My father in law used to do their own hams up here on the hill. The smoke house and ham boxes are still in there. Along with about 25 broken vacuum cleaners and junk. I've said before the wife raised hogs and tobacco as a girl, they're simple folks, and have settled for these clifties seemingly ok.
I got a Broadbent's a couple years back but for 3x the money, the assembly-line clifty was not enough difference to tell/taste.
Some of the classy hamery ops I've checked on have a waiting list or always have sold out when I am in the ham thought of mind. I'd sure like to get one from an outfit over on the Cumb plateau, can't recall the name but have heard a lot of crowing about their craft from a couple of people that got one.
I hope you been feeding renegade as well.. guys like him will survive on cigs and monsters when the wife leaves for a few days..
