searching for smithflield country ham slices or alternative.

[bbqbrett]

I used to get those here in Idaho. Kind of went away from them and haven't gotten them in a while. May have to check and see if they are still in the store. Used to fry mine up and then simmer them in some BBQ sauce.

 

[pineywoods]

Ended up having to go to wally world yesterday while there I went over to where the pork was found a lot of Smithfield products but not the slices of ham we used to get

 

[mr_whipple]

I looked at Harris Teeter the other day and all they had was some off brand from NC. I'm going to sprawl mart In a little while... we'll see what they have.

 

[chopsaw]

This got me thinking about trying to come up with a substitute , or something reasonably close .
I bought a fully cured and smoked ham steak . Weighed it out and rubbed it down ( both sides ) with kosher salt at 2 % . Then I vac bagged and in the fridge . I think 2 weeks .
Temps dropped , so I pulled it out and wiped the surface , didn't rinse or soak .
Put it in the MES 30 with a 6" tube of comp pellets . No heat . Heavy smudge of smoke about 3 hours .
Pulled it about an hour ago , and had to have a taste .
Now I won't sit here and say it's like country ham .
I will say it's salty
I will say it's smoky .
I will say it's really pretty good .
Put it in a zip lock and gonna let it sit in the fridge a few days .
This is the end result , out of the smoker .

 

[tbern]

This got me thinking about trying to come up with a substitute , or something reasonably close .
I bought a fully cured and smoked ham steak . Weighed it out and rubbed it down ( both sides ) with kosher salt at 2 % . Then I vac bagged and in the fridge . I think 2 weeks .
Temps dropped , so I pulled it out and wiped the surface , didn't rinse or soak .
Put it in the MES 30 with a 6" tube of comp pellets . No heat . Heavy smudge of smoke about 3 hours .
Pulled it about an hour ago , and had to have a taste .
Now I won't sit here and say it's like country ham .
I will say it's salty
I will say it's smoky .
I will say it's really pretty good .
Put it in a zip lock and gonna let it sit in the fridge a few days .
This is the end result , out of the smoker .
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Very interesting! Thanks for sharing your process!