Cutting a ham may not seem like it’s all that hard. No matter how it looks, it’s still edible. It’s just nice, especially during holidays or get-togethers, to know how to carve a whole ham.
To begin carving your whole ham, choose a flat surface to place your ham on. Use a cutting board or slice it right on the platter.
Slice a small portion off the bottom of the ham in order for it to sit flat rather than slide around.
Starting at the shank, ankle, or smaller end, make a cut until you hit the bone.
Use the carving fork to hold the ham in place while you gently saw back and forth to make the cut.
Cut directly down into the ham to the bone, creating slices about 1/4″ thick, leaving each slice still connected to the ham.
Try to make each slice of ham the same size.
Next, slide your knife into the wedge you made when you started and slide it right along the bone to dislodge the slices of ham you just made.
Set your ham slices on your platter and repeat steps 5-6 to cut additional slices.