First post here after much lurking - so much good information and experience in these forums! Really a great resource.
I'm getting ready to do my first cold smoke bacon - actually Bearcarver's extra smoky bacon. 20# of bellies have been in the Pop's brine about 12 days and I'm planning to smoke this weekend. AMPS and pellets arrived this week and are ready to go.
The question I have is this: I borrowed a homebuilt smoker from a firiend, its made of cedar and has had lots of fish (salmon mostly) smoked in it. It has a definite fishy aroma just sitting there. I'm wondering if this will affect the bacon and give it a fishy taste or odor. Logically, any smoker has different meats run through it at different times, and things turn out fine. But on the other hand, maybe being made of wood will tend to make this smoker hold/impart the strong fishy aroma?
I like fish, smoked and otherwise, but I don't think I want it mixed in with my bacon.
I would much appreciate insight on this and whether I'm worrying over nothing, or whether I ought to think of an alternate smoker. TIA for your thoughts on this -
I'm getting ready to do my first cold smoke bacon - actually Bearcarver's extra smoky bacon. 20# of bellies have been in the Pop's brine about 12 days and I'm planning to smoke this weekend. AMPS and pellets arrived this week and are ready to go.
The question I have is this: I borrowed a homebuilt smoker from a firiend, its made of cedar and has had lots of fish (salmon mostly) smoked in it. It has a definite fishy aroma just sitting there. I'm wondering if this will affect the bacon and give it a fishy taste or odor. Logically, any smoker has different meats run through it at different times, and things turn out fine. But on the other hand, maybe being made of wood will tend to make this smoker hold/impart the strong fishy aroma?
I like fish, smoked and otherwise, but I don't think I want it mixed in with my bacon.
I would much appreciate insight on this and whether I'm worrying over nothing, or whether I ought to think of an alternate smoker. TIA for your thoughts on this -