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    Cool And So It Begins...

    Held off for the chilly weather, and now appears to be the time.

    Today: Fillet and brine whole sides of eight coho (16 sides).
    Hold in brine over tomorrow, then onto the racks under the fans the next.
    Then a day in the smoker.

    Next up: Another eight coho cut to candy, brined, dried, glazed then smoked.
    Following that: A rinse & repeat with the same number of coho.

    Lagging behind: 44 Tuna loins to double brine (dry then wet), desalinate, fan dry, glaze and cold smoke.

    Better Busy than Bored!

    Cheers,
    Nog
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    Re: And So It Begins...

    Can't wait to see it Nog, you always do such a good job,,
    yup stay busy, best thing for your brain,
    oh and eat well too!
    Had no time to fish this year, but 2021 is gonna be better.
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    Re: And So It Begins...

    Cool! Do you use an electric smoker? How do you keep your smoked fish after...freezer?

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    Smoked tuna must be a tasty treat
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    Re: And So It Begins...

    Quote Originally Posted by IronNoggin View Post
    Held off for the chilly weather, and now appears to be the time.

    Today: Fillet and brine whole sides of eight coho (16 sides).
    Hold in brine over tomorrow, then onto the racks under the fans the next.
    Then a day in the smoker.

    Next up: Another eight coho cut to candy, brined, dried, glazed then smoked.
    Following that: A rinse & repeat with the same number of coho.

    Lagging behind: 44 Tuna loins to double brine (dry then wet), desalinate, fan dry, glaze and cold smoke.

    Better Busy than Bored!

    Cheers,
    Nog

    Dang!! Sounds amazing! The tuna sounds like delicious,def keep us posted on that one! Cheers

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    Re: And So It Begins...

    I tried to smoke some salmon earlier this year - I've smoked quite a few fish - both a barrel smoker and electric. I think it was too cold out (electric smoker). Everything came out mushy. First time that's ever happened. Dog got a lot of salmon this year.

    Have you ever had problems with it being too cold while smoking? This was a first for me.

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    Re: And So It Begins...

    Quote Originally Posted by jlirot View Post
    I tried to smoke some salmon earlier this year - I've smoked quite a few fish - both a barrel smoker and electric. I think it was too cold out (electric smoker). Everything came out mushy. First time that's ever happened. Dog got a lot of salmon this year.

    Have you ever had problems with it being too cold while smoking? This was a first for me.
    They make an insulating cover for the electric smokers now. I should have got one too! The big little chief wouldn't hot smoke small rainbow fillets. I need a bigger smoke house with a wood stove supplying the smoke.
    Any pics Nog?
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    Re: And So It Begins...

    There’s probably no one thing that makes me miss living on the Island more than Nog’s annual candied salmon thread...

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    Re: And So It Begins...

    Good. So I'm not the only one! Yeah, it was a little chief. Before I used a big barrel BBQ with a smoke box. The only time I used the little chief before was in the summer with trout. I ruined a pile of salmon this year. But, the dog is happy!

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    Quote Originally Posted by alpinedust View Post
    Cool! Do you use an electric smoker? How do you keep your smoked fish after...freezer?
    My smoker is a custom built job based on a 60's Hospital Food Warmer.
    400 pounds of stainless steel with 3 inches of hard-pack insulation between the layers.



    Here she is set up for cold smoking:



    Dual commercial electric burners controlled by a PID.

    Product is eaten fresh and / or frozen.

    Quote Originally Posted by jlirot View Post
    ... Have you ever had problems with it being too cold while smoking?
    Nope. But then again with the smoker I use it can either generate a huge amount of heat (when desired) or run cold with the smoke generator as shown above.

    Hot smoked products do require a minimum amount of heat for a few hours to turn out well. Likely when you did yours the Little Chief simply could not produce and sustain enough heat to do the job when the ambient temperatures were low.

    Quote Originally Posted by tigrr View Post
    ... Any pics Nog?
    I'll run up a few as the jobs go along.
    Not much to look at yet - fish fillets in brine simply isn't all that eye-catching...

    First batch will sit in the brine overnight and onto the drying racks tomorrow.

    Cheers,
    Nog
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