. Serve it cold or warmed to 140°. If a city ham is uncooked, bake it to 145°, then let it rest for 3 minutes. read more

Jones Dairy Farm’s old-fashioned bone-in hickory smoked half-ham is available for $90 for a 10- to 14-pound ham (average 12 pounds). Harrington’s of Vermont makes traditional bone-in hams by smoking them over corncobs and maple; a 6-12-pound half-ham starts at $54.95. read more