Cold Smoker

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babydoc

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So...I bought a once used burbon barrel (53 gallon I think) and a big smoke daddy cold smoker with the intent of turning it into a cold smoker chamber. Thoughts? I know most guys do this during the winter months and its kinda getting late in the season for that, but thought I'd try it out and then tuck it away for cheeses and what not next year.

All this after I had some smoked cheddar for Christmas and thought it would be easy to do myself. (Man plans and God laughs right?)

Pics to come!! Good idea or no?
 
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Trash can smoker. Barrek should work fine.
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A whisky barrel should work great, with a few easy modifications. And later on, if you decide to throw in the towel, re-purpose the barrel in to flavor wood splits. A friend from Washington state buys wine barrels and sends boxes of splits out around Christmas. The base wood is oak, and the wine adds some aroma.
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Cold smoking things like butter, cheese, Nova lox, etc., can be handled using a HUGE variety of smoke chambers. You basically need draw and draft to match your smoke generator. In other words, the smoke needs to be un-restricted. First, the smoke generator should not produce a lot of heat, and second... the smoke should be light enough as to not impart a bitter, or too smokey of a flavor.

I've seen people rig up cardboard boxes, plywood boxes, and I use a mini-WSM or my drum smokers for cold smoking. Even the early instructions for the 'Chief' line of box smokers suggested using the box the smoker came in to make a cold smoker chimney.

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Here is another contraption that works great.
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This article might give you some insights or one or to ideas for cheese.
 
A whisky barrel should work great, with a few easy modifications. And later on, if you decide to throw in the towel, re-purpose the barrel in to flavor wood splits. A friend from Washington state buys wine barrels and sends boxes of splits out around Christmas. The base wood is oak, and the wine adds some aroma.
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Cold smoking things like butter, cheese, Nova lox, etc., can be handled using a HUGE variety of smoke chambers. You basically need draw and draft to match your smoke generator. In other words, the smoke needs to be un-restricted. First, the smoke generator should not produce a lot of heat, and second... the smoke should be light enough as to not impart a bitter, or too smokey of a flavor.

I've seen people rig up cardboard boxes, plywood boxes, and I use a mini-WSM or my drum smokers for cold smoking. Even the early instructions for the 'Chief' line of box smokers suggested using the box the smoker came in to make a cold smoker chimney.

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Here is another contraption that works great.
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This article might give you some insights or one or to ideas for cheese.
Thanks! That looks awesome!!
 
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