The speed of temperature increase and its
control during cooking is important. So,
cooking can be operated in three ways
(Toldr á 2007 ): (1) heating at a fi xed temperature
where the ham may not reach the wished
internal temperature; (2) heating until reaching
a determined temperature inside the ham
(usually 68 ° C), but this process may give
some excessive heating of the surface of the
ham by over - exposure to the heating medium
(an example of the heating profi le for this
type of cooking is shown in Figure 16.2 A);