Shoulder Ham

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Posted with thanks to Pops for his assistance and advice, without which this project could have been a dog's breakfast....



Brined a couple of whole shoulders for two weeks 

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Midway, on advice from Pops, deboned them

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This step really was a dog's breakfast, bits wanted to escape

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Smoked on Hickory chips for 5 hours, they appeared appetising

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And, tasted really nice - worth doing again, next time with a leg ham ! Christmas is coming !

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Last edited: Nov 14, 2012

thoseguys26

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How did it taste compared to your typical store hams? The last pic doesn't look like ham texture but i'm sure it's the pic. It looks awesome though and that's one thing I've been wanting to try for sometime, especially since the holidays are upon us!!  Tell me about the texture and flavor if you would be so kind. Would you change / try anything different next time? Thanks!!

 

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Mate,

It was sliced almost straight out of the smoker, ( couldn't wait ), and it is a shoulder, so different texture to the leg. The flavour is way better than the store bought, the brine contained flavouring ingredients which lifted it. Probably the most outstanding feature of the flavour is the predominance of smoke. I will use beech for the smoke next time around. Also next time, if I used shoulder, I would remove some of the inner smaller muscles so the roll is tighter, and remove some fatty pieces as well.
Thans for the reply,
Gus

 

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• Nov 15, 2012

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Looks very good

 

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Looks great!!! 

 

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