Brine for smoked ham

[jycangelica]

The youtube video says you can smoke the ham after 24 hours. The recipe says 5-7 days. Which is true!?

[Austin]

jycangelica Sorry for the confusion…
Both may be actually correct.
If you are injecting, we recommend holding overnight (12-24 hours is fine) in a 50% diluted solution of the brine, and then smoking the after that.
If you are only brining and not injecting, then you should hold for 5-7 days, then smoke it.

You can read the full instructions in our recipe here:
https://meatgistics.waltonsinc.com/topic/203/how-to-make-homemade-smoked-ham-recipe

When you get to the “process” section, follow either the “Injection” instructions or the “Brining” instructions, but not both.