Suggested Serving Tips & FAQs

Holiday Ham products are a wonderful treat and easy to serve at any meal or celebration. Here are the answers to some of the questions you may have in trying to choose which item to order or how to serve the gift you received. Please contact us toll free at 913-894-0222 for any further information. We are always happy to help.

Ham Questions:

The nutritional information for each item prior to glazing is as follows:

Serving Size3ozCalories150
Total Fat8gSat Fat2.5g
Cholesterol50mgSodium800mg
Total Carb.0gFiber0g
Sugars1gProtein16g
Vitamin A0%Vitamin C0%
Calcium2%Iron4%

Upon receiving, remove it from the box and the outside packaging material. This includes the gift box, Styrofoam Cooler and padded insulation sleeve which will leave it in our heavy-duty freezer bag and gold foil. Think about when you will be serving it. If you will be serving it within the next couple of days refrigerate it immediately, leaving it within the heavy-duty freezer plastic and gold foil it arrives in to extend its shelf life. If you do not plan on serving it within 5 days, immediately put it in the freezer, keeping it again in the same foil and freezer wrap packaging. Allow three days to thaw in the refrigerator before serving at room temperature.

Since our gourmet hams do not have water added, they freeze wonderfully. After initial use, freeze leftovers as soon as possible. You may want to freeze small portions, the whole ham or the bone. To insure that savory taste, freeze no longer than 45 days. Take out the small portion, heat in a microwave oven serve on a sandwich or a meal.

It is important to keep your Holiday Ham carefully wrapped as we ship it in the gold foil and freezer bag and refrigerated. Our gourmet hams contain less salt than ordinary ham, which allows for its savory taste. Unless frozen, it should be consumed within 7 to 10 days.

Our hams are spiral sliced for your convenience and not water added. Heating the whole ham will only dry it out. If you desire, you may cut slices of ham from the bone and heat in a skillet or microwave.

Your Holiday Ham is fully cooked and ready to serve at room temperature. It was slow smoked over hickory embers for more than 28 hours. We suggest serving at room temperature. Our hams are not water added, heating the whole ham will only dry it out.

To decide what size ham you may want to order consider first how many guests you will be serving and check our guideline below. Be sure to take into consideration whether you are counting a lot of hearty eaters or small children. Also if you are serving a second entree you may want to use the buffet serving suggestions.

Ham SizeDinner SavingsBuffet Servings
7lb. half ham1216-18
8lb. half ham1418-21
9lb. half ham1621-24
10lb. half ham1824-27
15-16lb. whole ham28-3040-45

Note, our smoked honey glazed turkey breast will serve another 8-12 people and provide a nice choice for your dinner guest. If you wish to order a half ham and turkey breast see our classic combinations.

Holiday Hams are fully cooked and ready to serve. We recommend serving them at room temperature. Just take them out of the refrigerator 30-45 minutes prior to serving to bring them to room temperature.

Your ham is already spiral sliced to the bone. To remove the slices easily from the bone and make serving easier look at the face of the ham, using a sharp knife slice directly around the bone. You may then cut directly back from the front of the ham along the hams natural fat lines you will see at about 2 o’clock and 10 o’clock as you look at the front of the ham. A third cut straight down from the bone will basically divide the large slices in thirds. This eases serving for large holiday groups of varying ages or in any buffet.

Turkey Questions:

The nutritional information for each item prior to glazing is as follows:

 Turkey BreastWhole turkey
Serving Size3oz3oz
Calories97100
Total Fat1.5g2g
Sat Fat0g.5g
Cholesterol30mg55mg
Sodium840mg960mg
Total Carb.1.5g1g
Fiber0g0g
Sugars1g0g
Protein18g20g
Vitamin A0%0%
Vitamin C43%2%
Calcium1%0%
Iron3%4%

Since our gourmet turkey items do not have water added, they freeze wonderfully. After initial use, freeze leftovers as soon as possible. To insure that savory taste, freeze no longer than 45 days. We suggest you freeze in portion size. Take out a frozen portion heat, in a microwave oven and serve on a sandwich or for a meal.

It is important to keep your Holiday Ham turkey item carefully wrapped and refrigerated. Our gourmet turkeys contain less salt than ordinary smoked meats, which allows for its savory taste. Unless frozen, it should be consumed within 7-10 days. Be sure to freeze leftovers if you are not going to use right away.

Note our whole turkeys will keep in the refrigerator for up to 60 days if the sealed package is unopened. Once opened it too, should be consumed within 5 days or freeze leftovers.

Turkey breasts have been slow smoked over hickory embers for more than 28 hours. This gives the turkey a slightly pink color. Because we smoke our turkey breast over hickory embers as we do our hams. Many people think it is a ham. Our turkey breasts are moist and tender with a sweet and smokey flavor. Do Not Heat you will only dry it out.

Upon receiving, remove it from the box and the outside packaging material. This includes the gift box, Styrofoam Cooler and padded insulation sleeve which will leave it in our heavy-duty freezer bag and gold foil. Think about when you will be serving it. Turkey breast should be consumed within 5 days for best flavor. If you will be serving it within the next couple of days refrigerate it immediately, leaving it within the heavy-duty freezer plastic and gold foil it arrives in to extend its shelf life. If you do not plan on serving it within 5 days, immediately put it in the freezer, keeping it again in the same foil and freezer wrap packaging. Allow three days to thaw in the refrigerator before serving at room temperature.

