Ham and Potato Soup

[adam15]

Just a quick question. I’ve made my moms ham and potato soup with the leftover bone when I have smoked hams in the past. This time the bone is too big to submerge in the pot to cook down. Can I use a sawzall with a new clean blade to cut in half?

 

[SmokinEdge]

Why not? I use a sawsall when processing, and I have a meat bandsaw. The sawsall is just fast and handy for small bone cuts like hocks.

 

[SmokinAl]

I’ve done exactly that. A friend of mine shot a wild hog & wanted me to make him some hams, but the leg was too long to get into the cure. So we just cut the last 4 or 5 inches off with a sawsall. I didn’t even use a new blade.
Al

 

[adam15]

Awesome. Thank you both!

 

[adam15]

Took about 5 seconds!

 

[SmokinEdge]

Git-r-done

 

[adam15]

Sorry no pics of the cook but a basic smoked ham bone/meat off the bone, celery, carrots, onion, condensed milk, salt, pepper and parsley!

 

[chopsaw]

That looks good . My Son made a potato soup last night that was close to the best thing I ever ate .
Yours sure looks to be right here with it .
Yup , sawzall , band saw , hacksaw works pretty good .

 

[tx smoker]

Good looking soup. I'd be all over that without a doubt. To answer your question, as several others have done, yes you can use a sawzall. I do it all the time with huge primal cuts of beef I get to break down into steaks or roasts. No issues at all.

Robert

 

[ofelles]

Look great. Is that recipe anything like Senate Navy Bean Soup?

 

[bauchjw]

Yum! Power tools and a good meal from scratch! That is a perfect combination!

 

[Bearcarver]

I would use the least amount of tool, like a Hack Saw.
A lot less cleaning than a Band Saw.
Sawzall wouldn't be too bad.

Bear