Almost bear style smoked ham

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smokerjim

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I have to start crossing off things to smoke on my bucket list, so I started with bear's double smoked ham, I got a 10lb. shank 1/2, scored the outside, since I was going to use my pitboss instead of the mes, I left the fat on the outside to baste the ham since I didn't have a rack above the ham to put the trimmings in a pan with holes in it to drip on the ham, Yeah Bear I can hear you now, Why didn't you just use the mes and follow the directions. Any way started the ham at 180 degrees for 4 hours to try and get the most smoke out of the pitboss, tried using the amnps tray but went out within 10 minutes, will be getting the tube. then set at 200 degrees and let it go, at 135 IT added Bears glaze using my homemade maple syrup, clover, brown sugar, ground mustard, nutmeg, cinnamon, had some honey my brother gets from his hives so I threw some of that in. Lot's of the glaze stuck but I think a lot just slide off the fat that I left on the ham (I know bear). Pulled ham at IT 143 and let rest, glaze tasted great but I think the ham needed some heavier smoke, Now I see why bear trims off the fat, it lets the smoke get into the meat more. anyway it came out great. thanks for looking.
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Oh man that looks delicious! I need some ham in my life now.

Look at all those drippings, you saved them and made a ham gravy I hope!!!

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Oh man that looks delicious! I need some ham in my life now.

Look at all those drippings, you saved them and made a ham gravy I hope!!!

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thanks xray, yeah it did taste good, it's probably been since Easter since I had some. please forgive me though I didn't save the gravy. I didn't know was I was thinking. thanks for the like. Jim
 
Sounds like you did a Great Job.
Looks Mighty Tasty From here!!!
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You can leave some soft white Fat on, but I'd get rid of the hard skin type stuff.
Somebody solved that "No top rack problem", but I forgot what they did.
I think maybe they attached the Fat they cut off around the top of the Ham, on the outside of the slits they cut in the Ham. It's just easier in the MES, or another two rack smoker.

Bear
 
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I'm planning on doing a double smoked ham this weekend. I hope it comes out as good as yours did. Nicely done. I use skewers to hold the trimmings up over the ham when smoking. They also hold my pineapple in place.

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Chris
 
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Sounds like you

Bear
Sounds like you did a Great Job.
Looks Mighty Tasty From here!!!
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You can leave some soft white Fat on, but I'd get rid of the hard skin type stuff.
Somebody solved that "No top rack problem", but I forgot what they did.
I think maybe they attached the Fat they cut off around the top of the Ham, on the outside of the slits they cut in the Ham. It's just easier in the MES, or another two rack smoker.

Bear
thanks bear, yeah next time I will definitely take the skin off, I think that just blocked the smoke from getting to the meat plus couldn't even chew it. I should've known better. your glaze if very good. next i'm going to try your stuffed pepper dish. thanks for the like jim
 
Man that looks great and made me hungry!!
thanks jcam, yeah it was good, with the cooler weather this kind of stuff just taste better then when it's to hot. thanks for the like jim
 
I'm planning on doing a double smoked ham this weekend. I hope it comes out as good as yours did. Nicely done. I use skewers to hold the trimmings up over the ham when smoking. They also hold my pineapple in place.

Point for sure
Chris
thanks gmc, i'm sure yours will come out excellent, thanks for the tip with the skewers that will come in handy next time. thanks for the like jim
 
Looks fantastic!! I'd take a bunch of that ham and a small bowl of the drippings to dunk the ham in. Glaze sounds delicious!! I'm gonna bookmark this one as ham is one that I've never done before.

Robert
 
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Looks fantastic!! I'd take a bunch of that ham and a small bowl of the drippings to dunk the ham in. Glaze sounds delicious!! I'm gonna bookmark this one as ham is one that I've never done before.

Robert
thanks Robert, it was very good, just look under bearcarvers step by steps (double smoked ham)it's all there . and thanks for the like
 
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