8 to 10lbsmoked, bone-in ham (shank-end preferred)
2Capple juice
Hickory, oak, or maple wood chips
Glaze
1/2Cpacked dark brown sugar
1/2Camber maple syrup
1/4CDijon mustard
1/2tspground allspice
1/2tspfinely ground black pepper
Instructions
Fire Up Your Smoker
Preheat your smoker to maintain a temperature range of 225-250°F (107-121°C). Add a wood chunk, close the lid, and allow smoke to develop in your cooker.
Secure your RFX GATEWAY's air probe to the smoker's surface with a grate clip. and set your high- and low-temp alarms according to your pit temp.
Prepare the Ham
Remove the ham from its packaging, rinse, and pat dry.
Place the ham in a pan. Insert your RFX MEAT wireless probe into the center of the thickest part of the ham, being careful to avoid the bone.
Set this probe's high alarm to 140°F (60°C).
Cook: Part 1
Place the ham-pan on the smoker grate. Spritz the ham with apple juice in a spray bottle, and close the lid.
Spritz the ham with apple juice every 15 minutes for 2 hours. (Having a Big, Loud timer around is a great way to be sure you never miss a spritz!) Spritzing the ham keeps the surface tacky, allowing the smoke to penetrate the meat better.
Make the Glaze
Whisk all ingredients together—done!
Cook: Part 2
Glazing
After the two hours or spritzing have gone by, increase your smoker's temperature to 275-300°F (149°C).
Set the air-temp channel's low alarm to 270°F (132°C), and the high alarm to 305°F (152°C).
Liberally brush the glaze all over the ham and close the lid.
Brush the ham with glaze every 15 minutes. If you prefer your smoked ham to be extra sticky and glazey, double the glaze recipe and brush the glaze between the slices. A spiral-sliced ham has more exposed surface area for the glaze to attach to. Yum!
Continue to cook the ham until its internal temperature reaches 140°F (60°C). This may take 45 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the size of your ham and the temperature maintenance of your smoker.
When your ThermoWorks App's high-temp alarm sounds, verify the ham's internal temperature by spot-checking it in multiple areas with your Thermapen ONE.
Rest and Serve
Once the pull temperature is verified, remove the ham from the smoker, cover with heavy-duty aluminum foil and let the meat rest for 15 minutes.