1st Kings of the season

[alaskanbear]

 

[fpnmf]

Awesome!!!

  Craig

 

[alaskanbear]

The dry brine pulls out all moisture seen in the picture.  I did not add liquid at all.  Thanks for all the great replys and I will think of each and every one of you when I MUNCH OUT..  

 

[venture]

Excellent job!  Beautiful pics, too!

Good luck and good smoking.

 

[africanmeat]

OMG OMG this is great one day one day

great post thanks

 

[Bearcarver]

It Just Doesn't Get Any Better Than That !!!

Bear

 

[alaskanbear]

a sum total of 27.4 pounds of unadultrated, vacuum sealed Alaskan King Salmon--in the freezer  MINUS a few bites here and there..

Thanks to all for the kind comments.. Been a loooong weekend with little sleep.. but well worth the effort and will do again next weekend  (wed-thurs) my weekend that is..

Rich

 

[get smoked]

one word...   WOW

 

[cowgirl]

Looks fantastic Alaskan Bear! Thanks for posting your process.

 

[meateater]

  

  

 Now that's some salmon. 

 

[chris elias28]

Thank you so much for taking us through the process. This was an amazing thread!

 

[gotarace]

WOWSERS...Now Those are some nice KING Salmon!!!! Thanks for sharing Alaskan Bear. Thanks for the Fantastic Q-View.

 

[alelover]

WOW. How long did it take to land those suckers?

 

[alaskanbear]

Took the wife about 35 minutes, she got the big one... and mine was about 10 minutes-- Took a total of 3 days to turn them into smoked salmon candy and smoked chunks..

Rich

 

[bigr314]

OMG I have never seen anything like that before. Fantastic. Say Hello to Sarah.

 

[africanmeat]

OMG Rich i came back to this post all the time i cant believe my eyes

 

[hfactor]

Nothing better than smoked King Salmon.  Every few years of so, the Kings return to spawn in the Ventura area, heading I assume back to the Ventura and Santa Clara rivers... been lucky enough to catch a few on my boat....

 

Check that, nothing better than fresh King salmon....

 

[houston smoker]

Beautiful fish!!!!  thank you for the pics!!  WOW

 

[dnvrdv]

Thanks for the idea for Horsdevours for August.  I see man candy for the guests before the meat is done.  Now where do I catch a salmon in Colorado?

 

[nwdave]

Thanks for the idea for Horsdevours for August.  I see man candy for the guests before the meat is done.  Now where do I catch a salmon in Colorado?

Well, if you wait long enough there may be a couple or three of sockeye coming your way.