Sorry to answer for Bear but I have had the experience in my early days when the meat was too wet and smoke seemed to saturate into the liquid but with a quite sooty taste. I think it is the way the liquid reacts with the smoke.
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Thank you both!! I hadn't thought about the moisture being the culprit.
Excessive moisture can create a creosote flavor. Happened with a one of my early bacon attempts, too.
If you still have the slabs, run them under hot tap water to try and remove the creosote.... May be worth a try.... I've done that with sausage in the casing when I see creosote on it.....
Drying the surface of the meat is necessary.... Moisture on the surface combines with the smoke to make an "acid rain" type stuff.... And as others have said... Good air flow is another necessary factor when cold smoking...
If you can, remove that uphill section and make the ductwork run uphill from the MB to the smoker.....
I only use Todd's pellets also...
Drying the surface of the meat is necessary.... Moisture on the surface combines with the smoke to make an "acid rain" type stuff.... And as others have said... Good air flow is another necessary factor when cold smoking...
If you can, remove that uphill section and make the ductwork run uphill from the MB to the smoker.....
I only use Todd's pellets also...
Sorry I wasn't here to answer you, but Disco hit the nail on the head, as did mneeley.
You'd hate it if it happened to one of your smokes.
Bear
Thanks Bear. I was thinking about the pellicle and never considered that the meat may still have been wet.
Just a quick update. I managed to salvage the bacon by cutting off the outer layer. I lost a little bit but it is now very good.
I know this is an old thread, but I want to point out that the OP's set up is the reason for the failed cold smoke.
The 180* turn going down. There is NO draft with this set up. the flew vents are even with the 180* turn. And as you know, heat rises. so the smoke in the downturn is fighting the incoming. Lots of stale smoke and a sure thing creosote maker......
The 180* turn going down. There is NO draft with this set up. the flew vents are even with the 180* turn. And as you know, heat rises. so the smoke in the downturn is fighting the incoming. Lots of stale smoke and a sure thing creosote maker......
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