This is my first attempt to cold-smoke. Temps in SE Texas don't offer year round opportunity to cold smoke, but this time I planned better. Have a dry-cured belly for 16 days, let dry in the fridge for a day, then started the smoke.
Friday Day 1 was mostly in the 50s and I smoked for 5 hours. Saturday Day 2 was in the 50s and 60s and I smoked for 10 hours. Today it is cold again, 40s and 50s and I put on at 1015, planning to go all day.
I am using a tray with pellets as you can see in photos. This is on the Gravity-feed 1050 with good natural draft with the ash door opened slightly.
So, how much is too much cold smoke? You can see I am starting to get some color, and that didn't begin until the latter part of yesterday's smoke.
Thanks all,
Rick
Friday Day 1 was mostly in the 50s and I smoked for 5 hours. Saturday Day 2 was in the 50s and 60s and I smoked for 10 hours. Today it is cold again, 40s and 50s and I put on at 1015, planning to go all day.
I am using a tray with pellets as you can see in photos. This is on the Gravity-feed 1050 with good natural draft with the ash door opened slightly.
So, how much is too much cold smoke? You can see I am starting to get some color, and that didn't begin until the latter part of yesterday's smoke.
Thanks all,
Rick