Home made Honey Baked Ham

SGH

I been making these for years instead of buying them. They turn out pretty dog gone good in my opinion. I will post the recipes and steps if anyone is interested. Will post more pics as the cook progresses. I threw a little sausage in as well while I had a heavy steam and smoke.

SkinnyV

Looks awesome, I'm in if you post the recipe

SGH

@SkinnyV‌
You got it brother. Will type it up for you when I'm done cooking.

MJLivingston

@SGH I and I am sure many others would really appreciate your recipe. I have been thinking about doing one of these for a while this could be my final piece of inspiration.

SGH

@MJLivingston‌
Brother I will post it on this thread for y'all. Hope y'all enjoy it as much as we do.

DMW

Do you inject the curing brine, or just soak it? Can't wait for the details, looks great.

SGH

@DMW
Just a soak then a mop down with it every 1 hour.

SGH

Mopping down at the one hour mark. Looking pretty good at this point.
Holding a perfect 300 degrees.

SGH

The end result after 3 hours of very heavy smoke and steam. The steam was created by a mixture of honey, apple juice, orange juice and coke soft drink. Hope y'all enjoy my friends!!!

DMW

I just noticed it is spiral cut. Was this an already cured city ham, or did you cure a fresh ham? The reason I ask is I've never seen a spiral cut fresh ham.

Either way, looks like good eatin.

MJLivingston

@SGH that is some good looking ham is that the same mixture you soaked it in and was mopping on every hour. And is that just a fresh spiral cut ham or has it been pre smoked. Also what type wood do you prefer to smoke with and did you cook to an internal temp or just 3 hours. Sorry I am asking so many questions but I really do want to try this soon.

SGH

@DMW @MJLivingston‌
Yes it is a presmoked spiral cut ham. I simply give them a 1 hour soak in the brown sugar brine and mop them with it every hour. I do add a few things to it and also I set a pan of honey, coke, apple and orange juice under it for steam. Works like a charm my friends.

SGH

It turned out great my friends.

Eggcelsior

Very nice. I almost bought one once until I saw the price tag. Can't wait to make it instead.

SGH

I made this one for the price of the ham only as I already had the spices at home. 28 dollars. Way cheaper than buying them and I assure you they are just as good. Thanks for looking.

mshump

Wow that looks great!! I am in the mood for some ham now !!

SGH

@mshump‌
Thank you for the kind words my friend.

caliking

Looks mighty fine! I love ham.

SGH

@caliking‌
Thank you for the kind words my friend.

SmokeyPitt

That looks beautiful!  Where did you get the rack that you are cooking it on?  It looks like it was made to fit over the foil pan. 

SGH

@SmokeyPitt‌
It's made to fit perfect in full size steam pans. It's made by Pampered Chef. I buy them at Bed Bath and Beyond. They usually have a bunch of them left over after the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays for half price. I try to buy a bunch of them up as I use them for most every cook. I hope this helps my friend and thanks for the kind words.

SGH

@SmokeyPitt‌
My wife said it's actually a cookie cooling rack but I like it the best due to the legs. It gives me 5 inches of clearance from the bottom of the pan. But it is made by Pampered Chef and we get most of them from Bed, Bath and Beyond.

SmokeyPitt

Thanks @SGH!

SGH

@SmokeyPitt‌
You are more than welcome my friend.
Here is the reason I like these so much. As you can see they can be adjusted up and down. This is a huge benefit in my opinion. Not sure what you cook on but if you use a egg you will have to have a xlarge. I have the large egg and the racks are to big to be used on it. Just thought I would point that out before you purchased them.

Acorn

All great information, and an awesome looking ham. Well done buddy.

SGH

@‌Acorn
Thank you for the kind words my friend.

anzyegg

That really looks awesome SGH... That is some great looking ham. Love that you shared it... Appreciate any and all your posts my friend...

SGH

@anzyegg‌
Thank you for the kind words my friend. Glad that you enjoyed it. Going to post the actual recipes ( I have 3 different ones ) when time permits. They all work equally well with just slightly different results. Again thank you my friend.

StillSmoken

I'll be cooking one of those over the holidays for sure. Looking forward to the recipe.

SGH

@StillSmoken‌
Thank you for the kind words my friend.

SGH

Here is one way that I do them. I have several different methods that I use. I even have a few for hams that are not spiral cut. I will post them as well when time allows and I'm feeling better. Sorry for the delay but I have had a severe sinus infection the past 3 days and have been absolutely miserable to say the least. This recipe is for a spiral cut precooked ham only. It produces a outstanding end result with minimal ingredients and little effort. Things needed for the cook.
1 spiral cut precooked ham 6-8 pounds.
1 tightly packed cup of Processors Choice Brown Sugar Cure A4780050.
1/2 gallon of water.
1/2 cup of honey.
Bring the half gallon of water to a boil and dump in the cure and stir the mixture well until the cure has totally dissolved.
Let the mixture cool to about 115 degrees then dunk the ham in the mixture for about 2 minutes. All you are trying to do is get the cure all over the ham and up in the nooks and crannys. The ham is already cured and cooked you are just adding a base layer for a flavor profile and nothing more.
Remove the ham from the cure. Do not pat dry. While the ham is still wet sprinkle it all over with light brown sugar. Not a heavy coat just a good even light coat will do the trick.
Next take 1/2 cup of the cure that you have made and bring to a boil and add 1/2 cup of honey and boil and stir for 2-3 minutes. This will be your baste for the ham.
Load the ham in your smoker and maintain a temp of 275-300 degrees. No hotter no cooler. 275-300 degrees.
Baste the ham well with the honey sugar cure every 45 minutes until you reach a internal of 135 degrees. Remember these hams are precooked. If you go any higher than 135 internal it will dry out. You are only warming it and carmelizing the cure not cooking the ham. Pull when you hit 135 degrees internal and let rest for 15 minutes then dig in and enjoy a real treat my friends.
When I'm feeling better I will post a few other different ways of doing it as well as how to do it with a ham that is not spiral cut. Hope you enjoy my friends. One last thing. These hams have already been pre-smoked heavily with hickory. That being said I recommend only using cherry wood for smoking. Why? Cherry will tame hickory and not turn it bitter. If you chose to use a different wood besides cherry just remember to be very careful and conservative with it or you will end up with a ham as bitter as a Gaul Berry bush. You have been warned my friends. I would stick with the cherry or no wood at all until you have a few under your belt as the ham is already smoked sufficient for most. The BBQ Masters out there need not heed the above advice for obvious reasons. Pour the hickory to it as you see fit. Good luck and enjoy.