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Has anyone tried peat as a smoking fuel, it obversely was used years ago to smoke cured meat , but can we still use it or is it not as good as the alternatives we have these days, are there advantages with it or not Gaz

There is a company in one of the Uists which peat smokes salmon, sea trout and ?scallops. I've tasted the salmon. Very, very good.

This firm sells peat for smoking:

http://www.cookequip.co.uk/shop-peat-products.html

There's an article here:

http://www.maryluzmejia.com/documents/e ... nkJune.pdf

HTH

Phil

That's any interesting idea...

Whir... click... whir... I'll be back later

Dave

Cheap in it , NOT they must see us coming, but thanks for the replies guys, going to have a word with my garden center boss now

Ok I have found a supply of 12.kg peat briquettes for solid fuel fires for £4.05

Unfortunately you have to buy them on a pallet of 84 at a time from Stirling which is £340

Or I can get smaller numbers for £3.50 each delivered on their own pallet for £49.50 from Somerset...

Anyone near Gwent, Monmouthshire or Devon may be able to find a local stockist.

Dave

I've used peat, but it wasn't to my liking.
Met with the owner of this site http://www.irishsmoke.ie/products1.htm really nice guy, so would recommend buying from him.

Thanks for the link Ian,

Dave

When i was growing up in Dublin in the late 60's nearly everyone had a open fires and used coal and peat to heat homes.
I have to say I would never use peat for smoking, it has a vile smell and I would probably have horrible flashbacks of poorer times.
Not for me but maybe for someone else...but I do remember the vile smell.

Tell that to the people who make Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Caol Ila, Ardbeg and Bowmore

Dave

IMO you might as well drink TCP as have Laphroaig!

Sounds like GTravells. Big peaters and Little

Ah yes, TCP
I've always worried why it was OK to gargle with that if you had a sore throat...
http://chemicalland21.com/lifescience/a ... PHENOL.htm

Yep, that's what Laphroaig tastes like!