cold smoke brats

[boonetang]

Just wondering if anyone has ever cold smoke brats before and if they did how did they turn out

 

[pc farmer]

Homemade brats?

If cold smoking the meat has to have cure in it or be really cold outside.

Seeing your in Iowa, it might be really cold.

 

[boonetang]

Doesn't matter homemade or brought in a store I got some from a grocery store and going to try them. I think now is a good time to cold smoke here in Iowa it's about 30 degs.

 

[ak1]

May I ask why? If you still have to cook them, why not just hot smoke to temp?

 

[boonetang]

I guess a person could if they want but my plan is to cold smoke alot and then freeze them

 

[pc farmer]

Doesn't matter homemade or brought in a store I got some from a grocery store and going to try them. I think now is a good time to cold smoke here in Iowa it's about 30 degs.

It does matter. Unless it cold ( which you say it is ) to cold smoke it has to have cure in it.

If you can keep the meat under 40 degrees then go for it.