Ham cure time?

[3dollarbill]

I butchered my own hogs and this is 2nd year I am curing and smoking my own hams and bacons. Last year I only left them in brine for 3 days but from what I'm reading here it doesn't sound like enough, but they turned out good last year. Injected hams to 25% and brine is with #1 pink cure,salt brown sugar, andaple syrup. Any thoughts?

 

[dirtsailor2003]

Depends on the type of cure that you are doing. Take a look at this recipe. It requires a ham to be cured for 3-4 weeks. Your three day cure I guess would be fine if you hot smoked the hams and they went from an internal temp of 40-140 in four hours or less, and you took them to a final IT of at least 145.

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/110799/pops6927s-wet-curing-brine

 

[3dollarbill]

Does injecting the ham change cure time by chance?

 

[dirtsailor2003]

It can, but not to 3 days. Really depends on the thickness of the meat.