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  1. cold smoking and humidty

    cold smoking and humidty

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    cold smoking and humidty

    Yes , it call for cure #2 so I will fallow. How would work if I connect my humidifier to the smoker and set on low   and get my 80%  that way? Any toughts? I am building the cure chamber presently, it shuld be ready in couple of weeks.
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    Kelvinator frige new build in process.

    SmokingOhioButcher  Thank you I found similar solution. Removed smokestock and install pc fan  once the smoke start coming I shutoff the fan and the smoke was going upward The only problem is there need to be little wind outside otherwise the draw diminish.
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    cold smoking and humidty

    I am from Nj so from october to april cold smoking shuld be no problem as far as temperature. I use smoke daddy type somke generator. I get only extra a few degree warmer with this smoke generator. The recepe is  for dry cured farmer sausage  and call for cure #2. and asking for cold smoke at...
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    cold smoking and humidty

    I have recipe for sausage that require cold smoking in 70% humidity. How can achive this humidity in my smoker? I have refrigerator converted to smoker . Thank you
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    Kelvinator frige new build in process.

    mneeley490  I did extended temporary smokestack 3 feet, and I see improvment more cold smoke coming. Thank you
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    Westighouse fridge completed

    Terwin, You will like it . I did couple batches of meat and 25# sausage, all came awsome. Also chicken tast great. I am building now cure chamber, it is getting very interesting .
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    Kelvinator frige new build in process.

    daveomak thank you for help . I will try more air or simply I will go back to my smaller smoke generator as it put right amount of smoke and use less wood. I just need to use smaller wood chunks  so they do not cloged up there .         Thank you everybody for great comments.   Is anybody...
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    Kelvinator frige new build in process.

    DaveOmak, you may be right that  smoke generator is putting too much smoke. Before I was using smoke generator made with pipe dia 2.5" , but it was problem that wood chunks were stocking inside and it went out of flame. So I did one more with 4" pipe. that is producing much more smoke...
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  13. ziggy

    Westighouse fridge completed

    Very nice, similar to my Kelvinator. I know how much work it is :)
  14. ziggy

    Kelvinator frige new build in process.

    Thank you for advice . My smokestack is pretty tall  abou 10". What could be other option to improve circulation with cold smoking anybody? Maybe little fan pushing some air to the draft hole or fan on the smokestack to suck it out? Thank you
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    More cheese for me !!!

    How long you smoke these cheese and what temperature? Thank you
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