With the holidays right around the corner, most home chefs around the country are planning their slab of spiral-sliced ham right about now. This hearty and succulent dish has been the centerpiece ...

I still remember the first spiral ham that I ever prepared for myself. I remember the moist deliciousness of the slices, the sweet-yet-smoky flavor, and I remember adoring the leftovers.

Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 250 degrees. Unwrap ham; discard plastic disk covering bone. Place ham in oven bag. Gather top of bag tightly so bag fits snugly around ham, tie ...

but the central leg bone remains intact, which makes for easier slicing. Semi-boneless, spiral-cut hams are the most sold ham in the U.S. Harry Hoenselaar invented the spiral-slicing machine in ...

The bone isn’t just for presentation, though. It brings a deeper, richer flavor to the meat that you just can’t get from a boneless cut. Look for a ham that hasn’t been spiral-cut ...