First Cured Ham

Pork Butt Mike · September 2007

<p />I tried my first cured ham this week. Had it soakig in brine for 8 days. The cook took 5.5 hours, with glaze the last 40 min. It came out good but a little salty for us. So next one I will use a different brine. So if anyone has a more sweeter brine like maple flavor would be great. Happy Egging[p]
Pork Butt Mike

Clay Q · September 2007

Pork Butt Mike,
I have good luck with a light brine ratio of 1 cup kosher salt, 1 cup brown sugar to 1 gallon spring water.
Your pictures look really nice, makes me want to get the brine bucket out.

icemncmth · September 2007

Pork Butt Mike,[p]How long did you soak the ham in plain water before you decided to cook it...[p]If you didn't next time try soaking for a couple of hours to remove some of the salts..

Pork Butt Mike · September 2007

icemncmth,
I soak it for 3 hours and changed the water twice in the three hours.

Pork Butt Mike

Pork Butt Mike · September 2007

ClayQ,
Thanks I will have to try the mixture. [p]
Pork Butt Mike

BluesnBBQ · September 2007

Pork Butt Mike,[p]What cut of pork did you use? Do you have a recipe? That looks like something I'd like to try one of these days.

Pork Butt Mike · September 2007

BluesnBBQ,
This is the recipe I used. It gives you step by step what to use and how to do it.
http://www.dizzypigbbq.com/recipesHam.html[p]
Pork Butt Mike
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