Double Smoked Ham...All but a distant memory

[gmc2003]

Well it started off correctly all skinned and trimmed:



Then on to the smoker:


A few hours at 240 with hickory and apple chunks:


Sorry no plated shots of supper but I did make some scrambled eggs the next morning,


and a little ham salad.


Then disaster struck and we lost power for 20+ hours. Soooooo.


A seven dollar trip to the dump was in order. Time to start over

Chris

 

[tropics]

Chris that s***s I have an ice house that sells dry ice,my coolers are big enough to hold what my freezer does.The Ham looks great
Richie likes the Ham

 

[gmc2003]

Chris that s***s I have an ice house that sells dry ice,my coolers are big enough to hold what my freezer does.The Ham looks great
Richie likes the Ham

Thanks for the point Richie, I don't think I can get dry ice in my neck of the woods - to remote. We didn't lose power during the main storm we lost it the next day go figure. By the time we lost power all the ice was bought up. The only thing I saved was the beer and cheese.

Chris

 

[GaryHibbert]

Real bad luck there Chris, losing everything ĺike that.
I live diuble smoked ham. It makes fantastic sammies.
Gary

 

[gmc2003]

Real bad luck there Chris, losing everything ĺike that.
I live diuble smoked ham. It makes fantastic sammies.
Gary

Very true Gary. Double smoked ham is really versatile. So many options with the leftovers.

Chris

 

[disco]

The ham looks great. I live in the Canadian Rockies and power can be touchy. I have 3 insulated camp coolers. I keep ice packs frozen in the freezer. The freezer is good for 30 hours with one opening. The fridge is good for 6 hours with no openings. After 6 hours, I take the ice packs out of the freezer and into the insulated camp coolers. I put stuff from the fridge in the camp coolers. Everything is ok for 24 hours then. Unless the power is out for a long way around, I mooch freezer space from friends if it is going to be longer than that and buy ice to keep the camp coolers going.

 

[gmc2003]

The ham looks great. I live in the Canadian Rockies and power can be touchy. I have 3 insulated camp coolers. I keep ice packs frozen in the freezer. The freezer is good for 30 hours with one opening. The fridge is good for 6 hours with no openings. After 6 hours, I take the ice packs out of the freezer and into the insulated camp coolers. I put stuff from the fridge in the camp coolers. Everything is ok for 24 hours then. Unless the power is out for a long way around, I mooch freezer space from friends if it is going to be longer than that and buy ice to keep the camp coolers going.

Thanks Disco, we're looking into getting a generator. We used to have a freezer in the garage that we would store ice and food in. However since the kiddo's have moved out it just wasn't practical any more. I do have three coolers, but couldn't get my hands on any ice in time. Thanks for the like.

Chris

 

[b-one]

To bad about the tasty looking ham. Generator sounds like the way to go.

 

[Bearcarver]

Sorry about losing that Ham, Chris.
I have a Good Generator for those times that we lose Power from hours up to 6 & 7 Days here.
The first time I borrowed a contractors Generator & ruined my $600 Microhood.
Now I got a Honda 3000is, with inverter technology.
This one won't harm a Microwave or any computer you run with it.
So be careful which Generator you get & what you power with it.

Bear

 

[gmc2003]

Thanks Bear good info to know. We have a place here that sells Honda generators. They are small and efficient, but cost a bundle. My wife and I are currently weighing the ROI for the unit.

Chris

 

[DrewJ]

I feel your pain. A week ago Sunday I smoked about 45 pounds of pork shoulder into pulled pork. Monday morning got a call at work from my wife that the fridge died overnight. Fortunately I had frozen most of it in our big freezer the night before. But the 5# bag of meat that I had in the fridge for dinners and lunches that week was 67 degrees in the center by the time I got home and stuck my instant read in the center of it. So into the trash it went. That one hurt.