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22 October 2011, 07:06
Watson Lake
Smoking wet cured ham
I have a pork leg about 22 pounds.
Anyone have a favorite wet recipe for brining?
How much do I inject?

I have a bradley smoker. How long to smoke at what temp?

Thanks
Watson Lake
22 October 2011, 07:07
Watson Lake
quote:
Originally posted by Watson Lake:
I have a pork leg about 22 pounds.
Anyone have a favorite wet recipe for brining?
How much do I inject?
How long in the brine?

I have a bradley smoker. How long to smoke at what temp?

Thanks
Watson Lake

22 October 2011, 17:59
calgarychef1
I think there's a recipe for curing "pickle" on the morton salt website. After it's brined long enough hang it overnight to drain and dry off a bit before smoking it. You'd best use a needle and inject it too especially near the bone as brining takes awhile before the salts penetrate all the way.
22 October 2011, 19:51
Watson Lake
Thanks. I have a brine injector needle..

Watson Lake.
24 October 2011, 22:29
tasunkawitko
watson - you might consider a dry brine - those seem to really impart some good flavour as the ham cures.

whether you go with wet or dry, the folks at smoked-meat.com would probably be able to help with step-by-step instructions and pictures:

http://www.smoked-meat.com/forum/index.php

good luck, and let us know how it goes!

ron
27 October 2011, 06:47
Watson Lake
thanks. I get smoked meat website pretty well every day.
Bacon and ham are in brines now. dry cure for bacon, wet for ham.
I did sweet and sour moose ribs for supper tonight..
wonderful..stuff.

Watson Lk.
27 October 2011, 21:52
tasunkawitko
sounds like some really good stuff - let us know how it turns out!