Brine for ham

Learn how to perfectly brine ham with this easy guide. Your next holiday meal will be a hit! #hamrecipe #briningham #holidaycooking

Step-by-step directions to brine and smoke fresh ham for all of your favorite family celebrations, like Easter and Christmas.

This recipe will help you create a smoked ham at home. Every animal is different, so you need to use the Curing Calculator on this page for precise amounts since it is unlikely your ham will be exactly the same as this one.

Smoking wood: Apple Smoker temperature: 250 degrees

This Bourbon Glazed Ham is slathered with a bourbon, brown sugar and maple glaze. It’s delicious and incredibly flavorful, the perfect sweet and savory holiday dinner!

Many people want to have a great quality ham at home. Ham brining offers you that in a quick and simple way. That beautiful pink color and flavor we all like in ham, bacon or other meats can be done by curing.

Using an Apple Cider Brine boosts the flavor and tenderness of pork and poultry alike. Fresh herbs, garlic, whole spices, and apple cider infuse the meat for perfectly juicy grilling or roasting.

A straightforward recipe to prepare a ham in as little as three weeks – making a perfect centre-piece for a cold buffet.

This recipe follows the wet brining method that gave me the best results, for more options see the post above.