Please critique my salmon cold smoker design

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ManyWinters

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Sep 4, 2022
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4ft x 4ft x 7ft Smokehouse
100 Square Feet of Tray space
18 Trays each 20 inches x 40 inches
“1 x 1” stainless steel welded wire mesh on trays
Separate Drying Rack that holds all trays
4-Liter Monster Smokai Smoke Generator
 

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Wow, I love the look of your new smoker. Easy to get to the salmon with the rack design. And the pic with the smoke appears to have plenty available for a good smoke flavor. Looking forward to how it works for you and if your happy with the design/construction.
One thing I do know, if you can fill all those racks consistently, I NEED to come fish with you!!!!! Lol
 
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Very nice setup. Hope you have a crapp load of Salmon to fill that beast. What type of Salmon are you planning to smoke?
 
Very nice setup. Hope you have a crapp load of Salmon to fill that beast. What type of Salmon are you planning to smoke?
Wow, I love the look of your new smoker. Easy to get to the salmon with the rack design. And the pic with the smoke appears to have plenty available for a good smoke flavor. Looking forward to how it works for you and if your happy with the design/construction.
One thing I do know, if you can fill all those racks consistently, I NEED to come fish with you!!!!! Lol
Yes I live on Kenai river in Soldotna. Plenty of salmon!
 
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Yes I live on Kenai river in Soldotna. Plenty of salmon!
How awesome for you. So then, you must know Capt Steve's fishing lodge of Ninilchik ? Just sent the captain some Salmon jerky.
Think that smoker will be producing a lot for you. Can you control how much smoke the generator puts out. Will you be using pellets or wood chips/chunks? I assume there's a vent on top or something similar?
 
How awesome for you. So then, you must know Capt Steve's fishing lodge of Ninilchik ? Just sent the captain some Salmon jerky.
Think that smoker will be producing a lot for you. Can you control how much smoke the generator puts out. Will you be using pellets or wood chips/chunks? I assume there's a vent on top or something similar?
Yes Ive known Steve for a long time. About 35 years. Lol. Small world.
 

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Wow! Yes a small world indeed. With the amount of smoke that generator will be putting out and the size of that smoker, I do hope the exhaust vent will be able to keep up with it. Thus why I was asking if you can control the amount of smoke generated.

So next pic we expect to see is a bunch of Coho laying around on the racks, puffin' away :emoji_sunglasses:. Cheers
 
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That looks absolutely awesome. Great job! I have no experience so I can give no advice on this but it looks like it would work great. I guess the only thing I would want to know is how is the smoke created by the unit that is attached. Forgive my ignorance.
 
Wow! Yes a small world indeed. With the amount of smoke that generator will be putting out and the size of that smoker, I do hope the exhaust vent will be able to keep up with it. Thus why I was asking if you can control the amount of smoke generated.

So next pic we expect to see is a bunch of Coho laying around on the racks, puffin' away :emoji_sunglasses:. Cheers
Yes the smokai generator i got allows me to adjust the flow of smoke
 
Your smokehouse looks awesome, well done! A question about the Smokai, are you using chips or pellets? Cheers
 
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