TheBigGuy
Well-Known Member
Well I didn't think it could get much better than the spring I smoked up the day before. I was wrong, the Chum turned out even better using this method in the freezing weather. It didn't have the beautiful full dark red colour of the spring, but the taste was even better than the spring. I love my cold smoker, it has really upped my game. Using electricity in the freezing weather turned out a very nice product before, but I could never get that nice lox consistency. Using the element in freezing weather it would still be 110 degrees F at the lowest inside the smoker. Now in freezing weather it is only 70-80 degrees at the most inside the smoker. Perfect for cold smoking.
One other huge benefit. It is basically totally unattended smoking now. Unless you plan on basting during your smoke you don't even have to be there. I put the AFC smoke ring on to burn last night then went and spent the night at my girlfriends. Came home to a perfectly smoked batch of chum salmon today. It doesn't get any easier than that.
One other huge benefit. It is basically totally unattended smoking now. Unless you plan on basting during your smoke you don't even have to be there. I put the AFC smoke ring on to burn last night then went and spent the night at my girlfriends. Came home to a perfectly smoked batch of chum salmon today. It doesn't get any easier than that.