Thread: show us your smoker

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Could be a goer,whats the deal?

Come have a look at it if you like, free to a good home. I'll PM you

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Bit of a bump on this thread.
I need a decent hot smoker and a cold smokerer....which I will probably make myself. @mikee what did I cock up on yours/what would you change?.....Hardly remember how it was now but I am thinking an adjustable vent in the lid would be good?
For cold smoke I am thinking some kind of cabinet/cupboard type thing?

Cold smokeing for fish is abit of a sticky subject
A true cold smoke takes days these people that say they cold smoke fish and it only takes 4 or 5 hours they are smokeing at arround 65-75c which is warm hot enough to cook fish over that time same as the stuff you buy in the fish shop ...meat of any type needs to reach certain temperature to be safe to eat or some can be dryed void of all moisture
(Cold smoked or sun dryed)
Check this out @veitnamcam
Simple to build something like this but watch the hole vid as its in my opinion the best way to smoke fish
This is exactly how i smoke my fish
My smoker is different but temperatures and Brime and Method is the same
https://youtu.be/WZIpfpJnj78

Here's mine, its out of action at the moment as we are in between houses so its in storage at the folks house.

Home made out of western red cedar from the mill and some oven trays from the junk shop. Had a ball making it.

UFO cold smoke generator bolts through the side and boom she's running. No heat but it is a long process 12 to 18 hrs or so!!

Brining the fish is the key. Heaps of good recipes on the nizzel but basically need enough salt in h2o to float a potato. Sea water is not salty enough. Can add soy sauce herbs and spices to taste.

Put in fridge over night at least then be sure to dry before smoking, very important.

End result bloody tasty. Have only done fish in it but my mate keeps talking about borrowing it and doing some ham

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Originally Posted by kukuwai

Here's mine, its out of action at the moment as we are in between houses so its in storage at the folks house.

Home made out of western red cedar from the mill and some oven trays from the junk shop. Had a ball making it.

UFO cold smoke generator bolts through the side and boom she's running. No heat but it is a long process 12 to 18 hrs or so!!

Brining the fish is the key. Heaps of good recipes on the nizzel but basically need enough salt in h2o to float a potato. Sea water is not salty enough. Can add soy sauce herbs and spices to taste.

Put in fridge over night at least then be sure to dry before smoking, very important.

End result bloody tasty. Have only done fish in it but my mate keeps talking about borrowing it and doing some ham

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Yea I like that a lot.

Smoked kahawai fresh out of the new smoker today 4 hours cold smoke followed by 5 hours warm/hot smoke

Originally Posted by kukuwai

Here's mine, its out of action at the moment as we are in between houses so its in storage at the folks house.

Home made out of western red cedar from the mill and some oven trays from the junk shop. Had a ball making it.

UFO cold smoke generator bolts through the side and boom she's running. No heat but it is a long process 12 to 18 hrs or so!!

Brining the fish is the key. Heaps of good recipes on the nizzel but basically need enough salt in h2o to float a potato. Sea water is not salty enough. Can add soy sauce herbs and spices to taste.

Put in fridge over night at least then be sure to dry before smoking, very important.

End result bloody tasty. Have only done fish in it but my mate keeps talking about borrowing it and doing some ham

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Wouldn’t be hard to add a little heat to that ether
A little cast iron gas ring from mitre10 with a small hole in the side to run the gas hose through
Or a single element electronic bench top stove
You don’t need alot of heat but it’s handy and safer to have some
120c will cook chicken over a few hours 70c is sweet for fish

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Yea I like that a lot.

Also I happen to know a joiner

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

Also I happen to know a joiner

Pretty easy build
If you can’t afford or don’t have a smoke generator you can just put a pot full of sawdust ontop of a gas or electric element in the bottom
The nack is getting the heat right so it smokes but doesn’t burst into flames
My mate has one of these https://www.dicksmith.co.nz/dn/buy/m...xoCb3kQAvD_BwE in his for heat in his
And has a home made smoke generator
His smoker is very similar to @kukuwai ‘s

I used a single burner gas ring in my wine barrel
I have gone to a double burner in the big boy
Just to help heat it gets abit form the fire but needs a bit more at times
Like this
https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/cam...1636026861.htm

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

Pretty easy build
If you can’t afford or don’t have a smoke generator you can just put a pot full of sawdust ontop of a gas or electric element in the bottom
The nack is getting the heat right so it smokes but doesn’t burst into flames
My mate has one of these https://www.dicksmith.co.nz/dn/buy/m...xoCb3kQAvD_BwE in his for heat in his
And has a home made smoke generator
His smoker is very similar to @kukuwai ‘s

I used a single burner gas ring in my wine barrel
I have gone to a double burner in the big boy
Just to help heat it gets abit form the fire but needs a bit more at times
Like this
https://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/cam...1636026861.htm

Yea I could build one but I just dont like working with wood, it smokes too much when cut with a grinder, Threads strip out far to easily and it is a shit of a stuff to weld.
I intend to have a hot smoker using the bbq as heat source as per Mikees and a seperate cold smoker as per Kukuwais one tho maybe not quite as big as his,I am only a learner hunter gatherer at this stage.

just do it the cheats way like me cam and buy the smoker and build a house for it

upside down perfect

Originally Posted by stub

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The idea does have merit but upside down houses are hard to come by.

and the wife thinks her opinion of you is justified when she sees you staring at your upside down laptop.

Originally Posted by rambo-6mmrem

Wouldn’t be hard to add a little heat to that ether
A little cast iron gas ring from mitre10 with a small hole in the side to run the gas hose through
Or a single element electronic bench top stove
You don’t need alot of heat but it’s handy and safer to have some
120c will cook chicken over a few hours 70c is sweet for fish

I like the idea of putting an electric element in mine and having a play around with that.

I guess that would mean I'd need to add a temperature gauge. Anyone know where to get one??


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