Smoking

[smcrea]

I'm new to this forum and was actually looking for a place that was dedicated to smoking.

I've smoked before with a water smoker.

We have moved to a new house with some land and I want to build a smoke house that will both cold smoke cheese, salmon etc but also will be able to smoke/cook meats etc.

Does anyone have any plans for a smoke house that could do both?

I've looked at pinterest but don't see anything

Thanks!

 

[sudsandswine]

What you’re talking about with the smoke house and cheese/salmon/etc is probably “cold smoking”, I think you’d have a hard time doing “hot smoking” (briskets, shoulders, ribs, etc) in the style of smoke house you’re referring to. Maybe a cinder block pit would be an option if you have a little bit of land and want something oldskool.

 

[Turkey Shack]

That definitely sounds like a cold smokehouse design.

 

[Titch]

Try here
https://www.meatsandsausages.com/smokehouse-plans
here
https://www.meatsandsausages.com/smokehouse-plans/smokehouse-block
I used an old bread proofer ,does our sausages good
You could look up Cowgirl here, evidently she made her own

 

[smcrea]

What you’re talking about with the smoke house and cheese/salmon/etc is probably “cold smoking”, I think you’d have a hard time doing “hot smoking” (briskets, shoulders, ribs, etc) in the style of smoke house you’re referring to. Maybe a cinder block pit would be an option if you have a little bit of land and want something oldskool.

Thanks for the replies. I said that I was a rookie at this :clap2:

So.. I take it that bottom line:

- The smoke house is just for cold smoking.

- Smoke cooking needs to be done in a type of smoker that I've used before

I wonder if its possible to design the smoke box part of the system as a smoke pit/smoke b ox combo?????

See what I'm saying?

Thanks!

 

[Whodat985]

I built this one a 3/4 years ago. There’s another forum I was part of that I have picture of my build with dimensions in the picture. If this is something you’d like I can find a link. If that fair ground here. I have a Bradley smoker that I can take the smoker element off an insert it into the side of the house for cold smoking

 

[cowgirl]

My smokehouse build..
https://cowgirlscountry.blogspot.com/2008/01/building-cold-smoker-smokehouse.html
It has a block base but I would line the inside for hot smoking.

 

[GrantAshton]

It really depends on how often you plan to cold smoke and the quantity that you plan to smoke.

I specifically bought a MAK 2 Star as I can both hot smoke and cold smoke with it. If you want more cold smoke capacity you can add on a larger capacity Super Smoker Box.

A dedicated smoke house that I built myself was tempting but I’d never use it enough to justify it.

 

[ebijack]

I believe it was a Brethren who posted these a few years ago. I captured the photos to assist me when I was/hope to build one.
Hopefully he will see the post and chime in to help.