Great Score on a Fresh Ham!

[S.Six]

Was at Kingsooper the other day and saw this bad boy in the manager's special bin.


Just had to get this bad boy! Never done a fresh ham before, so here it goes! Left the skin on and rub it all down with Butt Rub. On the wsm it goes with pecan for smoke.


It was 50+°f yesterday, and most of the week. Heres what I woke up to this morning.

Well thats Colorado for ya.
Here we are after 6.5hrs.

After 14.5hrs.


Well thats were I'm at now. Its been about 15.5hrs since I put it on the wsm. More pix will follow! Thanks for looking!

 

[Bob H.]

Gotta love those managers specials. The ham looks great!

 

[Tim McCann]

Man looks good so far!

 

[RogerS]

Looking good SS....

 

[Mike Cosgrove]

That looks great, did you brine it?

 

[S.Six]

That looks great, did you brine it?

No brine. Just Butt Rub. Right now its sittin at 187° wsm is slowly cooling down. Just letting it ride till dinner time.

 

[Tony R]

That's a big piece of pork. Look forward to the final results.

 

[S.Six]

Here it is a little more than 18hrs.

 

[Frank H]

Sooooooo- wee ! That looks excellent,. Nice price , that'll make it taste extra good.

 

[Phil Perrin]

Suh-weet! Cut me off a hunk of that!

 

[S.Six]

Still waiting for the rest of dinner, then I'll get some plated shots.

 

[HVanorden]

I want see that thing cut open! 18+ hours? that's nuts

 

[Bill Schultz]

Wow, thats all I got, Wow

 

[John Wheeler]

I would smoke a ham for $30! Well done,sir!

 

[S.Six]

Well here it is! Dinner is served.

My plate.

the boy's plate. He got the leg bone.

Well over all it tasted good, but it was pretty dry. I was hoping it would be a little more like pork butt in moistness, but it just doesn't have the fat content to keep it that moist. Next time I think I'll just bring it up to around 160°it and pull it then. A little bbq sauce to make some sandwiches and it will be good, or make a soup.
Well thanks for looking! See ya next cook.

 

[Gregory R]

Sweet score!! Looks awesome. BBQ sauce always makes things better.

 

[Curt Davis]

Looks great. I have wanted to try a fresh ham but have not been able to locate one here.

 

[Chris in Louisiana]

Never found one, but have wanted to cook one. I've read they are lean like loin, so can dry out on you.

Thanks for the post.

 

[Brian Dahl]

Love your son's plate: a few peas and taters, a bit of roll and a hunka-hunka ham bone love! I vote for tacos! Great work, S.

 

[Peter Gallagher]

nice score! - looks like a fun project - That thing is huge!