Hello from Alderney

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Alderney, Channel Islands, Great Britain

• Jan 7, 2008

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Hi All!

My name's Bill, I'm fairly new to smoking. I started early last year, using an ABU smoke box to hot-smoke fish that I had caught. Over the spring and summer I found an excellent brine recipe and hot-smoked a lot of mackerel fillets, which I thought were pretty tasty. All my friends who tried them said they were the best they'd ever tasted.

I'm now taking the first tentative steps in cold-smoking, using a home-made contraption consisting of a biscuit tin, a length of aluminium ducting and a cardboard box. I did some Cheddar cheese smoked with oak dust a couple of days ago and it turned out quite strong but nice. My family must have found it OK as it's all gone now.

I've lurked on SMF a few times before and picked up a few useful pointers, so I thought it was about time I joined.

 

richoso1

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Thanks for joining us the SMF, best smoke stop on this side of the moon. If you have any questions, fell free to ask our friendly members. Think about some Q Views on that cheese smoke.

 

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Welcome to the forum Bill! Glad you decided to join us!
Would love to see pictures of your cold smoke set up.

 

bonjour

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Alderney, Channel Islands, Great Britain

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Thanks for the welcome guys. As soon as I work out how to post pictures I'll do that Cowgirl. you've got to promise not to laugh though.

 

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Welcome Bill. Lots of friendly folks here who are always willing to share.

 

bonjour

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Alderney, Channel Islands, Great Britain

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I think I've worked out how to post pictures. If not this post is going to look very silly.

Here's my home-made cold smoke setup, which is currently in my back yard greenhouse. Don't tell me, I know it's a mess in there, but given a choice between tidying up the greenhouse or smoking some cheese, which would you choose?

 

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Shoot Bill, that's a great set up!!

Nice greenhouse too!

 

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Hey, welcome to SMF Bon-Ger! <I don't allow french across my fingers or lips if possible ;{)> Glad ya signed up, and you will be too! Enjoy!

 

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Welcome to the site! I love the smoker.

 

richtee

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Now THAT is some first class Bodgering!

 

bonjour

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Thanks All,

I had a choice, either save up my money and spend around £350 (about $700) plus freight charges on a Bradley Smoker plus loads of bisquettes that nobody local sells, or bodge something I could use straight away.

being naturally careful (the wife says tight) the economy version won hands down

 

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Welcome to SMF! Glad to have you here!

Take care, have fun, and do good!

Regards,

Meowey

 

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Welcome to smf, glad you came off the sidelines to enter this wonderful game with us!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Welcome to the site. Look forward to seeing some q-view .

 

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Welcome to the SMF!

 

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Welcome to the smf. Great little setup you got there. As long as it works thats all the matters.

Kookie

 

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Welcome to the SMF.

 

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Greenhouse looks great...I suppose it's a mess if your definition of clean is sterile, then it's a pig sty...but that's neither here nor there, Fan-freakin-tastic setup you got there, Makes me wanna give that a try, It would fit my patio perfectly.

 

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• Jan 8, 2008

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Welcome to SMF! Glad you decided to come in out of the shadows.

 

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• Jan 8, 2008

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Welcome to the SMF Bill, that's a great looking smoker you made. "Laugh at you" heck Bro I'd like to shake your hand. That sure got the wheels turning in my head.