Hi,
For anyone who's interested in cold smoking here's how I went about it.
After various experiments with plastic storage crates etc.I finally cobbled together 2 bedside cabinets and used cheap cooling racks as the racks inside resting on wooden batons. The base has a bit of tin plate cut to size as a fire precaution. I sealed any gaps with mastic sealant and then painted the outside with yacht vanish to make it waterproof.
Generating the smoke has been an issue. I've tried various methods including the mesh tray with the tea light but the results have been a bit hit and miss.
So I've gone down the soldering iron route, however these either burnt out or tripped the electric. Until finally I came up with the idea of a timer set to 15 mins on and 15 mins off.
The best soldering iron by far is a 20 watt job from Wickes (Other soldering irons are available.) and I found some mesh containers meant for keeping pens and pencils tidy, for a quid a throw!
This set up works a treat and will smoulder happily for 3 hours per fill. For those who are interested I'm using shavings of oak made with an electric plane on it's deepest setting. (I googled "furniture makers" and found a guy who was happy to swap some home cured bacon for some old planks.)
Here's some kippers at the end of a 10 hour smoke.(I used thin plastic cable ties to suspend them.)
The door is a push fit with a hole and a champagne cork for the lead. The lead is lightly clamped to the inside of the chest.
By sealing the extension lead in a bin liner, I've even had this running in the pouring rain.
I hope this gives someone some ideas and has been helpful.
Frog