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  1. ahakohda

    120-flip 120-flip 120-flip 120-flip

    This is the way!
  2. ahakohda

    Cured suckling pig

    Yeah we made few peppa jokes but very subtle so my 3yo daughter wont get panic attack
  3. ahakohda

    Cured suckling pig

    To make sure all of the moisture from the meat surface is dispatched before adding smoke
  4. ahakohda

    Pellicle formation post cure and post rinse?

    My opinion. Can be wrong. Pelicle is very important when you are smoking at lower temperatures. Basically, if you smoking at temperatures bellow 180F, you must have pelicle, be it fish or meat or chicken. Difference is very visible and you can taste it. If you do , say , canadian bacon and...
  5. ahakohda

    Cured suckling pig

    Wet cured for a week with some cure pumping into the butts. Air dried overnight. Placed in 140F smoker without a smoke til internal temp 104F. Adding cherry chips smoke and bumping smoker temp to 175F til internal meat temp reaches 131F. Letting meat release extra smoke for an hour. Meat is...
  6. ahakohda

    Smoked Pork Loin Epic Fail!

    Cured loin is always good
  7. ahakohda

    Safety Question

    Yes I will make small batches and freeze it that way in chest freezer. Thank you!
  8. ahakohda

    Safety Question

    Question is simple, and I kinda suspect it is safe to do, but I have to ask here, because I was wrong before......... Is it safe to wet cure meat (bacon, chicken) and, after curing process is over, vacuum pack it and store in freezer for a month or two. When needed, it will be defrosted in...
  9. ahakohda

    Smoked Chicken legs

    I do all wet curing by equilibrium brining. Even if I can't smoke on a designated day (due to rain or being busy) meat can safely be in brine extra day or two..... Container is always kept at the refrigerator's coldest spot. Brine temp is 35F-39F.
  10. ahakohda

    Smoked Chicken legs

    Brined chicken legs for 5 days with cure#1. Dried them in front of the fan for a few hours. First stage in smoker, at 140F until internal is 104f. No smoke. Second stage. Smoking with cherry chips at 175F until internal 130F. Third stage, vacuuming and sous vide at 175F until internal...
  11. ahakohda

    Homemade Ukrainian sausage

    Here is the same recipe, but with addition of cure#1. It was smoked 4 hours at 140F with apple chips. And finished vacuumed, in sous vide, at 176F till internal 158F.
  12. ahakohda

    Cold smoked Coho Salmon (whole)

    From Soldotna, Alaska
  13. ahakohda

    Cold Smoking Salmon moist smoke

    The only bad thing i can see is your fish also become wet instead of needed pellicle, and you may get bitter smoke taste. EtA I am now old post reanimater. Sorry did not noticed dates.
  14. ahakohda

    Cold smoked Coho Salmon (whole)

    You can always pm me if you got Qs
  15. ahakohda

    Getting ready for first cold smoke,brine or cure salmon?

    Usually I brine salmon with little fat. Like coho. If you got sockeye you want to brine it and use some sort of added moistener like soy or honey based marinade. Sockeye is very lean. With atlantic salmon you want dry method since its very fat. Smoking time depends on amount of smoke taste you...
  16. ahakohda

    Cold smoked Coho Salmon (whole)

    To be honest this is probably one of the easiest recipes of cold smoked salmon. Its harder to nail exact bouquet of spices to satisfy your taste buds. Safety rules are pretty clear and easy to follow. Start simple Find a good quality atlantic salmon. 10% weight Salt 5% weight Sugar Salt has...
  17. ahakohda

    Cold smoked Coho Salmon (whole)

    Different ways in different parts of the world Here is another way to enjoy salmon. Link Coho is somewhat lean kind of salmon. Fat Atlantic salmon is the best for the curing chamber. All that fat is getting sealed inside the fish and is fantastic when done. Sometime nice half of simple farmed...
  18. ahakohda

    Cold smoked Coho Salmon (whole)

    I keep my chamber at 50F and 80%rh I am not drying it completely. Just waiting for a week to get it a bit firm.
  19. ahakohda

    Cold smoked Coho Salmon (whole)

    Outside was around 60f at the end of hour six. Fish wasn't even warm to touch.
  20. ahakohda

    Cold smoked Coho Salmon (whole)

    In Florida, you gotta monitor weather to catch a perfect day for cold smoking the salmon. Today we’ve got 52F brisk morning. Smoking time. Fish. Wild caught pacific coho salmon. Kept in freezer over a month. Brine. For 1kg of fish you need 1.2L of water. For each (1kg fish + 1.2L water) we...
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