Our whole turkeys will keep in the refrigerator for up to 60 days if the sealed package is unopened. Once opened it should be consumed within 5 days or freeze leftovers.

Do Not Heat our sliced and glazed turkey breast. They are very moist and tender. Because they are sliced, heating them in an oven will ruin the moist and tender flavor. If you desire to heat your turkey breast we suggest laying out slices on a platter and warm to taste.

Whole Turkeys may be heated by removing the plastic, wrapping the turkey lightly in foil and placing it in a covered roasting pan with a little water at 275 degrees for 90 minutes. Since the whole turkeys are not sliced this is the preferred method of serving warm. Some people have had great success warming them in a crock pot for a couple of hours at medium heat with a little added water.

 

Yes, your Holiday Ham turkey is fully cooked and ready to serve at room temperature. It was slow smoked over hickory embers for more than 28 hours. We suggest serving at room temperature. Once thawed it will last 7 to 8 days in the refrigerator.

Consider first how many guests you will be serving and check our guideline below. Be sure to take into consideration whether you are counting a lot of hearty eaters or small children. Also if you are serving a second entree you may want to use the buffet serving suggestions.

Note, if you want to serve turkey but have a large gathering consider adding a hickory smoked honey-glazed spiral sliced ham to your order to provide a nice choice for your dinner guest. If you wish to order a half ham and turkey breast see our classic combinations.

Turkey Breast (approx 4lb.) – 10-12 dinner servings12-16 buffet servings

Whole Turkey (approx 10-12lb) – 10-12 dinner servings12-16 buffet servings

Holiday Ham turkeys are fully cooked and ready to serve. We recommend serving them at room temperature. Just take them out of the refrigerator 20-30 minutes prior to serving to bring them to room temperature. Your turkey breast is already specially sliced and ready to serve while the whole smoked turkey will need to be carved.

Smoked Sockeye Salmon Questions:

Serving Size2ozCalories110
Total Fat6gSat Fat1.5g
Cholesterol80mgSodium340mg
Total Carb.0gFiber0g
Sugars0gProtein
14g
Vitamin A0%Vitamin C0%
Calcium2%Iron0%

All you need to do is tear open the flavor seal foil pouch and your salmon is ready to serve! The salmon is 100% bone free! Do not heat.

We use the minimum amount required in the special brine recipe, therefore, there is no salty taste. The salt content is 340 mg. per two ounces.

The oil in the pouch is the natural oil from the salmon. NO OIL IS ADDED TO THE SALMON. Sockeye Salmon is the highest in Omega III oil and very good for lowering human blood cholesterol.

It will only be a waste of your refrigerator space. If you plan on saving your unopened pouch of salmon or oysters, then we suggest you store it in the original gift box to keep the pouch free from being punctured.

Smoked Sockeye Salmon has been shipped around the world under all kinds of climate conditions. Hot or cold temperatures have not ever affected the product; however, we do not recommend storing for any long period of time in either extreme of temperature.

Lox is a cold, light smoke (nearly raw product). Gold Seal Smoked Sockeye Salmon is Northwest style, Alderwood-smoked and fully cooked.

This is a Sockeye (red) Salmon which has been Alderwood-smoked and is then fully cooked in the vacuum-sealed gold foil pouch There are no chemicals, preservatives or nitrates in Gold Seal Smoked Sockeye Salmon.

The Gold Seal pouch the smoked salmon comes packaged in is like a “flexible can” – as long as it is not opened, punctured or leaking, it will stay good for many years (just like a can). The product will be good for at least five years, and even that is conservative. This method of preservation seals the product so as to require no refrigeration until the pouch is opened…then, of course, it is perishable and will keep in the refrigerator for 7-10 days.

General Questions:

You can reserve any item by e-mailing us at holiday@holidayham.com. Be sure to include you name, address, telephone number, day of pick-up and item as well as the store where you will be picking it up.

Holiday Ham Co. is proud of our quality meat products. You and those who receive your gift must be completely satisfied or we will make it right. Our family reputation depends on your satisfaction.

You can use your gift certificate as cash in our store and kiosk. If you are shipping you can mail in your shipping order and gift certificate to Holiday Ham Co., 11548 W 95th Street, Overland Park, KS 66214. A gift certificate bought online may be redeemed by calling our store at 913-894-0222.

E-mail your catalog request with your name and address to holiday@holidayham.com and we will send one out immediately.

We offer discounts for shipping orders over $500. If ordering on the website these discounts automatically are applied to a one time order at 3% for orders over $500 and 5% for orders over $2000. Larger order discounts may vary as to whether all items are being shipped to the same address or to various addresses. Please call our office for additional information and prices. 913-894-0222.

Our family owned main store has been located at 11548 W 95th Street, Overland Park, KS 66214 since 1988. We are located on the northeast corner of 95th Street And Quivira Avenue across from the Oak Park Mall.