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Boiled Ham Cooking Times by Weight

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Below we have listed the approximate cooking times for a Boiled Ham from as small as 500 grams up to 16.5kg based on the simple formula of 20 Minutes cooking for each 500 grams of Ham. (approximately 20 minutes to the lb).

With Joints over 6kg in weight it is advisable to start checking the core temperature with a digital temperature probe after two thirds of the cooking time has past as it possible the actual cooking time may be shorter than indicated by this formula, factors such as;-

  • The heat of your stove
  • The level of boiling, slow or rapid.
  •  How big the joint is
  •  Is it on the bone or off the bone
  • How cold is the joint
  • How long it takes for the water to go from cold to boiling.

These are variables to take into consideration that can’t be predicted in these times below, but the times indicated represent a good starting point to base your cooking time on.

Here we have an example of a Boned and Rolled Smoked Gammon Joint that weighed almost 4kg, it was taken straight from the fridge and was placed in pot, covered with cold water and placed on a preheated stove at 7.30am, exactly 3 hours later at 10.30am the core temperature of the ham had reached 83°C which is as predicted in our list of cooking times below.

500g       20 Minutes Cooking                 20 Minutes Over          Total 40 Minutes

1kg          40 Minutes Boiling                   20 Minutes Over          Total 1 Hour

1.5kg       60 Minutes Boiling                   20 Minutes Over          Total 1 Hour 20 Minutes

2kg         1 Hour 20 Minutes Boiling       20 Minutes Over         Total 1 Hour 40 Minutes

2.5kg      1 Hour 40 Minutes Boiling      20 Minutes Over          Total 2 Hours

3kg         2 Hours Boiling                          20 Minutes Over          Total 2Hours 20Minutes

3.5kg      2 Hours 20 Minutes Boiling    20 Minutes Over          Total 2 Hours 40 Minutes

4kg         2 Hours 40 Minutes Boiling    20 Minutes Over          Total 3 Hours

4.5kg      3 Hours Boiling                          20 Minutes Over          Total 3 Hours 20 Minutes

5kg         3 Hours 20 Boiling                    20 Minutes Over           Total 3 Hours 40 Minutes

5.5kg      3 Hours 40 minutes                  20 Minutes Over           Total 4 Hours

6kg         4 Hours                                        20 Minutes Over           Total 4 Hours 20 Minutes

6.5k        4.Hours 20 Minutes Boiling    20 Minutes Over           Total 4 Hours 40 Minutes

7kg         4 Hours 40 Minutes Boiling     20 Minutes Over           Total 5 Hours

7.5kg      5 Hours                                         20 Minutes Over           Total 5 Hours 20 Minutes

8kg         5 Hours 20 Minutes                   20 Minutes Over           Total 5 Hours 40 Minutes

8.5kg      5 Hours 40 Minutes                   20 Minutes Over           Total 6 Hours

9kg          6 Hours                                        20 Minutes Over           Total 6 Hours 20 Minutes

9.5kg       6 Hours 20 Minutes                  20 Minutes Over           Total 6 Hours 40 Minutes

10kg        6 Hours 40 Minutes                  20 Minutes Over           Total 7 Hours

10.5kg     7 Hours                                        20 Minutes Over           Total 7 Hours 20 Minutes

11kg         7 Hours 20 Minutes                   20 Minutes Over          Total 7 Hours 40 Minutes

11.5kg      7 Hours 40 Minutes                  20 Minutes Over           Total 8 Hours

12kg         8 Hours                                       20 Minutes Over           Total 8 Hours 20 Minutes

12.5kg      8 Hours 20 Minutes                 20 Minutes Over           Total 8 Hours 40 Minutes

13kg         8 Hours 40 Minutes                 20 Minutes Over           Total 9 Hours

13.5kg      9 Hours                                      20 Minutes Over             Total 9 Hours 20 Minutes

14kg         9 Hours 20 Minutes                20 Minutes Over             Total 9 Hours 40 Minutes

14.5kg    10 Hours                                      20 Minutes Over             Total 10 Hours 20 Minutes

15kg        10 Hours 20 Minutes               20 Minutes Over              Total 10 Hours 40 Minutes

15.5kg     10 Hours 40 Minutes               20 Minutes Over              Total 11 Hours

16kg        11 Hours                                      20 Minutes Over              Total 11 Hours 20 Minutes

16.5kg    11 Hours 20 Minutes                 20 Minutes Over              Total 11 Hours 40 Minutes

See further details on cooking Ham and Gammon Joints on the  link below:-

Cooking Whole Fresh Hams and Gammon Joints