Smoking A Ham

[Karaokegod02]

Hello all I am going to smoke my first ham tomorrow and need some suggestions!! What kind of wood works best with ham? What Temp. should I smoke it at? How long should I smoke the ham (8.5lb ham)? Should I use a rub or just use the spices and the honey glaze that came with the ham?

Any help would be great
Thank You
Heath A. Walker

[Habanero Smoker]

Hi Heath;
Welcome to the forum.

What type of ham are you referring to? Is it fresh, home cured uncooked, partially cooked or fully cooked? The different types of hams may require different smoking/cooking steps. When you answer those questions we can help you better.

As for wood, my preference is pecan, but hickory and oak work well also.

[beefmann]

welcome to the forum,

I would smoke the  ham with  maple or apple, no more then 3 hours, box temp of 215- 225 F and cook till internal temp of 175-180
it  will take approx. 1 hr per lb if raw,

[Habanero Smoker]

With fresh, and partially cooked you only need to cook to 152?F, much higher you will likely have a dried out ham. For fully cooked cured ham, you only need to reheat to 140?F.