On Dec 24, 11:08*pm, wrote:
> Thanks for all the previous answers. I checked the label/cooking directions. The
> label says "ready to cook", so I guess I screwed up and didn't buy a cooked ham
> that I just have to warm up. Alright, so I start my day a lot earlier than
> planned. It says cook at 325 degrees for 25 minutes per pound. It's a 12 pound
> ham. That works out to 300 minutes or five hours. Seems a long time to me.. I've
> never had anything in the oven for that long. Even turkey's I've cooked didn't
> take that long. Does five hours for a ham sound reasonable? I'd better read
> labels better in the future. This thing sure looks like a cooked ham. Thanks.

If it's called a "ham", it's been "cooked" already. Smoked hopefully,
or some semblance thereof.

Ham is 100% cooked when sold. You do not have to cook it more,
although many may.

John Kuthe...