Simple Salmon Qview

[ajthepoolman]

A successful salmon smoke.

I used Dutch's Maple Glaze and just threw in a chunk of cherry wood on my electric Brinkmann. Went on at 11pm and came off just after 1am. I mopped the glaze sauce on about every 45 minutes.

I didn't brine the fish and have never really considered doing that. I see others suggesting it though so next time I will try a brine.

 

[dirt guy]

Looks good!

Thanks for posting.

 

[treegje]

Yummy looking' eats

 

[bigslick]

That looks like it came out great!
I have always brined and been happy with the results, but know it can get over salted if not careful.
I have not tried Dutch's maple glaze, but it is now on the list for the next salmon smoke!
I have not tried cherry either...hmm time to go shopping!
Thanks for sharing.
Godspeed,
bigslick

 

[beer-b-q]

Great Looking Salmon...

 

[langemr]

that looks good. Question, Do people usually brine their salmon? I haven't tried salmon yet but wondering if that would get to salty or still be a good piece of fish.
Either way I'd take a bit of that one!

 

[bustintires]

now your in my wheelhouse. hot smoke no brine can be very good, but if your looking for a traditional slow smoked salmon a brine is a must. my grandfather would just use rock salt with the fish layed out on a table(usually 2- 4x8 sheets of plywood as he was a commercial fisherman) for a couple hours then spray down with a hose and smoke for as much as 16 hours for the big kings. any way you look at tho salmon is the bomb, eat it every day.

 

[point blank]

a basic brown sugar based cure mixture works great. Can get salty if brined too long however. Couple days seems to be plenty.

 

[cheapchalee]

What kind of temps were you smoking at? Looks like you smoked for a little over 2 hours. Nice looking salmon.

Charlie