Home Smoking & Curing

[Deer Man]

This little book is by Kieth Erlandson. it makes very easy reading and gives lots of ideas for building smokers, recipes etc. ISBN 0-09177825-5
It also covers the issue of using galvanised steel bins.

[sausagemaker]

Hi Deer Man

Any chance of you scanning the relevant pages for the galvanised bin's
I read on the web that there was insufficient evidence that it can harm you, But I don't want to be the exception to the rule as it were.

If we can use a galvanised bin there are some that have been turned into incinerators at Wilkinson's Stores (ie already have a chimney & holes punched in around the bottom of the side as well as the base) for �13

regards
sausagemaker

[aris]

I'm also curious to know what one should use for a wood pan to put the raw wood in on top of the heat source. I suspect you will need something fairly solid - but any suggestions are appreciated.

I want to try and hot-smoke in my propane BBQ using indirect heat. One suggestion i've seen is to wrap the wood chips in several layers of tin-foil, and punch a few holes in it. I may try this - but would like to hear other suggestions.

[Deer Man]

I have made a hot smoker from a garden inncinerator. I welded a couple off brackets to support two shelves and cut and hindged a door. WELDING GALVANISED STEEL IS TOXIC! I cut a hole in the lid and placed an oven thermostat in. I placed two bricks on the inside of the bin floor and lay a sheet of thin steel over the bricks. If you had a gas ring as your heat source you could place the sawdust on tin foil directly on the bin floor with the gas ring underneath. This would create enough heat to hot smoke. A drip tray is required to stop the sawdust from getting contaminated with fat and oil. This could be a simple tin foil tray. You can use a special smoke box for the sawdust or simply wrap in a few sheets of tin foil and pearce several times.

I burnt my bin with a good fire before use. Kieth Erlandson reccomends you run smoke thriugh the bin for at least 12 hours to leave a tar deposit on the inside of the bin to avoid any metal taint.

I will try to show a couple of pictures when I work out how to do it on the forum!!

Hope this helps? don't think i've broke any copyright yet??

[aris]

To post a picture here, just upload it using http://imageshack.us/ and then follow the instructions on the screen.

[Deer Man]

Hope this works! This is a normal dustbin, the garden burners is better suited with air vents and a flue. Pictures to follow!

[Deer Man]

The image appears as a hyperlink. How do I post is so it shows in the message? Sorry its not related, i need to know so i can post more images!!

[sausagemaker]

Hi Deer Man

To post your image from imageshack copy the link but before pasting click on the IMG button above.
After pasting click on the IMG button again.

There is also a link in imageshack that you can copy straight into the forum, but basically its the same as above,it saves you having to click the Img button that all.

regards
sausagemaker

[Deer Man]

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Got there in the end!! Many thanks!!

[Gill]

Bump!

I've just had this book delivered and what a great read it is, even for a novice like me. It's not only instructional, but fascinating reading in its own right and would make a super addition to any coffee table.

I should be getting a new kitchen installed shortly (I'm not holding my breath - it was ordered in February) and this book will come into its own then... especially if I can persuade my other half that his handyman skills are good enough to build me a cold smoker.

Gill

[dougal]

I too think Erlandson's book is excellent.

I don't think anybody mentioned that it is also *cheap*.

Definitely worth buying.