cold smoking or drying using the Bandera

[rusold]

Anyone tried this? My herbs have gone berserk(6' dill plant). I was thinking a little smoke in dried dill (for example) might be tasty. Also I have Salmon in the freezer. I remember threads about chipotle and grav lox but I seem to remember that was still done hotter than cold smoke (< 100)

R

[willkat98]

I have checked the temps in the bandera "above" the heat shield and they seem to hold around 140, with 120 the farthest away from the shield (shield placement 2/3 up the chamber).

Don't know if this helps, but a lower fire, and lower heat shield placement might help you out. I don't know, just a thought.

[ciret]

I smoked a salmon in a cardboard box with an electric hotplate once. Turned out good. I would think you could rig something like that up to go real low and slow.

[cheez]

I smoked a salmon in a cardboard box with an electric hotplate once. Turned out good. I would think you could rig something like that up to go real low and slow.

Who would've guessed that Eric is really Alton Brown in disguise? I saw that episode.................. :D

[rusold]

jeez cheez

Would you believe that episode is being replayed right now

And Ciret could have had a completely independent invention

I invented spreadsheets and never knew what I had cause I thought PCs were a new flavor of Ham radio

And almost all of the Brethern have invented the taco pie

R

[BigAl]

That is what we are, Inventors. I have invented productivity solutions that saved my employers multi-million dollars and I'm now laid-off.

Here I am, inventing the "sheat sheild" and "fire baskets" to help me and my Qing brothers save money. Fark, next, I might be laid-off from the Brethren. :shock:

[rusold]

That's it Al

Phil or Bill or someone will offshore your boxes and your SPAM and then GUESS what?

:lol:

R

[parrothead]

Phil or Bill or someone will offshore your boxes and your SPAM and then GUESS what?

Then we will give you a gold thermometer, and thank you for your many posts. All while explaining that we just came up with some software that replies to everybodys post automatically, extolling the virtues of spam. And that you are no longer needed for this. And somebody created a stamped out version of a firebox, that, while not lasting as long as, or perform as well as, your homemade version, is still the proper solution.

You've just been outsourced and downsized all in one fell swoop.

[BigAl]

And don't forget this in that code,

[ciret]

Hey I beat Alton Brown by a few years. I did the salmon in a box when I lived in Idaho in 1988. The company I worked for would take all the managers to Washington salmon fishing. We did it 2 or 3 years and would usually limit the boat out by noon. We would all come home with 3 or 4 20 lb salmon. I used a hotplate with a thermostatic control and a tuna can for the hickory chips. Took like 2 days at 100 - 120 deg. Actually did it again the next year then the company got taken over by an investment group and most of us got laid off :?