Welsh Newbie.

[welsh gareth]

Hi All,
My name is Gareth and I'm from Wales UK. I'm totally new to the world of smoking meats and fish. I'm an Engineer for a living and although at the moment I'm using a generic cylindrical smoker I purchased from EBay I'd like to make my own smoker when I understand smoking a little better.
I also love Flyfishing so any tips on smoking Trout would be great fully received.

Thanks
Gareth

 

[ab canuck]

Hello and welcome to SMF from the Great white North 

. Browse the forums and ask lots of questions, get involved. There is a an amazing amount of info, recipes and knowledge here that are second to none. Enjoy good luck and share your experiences. Enjoy your new addiction

 

[SmokinAl]

Welcome to the forum!

Glad to have you join the group!

Al

 

[smokin monkey]

Hi Gareth, Welcome to our "Family" and "Addiction"

Plenty of good folk on here, ask any questions you can think of, and you will get your answers.

Please take time to look at the UK Smokers Group,

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/f/3161/uk-smokers

And introduce your self on the UK Roll Call
http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/229926/roll-call

The UK Smokers Group Is where UK members can ask and share information that is unique to smoking and curing in the UK and does not obviously fit into any of the main forum categories.

Wade a Group Lead of the U.K. group will be along shortly to welcome you, and he smokes a lot of fish, so I am sure he will give you plenty of advice.

We have had our 3rd UK Smokes weekend, where members attend and cooked over the weekend, planing has are already in place for 2017. Please use the link below to view the website.

http://www.uk-smf.co.uk

Smokin Monkey [emoji]133660013031[/emoji]

 

[wade]

Hi Gareth - Welcome to the forum. There are are a growing number of us from the UK on the forum and we have our own UK group area where we can discuss topics specific to the UK. Steve has just sent you the details 

. There is lots of great information in the main forum too so please feel free to post in both.

So that we can help you to create the smoker that is right for you, can you please let us have some more information about what you are hoping to do. We can recommend some all-round commercial smokers but we also have members on here experienced in building their own.

Which type of smoker did you buy? If it was from EBay then it was probably a Brinkmann? A lot of people start with these and then move on to larger bullet smokers (e.g. Weber WSM or ProQ Frontier). These are good general purpose smokers for things like Brisket, Ribs, Pulled Pork etc and can also be used for cold smoking fish, cheese etc. If you are looking to do a lot of cold smoking then you may want to look at building a more specialist cold smoker. The large offset pipe smokers are also good if you are looking to cater for the masses.

You told us that you like fishing and are looking to smoke your Trout. These are good both hot and cold smoked and we can help you with both. A couple of links to get you started...

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/140785/smoked-fish-fillets-salmon-cod-and-haddock-q-view

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/167191/i-have-just-brought-these-round-for-you-to-smoke-for-me

http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/237224/smoking-fish-an-old-dog-can-still-learn-new-tricks

Cheers - Wade

 

[bellaru]

Welcome
You'll find tons of good info and plenty of inspiration here
Good luck and enjoy

 

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