smoking X-mas ham

[LindellProStaf]

I recieved a Hillshire ham for X-mas from a good friend. I was thinking of smoking it either all the way or for awhile and then finishing in oven.. Would be fun to do all the way on the smoker though. Anyone have any ideas or experiences with doing this?

[Mike89]

hams are already smoked/cooked,what I would do is place it in the smoker, not real hot, and heat it until you want to eat with smoke. other wise you could really dry it out. hope this helps.

[picksbigwagon]

I don't want to sound like "The Old Man" from Christmas Story, but I am a conesuer of ham, a ham-a-holic actually, and I hve tried many different kinds of hams and there is no finer commercially sold Ham than a Hillshire , period......

I think smoking it would not help it at all........

[LindellProStaf]

I absolutely love ham too. I don't want to ruin it and dry it out neither. Just thought maybe the smoker might add a little smoky kick to it. Maybe have it right above the water pan with some apple juice and water. Then maybe a real loose tent with foil during the process. What do you think about that process you two??? I suppose I could spray it with apple juice too...??..

[LindellProStaf]

I have an update on this ham project. I looked and it is not a Hillshire ham. Some other brand. So now do you think I should add a little smoke to it?????

[James_R]

Does it say fully-cooked anywhere on the label?

[picksbigwagon]

If it is fully cooked, throw 4 hours of cold smoke onit and then throw itinthe oven and cook it up, sorry it's not a hillshire. my wife went witha costco ham this year, I bought two bottles of scotch......nuff said

[LindellProStaf]

lol gotcha pigwagon

[picksbigwagon]

Merry Christmas, it will all be great..........

[SkunkedAgain]

I bought a regular cheapy ham from Rainbow this fall. It was fully cooked but not smoked. I put it in the smoker for an hour or so with heavy smoke. It wasn't dry at all and came out with good smoke flavor. The worst that happens to a dry ham is you've got to add some pork au jus to it in the end, or use lots of mustard. There are worse things in life!

[hockeybc69]

I put mine in a disposable aluminum baking pan.

Tack on a bunch of pineapple slices and drizzle some honey over it.

And even used some Cajun Injector marinades a few times.

Cook it low and slow.... as with most anything in a smoker I guess.

Delish.

[jentz]

I buy 6-8 cheap hams a year,CHEAP ONSALE all at once.I then inject different spices/herbs,sugar or salts and do a 8-10 hour smoke on them.Just had one yesterday.So much better than they were.These are the cheap water infused,they drain and turn to a excellent product! They are 7-10 lbs each bone in hams not picnic hams

[Whoaru99]

Also, when picking one, you're generally better to go with one that says "in natural juices" rather than "in water" or some type of solution.

[hockeybc69]

Why is "in water" bad?

[Wanderer]

I'm not a ham expert either but to me "in water" says "cheap processing". That's all I got on that one.

We have the best hams ever for Christmas and I know that for a fact!!

Take a good bone in ham, score it a good half inch, then pack with brown sugar. Put two cups of Jack Daniels and Coke in the bottom of the pan and toss her in the oven. Bake at 350 for about 3 hours (10 lb ham) while basting regularly with all that goodness just laying there begging to be tasted.

When it's finished the scored pieces can be trimmed off as tips, or ham candy. The slices are moist and flavorful and the Coke mixture tames the saltiness.

Yah, is good!!!

[kingr]

I made a double smoked Ham for Christmas. I scored it, put the cloves in, covered it in brown sugar, and then toothpicked the pinapple slices, so the standard way we usually grill them. I used hickory chips, 250 for 5 hrs. It turned out beautiful, I wrapped it in foil and let it sit for a 1/2 hour and it was nice a juicy.

[McGurk]

...It turned out beautiful, I wrapped it in foil and let it sit for a 1/2 hour and it was nice a juicy.

The comment in red says it all. ALWAYS leave some resting time (1/2 hour minimum) and you will be suprised how juicy a ham can really be!

[Whoaru99]

Considering the hams of this style are already cooked, it also helps not to re-cook the dump out of them too.

[waterwolff]

I always cook mine on the egg low and slow with heavy smoke. Do yourself a favor and make a big kettle of bean soup with the bone and leftovers. I find the smoke flavor infuses into the soup making for an awesome treat.

[Leaky]

I made a double smoked Ham for Christmas. I scored it, put the cloves in, covered it in brown sugar, and then toothpicked the pinapple slices, so the standard way we usually grill them. I used hickory chips, 250 for 5 hrs. It turned out beautiful, I wrapped it in foil and let it sit for a 1/2 hour and it was nice a juicy.

I haven't done this but am now convinced to try it on the ham I have in the freezer. What was the internal temp when you pulled it? How big a ham was it?

[Leaky]

I always cook mine on the egg low and slow with heavy smoke. Do yourself a favor and make a big kettle of bean soup with the bone and leftovers. I find the smoke flavor infuses into the soup making for an awesome treat.

Great point. I always trim up my St. Louis Cut ribs, put that into some foil with a sprint of apple juice and smoke for a couple of hours with the Ribs. Then freeze it to use for Beans or add to Split Pea Soup made with a meaty ham bone I've saved for this special occasion. Love Pea Soup!

[hockeybc69]

Since they are already fully cooked hams, I dont want to go much above 130 internal temp.

I cook them at 200-225 for several hours. sllloowwww...

My goal is to simply warm it, while smoking it slowly and letting whatever additives I put in to add a twist to the flavor.

[kingr]

I puled it when it hit 130 internal temp, and then it sat for about a half hour so I'm guessing it rose a couple degrees higher. I had a 10lb ham.

Good luck it was delicious!

[hockeybc69]

Ham is on the smoker.

Made a mixture of dijon, honey and pineapple juice and injected it all over.

Poured the rest over the top, sprinkled with brown sugar and tacked pineapple slices over the top.

Put in a glass baking dish and poured the remaining pineapple juice from the pineapple slice can, and away she is going.