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    Cold Smoking with my Beelonia F5….! Having Small issues..?

    Yes colour is something that I would like to work on , the smoke flavour is very good but just lacking alittle colour! Tho now the weather has warmed alittle here in the UK I seem to be getting better results so I assume temp is a big factor in getting a better colour
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    Cold Smoking with my Beelonia F5….! Having Small issues..?

    Now that is a great photo of some fine looking bacon , I see a lot of talk on other threads about the warm smoking and perhaps this is where I'm going wrong...? There was a chap who used to smoke my bacon for me and it was really wonderful smoked bacon that he did and one day he dropped my bacon...
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    Cold Smoking with my Beelonia F5….! Having Small issues..?

    Thank you for the reply , I have been told all of what you said above before and I totally understand that it is the right way to smoke products ! I'm just confused by looking at what others are doing and getting better results and better colour in shorter smoke times then what I'm experiencing...!
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    Cold Smoking with my Beelonia F5….! Having Small issues..?

    I have tried that method a few times and it was ok for around 8-10h smoke sessions Thumbs Up
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    Cold Smoking with my Beelonia F5….! Having Small issues..?

    Hi Danny , The air flow is pretty good at the moment with the exhaust flue at 80% closed , when I open the door I expect to see alittle more smoke in the chamber then there is but it might just be me! A few weeks ago when it was colder outside (5-10 degrees) the dust use to burn quicker at...
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    Cold Smoking with my Beelonia F5….! Having Small issues..?

    Firstly I'm new to this forum , i have been posting regularly on the smoking section of the Sausage making forum but then this site and forum was highly recommended to me , so here i am! Anyhow little over 2 years ago we brought a Beelonia F5 commercial smoker for our small family run butchery...
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    Cold smoking newbie from the Uk

    Hi folks This forum has been highly recommended to me by a reputable smoking wood supplier here in the UK , I'm now a member of this fantastic forum & hopefully will post a few threads. My name is Gav & I run our very own family butchery based in Dorset & I currently have a Beelonia F5 smoker...
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