How dangerous is ham?

[Robb]

So I received about two pounds of sliced ham from a friend who "baked a whole friggin' ham". I'm looking at it, and the center looks a little underdone... should I be concerned? I know he started with a partially cooked ham. Should I fry these slices up before adorning them with swiss cheese for sammich time? :shrug:

[commander bunnypants]

1. Definently cook it some more

and if it smells funcky toss it.

DDQM

[Kolesar]

2. It should only be used for ham to ham combat

har har
that's a line from Python

[BigMcLargehuge]

10. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!

gotta love Python

[BigMcLargehuge]

11. but what if he's armed with a pointed stick?

[Kolesar]

13. SHUT UP!

[BigMcLargehuge]

14. Mr. Apricot, attack me with this banana!

[Kolesar]

22. Go on, you silly-mary!

<POW!>
There, you see, men? That's how you defend yourself against being
attacked with a banana!" -- John Cleese

[BigMcLargehuge]

24. you shot mister Apricot!

[Kolesar]

26. I have now eaten the banana. The deceased, Mr Apricot, is now helpless.

[Wolfman 11]

3. it killed Mama Cass

[everythingsxen]

6. I thought that was chicken?

[CanuckAmok]

12. she choked on the chicken sandwich, but...

it was hitting her in the neck with a frozen ham to dislodge the chicken which killed her...

[supernova]

16. Cass Elliot actually suffered a heart attack

the thing about choking is a legend.

http://www.snopes.com/music/artists/mamacass.htm

[CanuckAmok]

18. Yeah, but then we couldn't reference her in this thread.

At leasty not as smoothly.

[everythingsxen]

4. Do what makes you comfy..

chummer.

If you wanna fry it up.. ... THEN DO IT!! :P

Personally, I think a good 30 - 40 seconds in the microwave will kill any pesky little buggers that might be in there, as well as adding the essential radiation you need to survive in today's toxic world.

[AquariDem]

5. I'd fry 'em up, but Do Not Nuke

I tried microwaving a few slices (after adding a little brown sugar to create a "quick sugar glaze"), and they just got tough and chewy.

[JM]

7. That depends...

If you are Jewish the possibility of danger increases. If you are Jewish and are interacting with the ham between sundown Friday and sundown Saturday, the risk increases exponentially.

I know. I have experienced it. I tried cooking bacon on a Saturday. God sent me a message. It was totally inedible.

B-)

Later,
JM

[Robroy]

8. Is it a Birmingham..

There ain't no ham like a Birmingham..

[noonwitch]

9. Nuke it before eating it

A microwave on high should kill any germs or bacteria.

[marzipanni]

15. When eating ham or other pink colored processed/cured meat

take your vitamin C or have some orange juice or something that contains vitamin C, it counteracts the nitrates used in the curing process.
Try this- Ham and swiss cheese on an onion roll with some Dijon or other good mustard, Wrap in foil and bake 'til warm and aromatic. Yum.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

17. Thanks for that tip!

:-)

[FunBobbyMucha]

19. Also, if you have any pets...

...don't let them eat the ham. That's how David Letterman's original dog Bob died (though Bob was living with Dave's ex, Merrill Markoe, at the time of the Heavenly Ham fiasco that liquify his innards).

[Kathy in Cambridge]

27. I heard that about all pork products and dogs/cats

however, it doesn't stop one of my cats from assaulting me whenever I'm eating prosciutto!

[TreasonousBastard]

28. Ah, the Dreaded Hamwort!

My cats have eaten damn near everything, but ham was always a special treat.

I think it's the salt more than anything else.

I once was absorbed in a newspaper with a ham sandwich in one hand. I felt a tug, and realized that a cat was stretched over onto the arm of the chair, and was eating the ham out of the other side.

Sneaky little bastids.

[redqueen]

20. Wow!

Who knew you could learn so much in the Lounge?!

And who sells 'partially cooked' hams? Yikes!

[Kolesar]

23. We ate "partially buttered potatos" in the school cafeteria

Ok, some of the kids didn't read the menu too carefully. It was "parsely-buttered".

[redqueen]

25. hehehehehe

:D

This place rocks.

[Rashind]

21. incredibly perilous for pigs. n/t

[Blue-Jay]

29. Ham is especially dangerous

when it falls on you from a very high place.

[ChemEng]

30. Not very dangerous, unless spiced, and ...

molded into a gelatinous mass, known as SPAM.

[SOteric]

31. Ham is extremely dangerous when

it's allowed to govern the state of California.

[GOPisEvil]

32. *snort*

:D

[WeirdSceneGoldmine]

33. Ham Radio is still dangerous to those that wish us inncommunicado

The Internet has taken hold due to its simplicity but the Hams are still out there and we are on guard.

[Rhiannon12866]

34. I would fry it, as you suggested

Underdone pork products are not something that I would want to fool with. Microwaving makes meat tough and dry, in my experience. I would use a small amount of the fat/oil of your choice in the pan. I would probably use canola oil, which is ideal for sauteing, as it can withstand high temperatures, or bacon drippings, if you have them, since they impart flavor. I'd take every precaution with possibly underdone pork, though ham is cured, unlike pork chops or roast. I avoid pork, altogether.:shrug:

[MisterP]

35. at which velocity?

DUCK!