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Hi all. So on a whim I decided to give cold smoking a try which I deeply researched. I live in South NJ where we have all 4 seasons so I wanted it to be adaptable to have electric hot plates in the bottom door for cold days and room for ice above and below for hot days (it cools from 82 degrees...
Yes I have a vacuum sealer. This coming week is when I have the time and weather to do this so I kind of don't want to wait 2 weeks. If freezing after is as safe I'll do that. One more question. Do you freeze the finished fillets whole or slice first SmokinAl?
Thank you so much for your fast reply. Yes I'm basically following bbally's lox recipe so this would be a finger food too. Do I need to do anything special before freezing it or just put the fillets in there wrapped in butcher paper (skin is still on but I'll remove that and tail/belly too...
Hi all,
Well my plan is to cold smoke sockeye salmon using a pretty basic brine containing dq pink salt. My only question is that my salmon is fresh, wild and never frozen. I have been under the impression that you want it flash frozen at least to kill the harmful stuff and to help the drying...
Hey I'm Chris and live in South Jersey. I know enough about hot smoking to make meat good, but I'm not a pro. I seeked this forum for wisdom on my cold smoker build and learned a lot so far, especially about the dangers and proper curing. Still have a lot to learn! Here is my cold smoke shack so...
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