by JollyJohn » Tue Jul 30, 2013 10:32 am
Has anyone tried using a portable electric induction hotplate as the heat source for cold smoking?
I have used the CSG for quite a while, with great success, but it is fuel fussy and is now getting pretty well clogged up (I have soaked and cleaned it several times) and starting to fall apart. I've made a few venturi smokers, which pump out copious amounts of smoke...uncontrollably, and tend to get full of condensation if you try to close them down. The soldering iron in a can technique has proved useless.
The idea of a portable induction hob, which is controllable and doesn't generate any direct heat, except to heat a shallow metal baking tray with oak dust in it, appeals to me.
Any thoughts?