Smoking in hot temps.

[D.A.Stroecker]

I am doing research to learn all that I can so that I can process and smoke my own meats here at home. I have been told that because I live in a hot climate (south Louisiana), that I am going to have trouble smoking meats without them going bad. Is this correct? I am sure that I saw someone on this forum that is in south Louisiana also, but don't remember the name of that person. I plan on using cure whenever I do smoke. I don't even have a smoker yet. My husband is planning on building a smoker, but still researching how to do that. Thanks for any help.

 

[motocrash]

Never heard that one before... Search "foamheart" on here,he lives down yonder.

 

[phatbac]

Are you planning to smoke (225-275 degrees) meats low and slow? or are you planning to Cold Smoke (40-160 degrees) meats like bacon or jerky? The first wouldn't really be affected by hot weather too much, the other might be depending on the kind of smoker you use. you wouldn't need cure for the first but you would for the second.

As far building a smoker, there is a forum on here for that and the calculator or the dimensions if you are welding one from scratch or like an old propane tank or something. If you plan to buy one there are a lot of different kinds represented here by the membership that direct you for he kind of smoking you plan to do.

Please respond with a little more info and we will gladly help in any way we can.

Happy Smoking,
phatbac (Aaron)

 

[SmokinAl]

Sounds like Aaron has you covered!
I live in Florida & don't have a problem.
Unless I'm cold smoking cheese or lox, I have to do that in the winter.
Al

 

[D.A.Stroecker]

motocrash - Thanks. I knew that I had seen someone from down here while I was reading posts.

Aaron - I am not sure what kind of smokehouse that my husband has in mind of building. All that I know is he wants to build it out of wood with the smoke being pumped in through a pipe out to the side. We are interested in smoking bacon and sausage first and them moving on to other types of meats. I have a lot more research to do before starting anything. Thanks.

Al - Thanks. Like I said above, I have a lot of research to do before starting. I don't want to ruin any meats by smoking it improperly.