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| Quote: | Originally posted by churro
I have a smoker with a water pan. There is a pan at the bottom of the unit you can put beer or fruit juice between the coal and the meat, it gives the
meat extra flavor and the meat stays moist... I like the wet smoker much more than the dry smoker... If I were building a smoker, i would put a water
pan in it.
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I just did four nice Bonito fillets on my wet smoker this morning. It looks good enough to eat. Succulent, and with a nice 'bite'.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob53
Hi Larry, I have sheet metal fabrication shop in Escondido. I would be willing to help with your project if you haven't already finished it. I too am
wanting to build a smoker. We could make two. |
Bob
Darn, where were you 2 months ago. I just finished this smoker again. Had a few design changes, but am ready to try it out now. I have some fish that
should be ready to smoke in a day or 2 after they sit in some brown sugar a little longer. Maybe we can still collaborate on another one. I'll post
some pictures of this one soon.
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smoking tip
Use a LOT less salt than you think !!! do you want smoked fish or salted fish ?? most folks read some fools smoking gig and use so much SALT that you
need to soak in water before you can chew it...smoked correctly will not need much salt...or try terryaki and brown sugar with NO salt !!
!!!!!....PS.. indirect/cold or direct/hot faster...your choice and time
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I'd be interested in what others are using for their brine recipes. I usually do a dry brine with 6 parts brown sugar to one part kosher salt. I cover
the filets with it and leave it about 8-10 hours then rinse them off and place them on the rack and sprinkle red pepper flakes and ground coriander on
them, then let them dry for 2-3 hours with a fan blowing on them before placing them in the smoker.
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willardguy
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admittedly not a culinary artist, gallon of kikkoman from smart and final and a box of brown sugar, im good to go.
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smoking
Myself like to cut the fish into 1 1/2 strips and add dry red chili peppers..seems to smoke very even and you can always brush off the pepper seeds
with a brush for the kids..does not make the fish/meat HOT !! just adds a bit of Good stuff...IMO brine needs very little salt and Kikkoman or
terriaki works just fine....Most guys use WAY too much salt and waste and good chunk of fish IMO !! ....K&T
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mono ... that is some "brine"
the old man used to smoke a lot of fish ... but, sadly I never really watched him in the preparation phase .. just had to keep the wood on the fire
for days
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Agricultural Extension Schools to the rescue. Pictures, plans and written instructions. http://animalscience.uconn.edu/extension/publications/build_...
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smoking fish
| Quote: | Originally posted by vgabndo
| Quote: | Originally posted by churro
I have a smoker with a water pan. There is a pan at the bottom of the unit you can put beer or fruit juice between the coal and the meat, it gives the
meat extra flavor and the meat stays moist... I like the wet smoker much more than the dry smoker... If I were building a smoker, i would put a water
pan in it.
[Edited on 2-27-2014 by churro] |
I just did four nice Bonito fillets on my wet smoker this morning. It looks good enough to eat. Succulent, and with a nice 'bite'. |
What was the temperature of your smoker?
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Here are some photos of the semi finished smoker. The racks are welded aluminum, and slide in and out for ease of cleaning. The heat box underneath is
an old aluminum fuel tank that I took out of my truck a few years ago. In the heat box is a small, and as it turns out, too small 2 burner stove.
The frame is 1" square tube. I brought down 60' of it and used 55'. The tubes in the bottom of the drum are for drainage and dump into a small plastic
jar.
I did a batch of fish yesterday and it came out pretty good. I took CaptKW's advice and didn't use too much salt. I think I need a larger burner
'cause I had trouble getting the temperature above 180. Once I get a larger burner I am going to try a turkey and maybe a prime rib roast.
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very nice!
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Used to smoke a lot of fish. Hardest part was getting it lit. 
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You gotta use the right paper.
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Just in case anyone is still looking at building their own smoker..
June 2012 popular mechanics has a vertical drum smoker plan with materials list and pictures.. its made with a 55 gallon drum but could probably be
downsized to a 30 gallon..
I think you can go to www.popularmechanics.com and find it... If not send me a note and I will try to scan and send a copy to you.. not sure the magazine pages will
scan well...
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