fresh ham

I am smoking a Ham tomorrow morning and I am wondering about rubs? Need something quick and easy as this is my first ham. Sorry to piggyback on a thread! :blink:

if you got a real fresh ham, you should look up cures on the internet. Potassium nitrate is needed for a proper cure. Tender Quick contains Sodium Nitrate and Sodium Nitrite so it's a good substitute. It's going to take a couple weeks in the brine to properly cure.

Don't rub a ham unless it's brown sugar.

You are better off with a glaze. A simple yet tasty glaze will be 1 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup of Molasses, 1/2 cup of honey, a tablespoon of mustard, 1/2 teaspoon of cloves, 2 cups of water. Heat all the ingredients till well mixed. Last 30 minutes of the cook spread the mixture over the ham.

You should try curing and smoking a ham, it's better. I wouldn't have thought so but it was.

Doug

I'm doing another as we speak.

Doug

-37 here tomorrow, too cold, much too cold for anything. But hams cure just fine on the front porch.

Doug

Oh common man, it's only like -32F. :blink: :blink: :pinch: :S

Doug