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Question about frozen ham

sissy01 — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:53:38 GMT

A friend gave us a honey baked ham at Christmas and I put in in the freezer. I would like to have it for Easter dinner. Do you think it is still good?

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Sooner — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:56:10 GMT

Just to eat? No, the texture will suffer quite a bit. I'd use it for soups and beans and get a new one for serving at table.

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goodstuff — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:56:55 GMT

I've never frozen a whole ham, but I often freeze leftover ham to use later, and it works out well. I'd think a ham left over from Christmas would be fine.

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scotnovel — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:57:08 GMT

Call a Honey Baked store and ask them their recommendation. When you buy one they will tell you how long it should last in the fridge and also how long they recommend you keep it in the freezer.

Also there are a number of recommendations on line if you google how long will frozem ham last. Most of those say it depends on your freezer temp and how packaged.

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J Town Girl — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 16:00:17 GMT

I believe it would be fine to serve. I often will buy a Ham when it's on sale and I've kept it in my freezer for almost a year. I do not see any taste difference in it from a Ham that I bake as soon as purchased.

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Nana5 — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:10:33 GMT

I freeze ham all the time. I try to use it within a couple of months but sometimes it gets ""lost"" in the depths of my freezer. I've never had a ham go bad in the freezer.

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boby — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:18:08 GMT

I would think it kind of depends on how the ham is wrapped. If its shrink-wrapped or Foodsaver wrapped its probably quite good. If its loosely wrapped or paper-wrapped it might have freezer burn, which would be easy to see. In that case it won't be "bad," as in make you sick, but as Sooner points out, the texture will suffer and the eating won't be as good.

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chickenbutt — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:23:39 GMT

Is it vacuum sealed? If it is, then it will be perfectly good. If not, I'd think that it has lost a lot in texture, flavor, and quality. Not to mention that it probably has freezer burn.

I know that the KC hams I order arrive vacuum sealed, so they are perfectly good for more than a year.

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Fabilola — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:37:05 GMT

Unthaw a piece and try it. I would think it's fine.

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luvmypupz — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:40:14 GMT

Any time I have frozen ham it always tasted watery after thawing it out. I am sure it is fine to eat but I don't think it would taste the same.

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kitty60 — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:56:38 GMT

The hams the q sell are shipped frozen.

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RainyDayGal — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:03:29 GMT

Yes, I do think it's still good. It's only been in the freezer a few months.

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ChynnaBlue — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:34:46 GMT

If by "good" you mean safe, than yes, it's still good. Unless you've had a power failure, it should still be safe to eat.

If by "good" you mean tasty, then maybe. Quality diminishes the longer you keep something in the freezer. It might be acceptable, it might even be good, but you won't know until you try it and by then it will be too late if it's not good. If you are expecting guests for Easter, I don't know that I would risk it.

Re: Question about frozen ham

Mistreatedbycs — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:11:13 GMT

Hams are already smoked / cooked so it's just fine.

Now if you told us it was from Christmas 2010, 2011 or 2012 I really would tell you to toss but 90 days is nothing for how long we do keep things frozen.

Re: Question about frozen ham

Another new name Sue — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:17:08 GMT

Here's a link you may find useful as far as shelf life of food is concerned:

http://www.stilltasty.com/

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AuntG — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:18:35 GMT

I have the same situation and plan to serve it to family for Easter. Luckily, they aren't a fussy bunch.

Re: Question about frozen ham

Snowpuppy — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 00:27:40 GMT

Running to the freezer to check out the Honey Baked I wrapped and froze months ago for Easter........