Bar-b-q a whole ham?

[TX_Kevin]

Has anyone ever bar-b-q'ed, or maybe smoked a whole deer's ham and had it turn out well?

I've got a little feller and this makes the most sense to me if I can do it right.

[47]

I did several last season and they were a huge hit at work.

I boned them out, used a decent amount of grub rub, tied them back up. Couple hours on the smoker, and a few in the oven if needed, based on done-ness.

Most of the folks who tried were the "I don't like deer meat" crowd. They swore it was the best BBQ brisket they had ever had.

[TX_Kevin]

I did several last season and they were a huge hit at work.

I boned them out, used a decent amount of grub rub, tied them back up. Couple hours on the smoker, and a few in the oven if needed, based on done-ness.

Most of the folks who tried were the "I don't like deer meat" crowd. They swore it was the best BBQ brisket they had ever had.

Foil? Oven bag? Cheese cloth? Or just open?

[47]

Foil? Oven bag? Cheese cloth? Or just open?

Foil, yes.

Iwould let mine smoke uncovered for about 20 minutes, usualy plenty of time to get a good smoke ring going, then wrap in foil and finish cooking.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

I can make it fall off the bone. Actually I just grab the bone and pop it and the meat falls off.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

20 minutes????? WHAT?????

Smoke it about 5 hours in a foil roaster pan. Then pour a half bottle of worsthoweveryouspell it and two beers in and cover tightly with heavy foil and crank up the fire and boil it for 3-4 more hours.

Oooops, I gave away my secret.

[47]

20 minutes????? WHAT?????

Smoke it about 5 hours in a foil roaster pan. Then pour a half bottle of worsthoweveryouspell it and two beers in and cover tightly with heavy foil and crank up the fire and boil it for 3-4 more hours.

Oooops, I gave away my secret.

20 minutes in pretty good smoke is about my taste. I don't want it to taste like I dragged out of a forest fire.

Besides, it's been my experience that it's only gonna penetrate only so far.

[Porterhouse]

I have not done the smoke the hindquater whole thing in forever (20+ years), but isn't there a gland inside the ham about 1/3 of the way north of the knee joint? Do you guys remove that before you smoke it or leave it in there?

[Mason]

Venison and feral hog both taste, outstanding in my special honey orange sauce....
buy a 10 oz can of frozen condensed orange juice (pulp is optional) a can of beer, and a cup of honey...mix em all up and drizzle over and inject in a ham/roast, put in the oven for 3-4 hours at 275 degrees, basting every beer or two, pull out and put directly on the grill in Your smoker (I use the small 12" x 12" ceramic grates on top of my smoker grill, easier to keep clean and easier to get the meat back in for carving) for an hour or two.... (roast longer shorter, smoke longer-shorter to taste)
Eats awesome with fresh brocolli and cauliflower, grilled onions and taters, and baked beans with iced tea....

[47]

I have not done the smoke the hindquater whole thing in forever (20+ years), but isn't there a gland inside the ham about 1/3 of the way north of the knee joint? Do you guys remove that before you smoke it or leave it in there?

Yes

The reason I bone mine out first. I was a meatcutter back in the day, same gland exists in beef, pork, lamb etc. Pretty nasty eatin.


And if you'd ever cut into a whole Round that had an abscesed one in it, you would'nt hang onto lunch for very long.

[mesquitecountry]

Do it all the time! It makes some bad arse pulled deer or pork!!!!! Keep it moist and wrap it up for a couple of hours! You wont regret it!

[TX_Kevin]

Yes

The reason I bone mine out first. I was a meatcutter back in the day, same gland exists in beef, pork, lamb etc. Pretty nasty eatin.


And if you'd ever cut into a whole Round that had an abscesed one in it, you would'nt hang onto lunch for very long.

Where is this gland and what do I look for? These hams are pretty small and I cut 'em off just north of the knee joint.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

Ain't never removed no gland.

[sailor]

Don't use Beer, Use the cheapest red Wine you can get. Beer is for DRINKING

[TX_Kevin]

So where is this gland? The only one I know about is below the knee.