Our Ham flavors were designed to flavor the hams of any game. You would want to use the amount of cure and seasoning in accordance with the directions and the weight of the meat you are making.

Yes, you can freeze the ham, after it is cured and smoked, but you freeze it right after you finish the process. That way, you have kept the ham as stable as possible, and it hasn't had time to start to age. You could divide it into proper portion size before you freeze it, but be sure to thaw under refrigeration. Enjoy.

The ham can be laid on a rack to smoke it.

We recommend using the Backwoods Ham Kits within one year.

I didn't debone mine. But I would recommend deboning before curing so your brine gets to more area. The kit has excellent directions. Follow them for a perfect ham!

We recommend using the Backwoods Ham Kits within one year.

You will want some humidity at the end when you are trying to reach temperature. So i would suggest you put the water bowl in at that time.

It depends on the thickness of the meat.

Because of the thickness of ham and so you do not have a dry piece of meat in the end you should pump the brine into the meat. If you are using a smaller piece of meat it is not necessary to pump. Pumping is done for two reasons: 1. Pumping cure into a piece of meat, especially a large one or a bone-in one, cuts the curing time down from a week or more to 24 to 48 hours.The meat will be cured all the way through and around the bone. You can control the saltiness of the meat by how you mix the cure also. 2. Pumping a piece of meat will help keep the meat moist during cooking and after. Most meat will lose 15% moisture or more during the cooking and smoking; so, if pumped that much before cooking a nice tender and moist piece is the end result. Not pumping would be considered if making an old fashioned bacon or curing for making jerky, corned beef or pastrami where you do not really want a wet piece of meat at the end.

Yes, you can use our Ham Seasoning on any type of meat. You would cure in the same way as a ham, just follow the instructions on the package to ensure a proper ratio.