The number one question the Butterball Turkey Talk-Line fields every year is how long it takes to thaw a turkey. This isn't surprising, considering the answer is longer than most people want to hear.

a bone in ham surrounded by vegetables - 500/Getty Images There are few things worse than preparing to cook a ham only to realize you either forgot to thaw it or it hasn't thawed out enough.

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