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  1. eruceht

    Smoking fresh cured ham.

    What kind of time frame for a 18lb ham @ 225-250F?
  2. eruceht

    Smoking fresh cured ham.

    OK thanks! I was just afraid it wouldn't be at tender as I wanted it at 150 but that's the reason I asked.
  3. eruceht

    Smoking fresh cured ham.

    Yes, I'm going to inject it with 4 cups of the curing solution.  
  4. eruceht

    Smoking fresh cured ham.

    Thanks for the replies, any input on internal temp. before pulling? Most sites say between 145-160 and I'm leaning towards 160 and then foiling and leaving it in a cooler for a few hours to ensure being tender.
  5. eruceht

    Smoking fresh cured ham.

    I'm curing a fresh ham for xmas and plan on doing a 10 day wet brine. If I get the ham in the brine today the 10 days will be up on the 21st but I don't want to smoke it until that Friday or Sat. which would mean keeping the cured but still uncooked ham in the fridge for two to three days after...
  6. eruceht

    Need Help WIth Trimmed Brisket.

  7. eruceht

    Need Help WIth Trimmed Brisket.

    Retaining some of the moisture was what I was hoping for by marinading. Anyway it can't hurt. What do you think of letting it smoke for a couple of hours before placing it in the foil pan? With the bacon on it of course, moping and flipping it once. I was thinking it might get a little more...
  8. eruceht

    Need Help WIth Trimmed Brisket.

    Thanks everyone for the input. I'm letting them thaw now and will marinate for a couple of days. Being farm raised they still should be quite good.
  9. eruceht

    Need Help WIth Trimmed Brisket.

    Have a friend who raises beef cattle and I had him save me the brisket from a beef he sold and had butchered for a family member. He knew nothing about briskets so I told him to tell the butcher I wanted the whole brisket. When I picked it up from him today it was in to pieces so I knew they had...
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