Smoked Chestnuts

[ratman]

This time of year there is a huge bounty of free food laying around waiting to be harvested. I have picked a lot of chestnuts and am going to try smoking some. I will boil and peel them first and am looking forward to the results. I am wondering whether they will need any help flavour wise or will a sprinkling of sugar and salt be enough ? I was going to treat them a little like the smoked almonds and coat them in melted butter first and then add a mix of salt and sugar. Anyone else tried doing chestnuts ??

[wheels]

I've never done chestnuts. As you like the way you do your almonds, I'd stick with that.

Does coating them with butter not adversely affect the take up of smoke?

Phil

[ratman]

It doesn't seem to on the almonds Phil, I suppose because they are only small the smoky flavour is not lost like it would be on a much larger item.

[wheels]

That's handy to know, thanks.

phil