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This overnight pork-shoulder ham is ridiculously easy to make and better than any grocery store ham.The ham at the store is typically made from the hind leg of a pig, from hip to thigh—the leanest and therefore toughest part on the animal. That’s why the ham you find wrapped in fishnet-stocking netting at the store is brined—sometimes for weeks—before it’s smoked. If you make your own ham with a richer cut of meat, like pork collar, it’s going to be better all around. Pork collar can be tough to come by, which is why this recipe calls for pork shoulder, the most succulent and flavorful cut.Give it an overnight brine and cook it low and slow using sous vide, then walk away. An hour before dinner, crank your oven, glaze the super tender ham, and it’ll be ready in 20 minutes.