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Smithfield salt cured uncooked ham how to smoke
GoldenQ
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I got a smithfield uncooked salt cured ham and need to know what to do before smoking and what type of chunks to use on XL to smoke and what temp. I assume apple chunks and 300 till about 160 IT. please suggest what I should do
I XL and 1 Weber Kettle And 1 Weber Q220 Outside Alvin, TX-- South of Houston
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Soak it and scrub it for 2 days(or more) changing the water, depending on your ability to handle salt. This will give you the IT. You can use any wood you want but I would want something with a stronger flavor than Apple.
https://www.smithfieldmarketplace.com/cookinginstructions
since it should be foiled or water bath when cooking I don't think you will add flavor with the egg. I would cook it in the oven and then put on the egg unwrapped for a while to add a smoke flavor at a very low temp or use a pellet tray. All I have ever seen smoked were hung and the process takes many days. Maybe someone on here has cooked a whole raw ham on the egg. -
Woodchunk said:Soak it and scrub it for 2 days(or more) changing the water, depending on your ability to handle salt. This will give you the IT. You can use any wood you want but I would want something with a stronger flavor than Apple.
https://www.smithfieldmarketplace.com/cookinginstructions
Agree with the soaking. I would do hickory mixed with apple. Or maybe even maple and basted with some maple syrup. -
I have wanted to try cooking a country ham. I believe Alton Brown had a Good Eats episode on cooking country hams.
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